THE MOST LAST-MINUTE ACCREDITATION STRESS
When it comes to accreditation, it is rare that a school is missing the actual work. Strategic conversations are happening. Stakeholder feedback is being collected. Professional Development is scheduled. And data, oh so much data, is being reviewed.
What is missing is the trail of evidence showing not only that these activities happened, but how they contributed to continuous improvement.
Below, in no particular order, are five areas that seem to create the most last-minute scrambling.
ACCREDITATION: Panic is Optional
If you are doing what you say you are doing, and you have the evidence to support it, where is the anxiety coming from?
By incorporating accreditation foundations into your day-to-day work it makes preparing for a review, whether it is today or 3 years from now, a breeze.
This article examines best practices in four critical areas of the accreditation process: self-assessment, standards, narratives and evidence.