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Book SynopsisHow do school leaders build a collaborative, cohesive culture to ensure high quality learning for all students? This book provides a practical, succinct guide for educators on how the core elements of the accreditation process can unite a school in its transformative, continuous improvement journey. The authors explain what is accreditation and elaborate on using the core elements for schoolwide involvement and collaboration in determining the effectiveness of a school's program and systems and the impact on student learning through a perpetual cycle of assessing, planning, implementing, monitoring and reassessing.
The authors clarify the why of accreditation and provide case studies of schools that have used accreditation as a coherent framework to build the capacity for change. The lessons learned from many educators embracing accreditation also provide further insights. Readers will deepen their understanding of how the accreditation process honors educators' desire to be
Table of Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Introduction to Connecting the Dots
Chapter 2. What Is Accreditation?
Chapter 3. Setting the Stage: A Brief Historical Perspective
Chapter 4. Why School Accreditation?
Chapter 5. Accreditation Process: Guiding Principles and Core Elements
Chapter 6: Creating Coherence Through Accreditation
Chapter 7. Leadership: Using Accreditation as a Tool for Building Capacity
Chapter 8. Five Examples of Successful Accreditation Implementation
Chapter 9. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in School Accreditation
Chapter 10. Lessons Learned: Accreditation as a Continuous Improvement Process
Chapter 11. Accreditation Questions and the Future
Appendix
Bibliography
