WASC / CDS2014-2015

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Why is WASC Important?

• The process is one that allows our school to improve.

• Gives our school accreditation so our students’ diplomas mean something!!

• Because we care about the future of all our students

2014-2015 WASC GOALS

• Involvement of all staff and stakeholders• Create an effortless and

continuous WASC process• Improvement of the school

What is the WASC Process?

• Ongoing, repeating, 6 year process!• Where are we now in 2014-2015?!

o Year 2!!• Assessing/collecting evidence of CDS progress on the WASC

recommendations from the 2012 WASC revisito Year 3

• WASC visiting committee • Completion of a WASC self-study

o Determines if we receive accreditation and for how long

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The WASC Process?

To Receive Accreditation We

Must!!• Have 5 outcomes:

o 1) Must have the involvement of all staff and stakeholders o 2) Must have the clarification and measurement of what all students

should know, understand, and be able to do through expected school wide learning results (ESLRS) and academic standards

o 3) Must have the gathering and analyzing of data about students and student achievement

o 4) Must have the assessment of the entire school program and its impact on student learning in relation to expected school-wide learning results (ESLRS), academic standards, and WASC criteria

o 5) Must have an action plan for student achievement

What is the Self-Study?

• An in depth look into CDS that answers two questions:o 1) How are the students achieving?o 2) Is the school doing everything possible to support high achievement

for all its students?

• Comprised of:o 3 groups

• End Result:o Self-study report o Updated 3-5 year single plan for student achievemento Full 6 year accreditation!!

3 Groups• Leadership

Teamo School

Administratorso WASC coordinator

• Home Groups (All Teachers)

• Admissions• Facility• Finance• HR and clerical• IT

• Math• Science• Social Studies• World

Language• English• P.E.• Parents• First Program• Middle School• High School

• Focus Groups • 4 groups that

do an in depth look into the 4 WASC criteria:o Organization for

Student Learningo Curriculum,

Instruction, and Assessment

o Support for Student Personal and Academic Growth

o Resource Management and Development

Organization for Student Learning

• Dr Park• Ryan Rutherford,• Jennifer Kim• Christina Kim• David Hill

Curriculum, Instruction, and

Assessment

• Mrs Shim• Julian Taylor• Kelly Cho• Ian

Kennedy• Peter

Mukwevho• Claire Park• Marybeth

Anderson• Ramon

Chapa III

• Edina Yoon• Jessie

Begelfer• Jennifer Lee

Support for Student Personal and

Academic Growth• Christine Oh• Maria Lee• Victor Cho• Ilho Pak

• Craig Tronsgard• Sunwoo Hwang

Resource Management and Development

• Jiho Park• Ana Sokoli• Heather Kim• Jonathon Cho• Jin Greene

How does this work?• Leadership team will assign three

criteria based on the school profile information

• Focus groups will ask questions or ask for information from Home groups

• Home groups will provide information and evidence to the Focus groups

What is Asked of You?!• Participate!

o Attend your home and focus group meetings and provide meaningful information in a concise manner

o All home groups will complete the self study section about Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment.

2014-2015 WASC GOALS

• Involvement of all staff and stakeholders• Create an effortless and

continuous WASC process• Improvement of the school

What to Expect Next?• Look for an email from me that will include

the following:o Your Focus Groupo Google Drive training surveyo Our Current ESLRSo CDS School profileo CDS updated action plano WASC meeting dateso WASC online resources

• Meet in your focus groups to plan the information needed from the home groups

• Any Questions?