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A Partnership for Tomorrow

April 2007

MDE School Improvement Conference

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Who is AdvancEDThe unification of NCA CASI, SACS CASI, and

NSSECreates world’s largest education community

• 23,000 public and private schools and districts

• 30 states• 65 Countries• 15 million students• 3.5 million educators• 18,000 volunteers

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Reflecting

A decade ago…

Netscape was introduced to the world.

Today, are primary source of information is through web browsing.

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Reflecting

Seven years ago…

Yahoo was born.

Today, Yahoo web site is accessed more daily than the nightly news at ABC, NBC, or CBS.

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Reflecting

Three years ago…

Google was introduced to the world.

Today, Google is the world’s largest search engine – providing people around the world with free access to information.

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Reflecting

Five years ago…

Our nation entered the No Child Left Behind era.

Today, every state in the nation has implemented since 2002 unique accountability systems to meet the state requirements for NCLB.

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Reflecting

Today…

We are seeking solutions to today’s challenges.

Tomorrow we must demonstrate success in meeting the challenges of today.

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Reflecting

In five years…

What will we be doing differently and more successfully in our classrooms?

Today we must begin our journey to identifying solutions to tomorrow’s challenges.

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The Partnership between MDE and AdvancED

Unified School Improvement System• Accreditation and School

Improvement management– Meets requirements for MDE and NCA

CASI– Eliminates duplication for all Michigan

schools– Recognizes the volunteer commitment to

NCA CASI accreditation– Provides a seamless pathway to

managing improvement efforts

The Power of ConnectionsOne + One = ThreeOne + One = Three

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MDE/AdvancED School Improvement PortalNCA CASI Accredited Schools

MDE Schools not accredited by NCA CASI

Conduct periodic self-assessments to guide and stimulate continuous improvement and participate in professional peer review

Conduct periodic self-assessments to guide and stimulate continuous improvement

Monitor and assess improvement progress annually (meets EdYes requirement)

Monitor and assess improvement progress annually (EdYes)

Implement continuous improvement activities (unified MDE/AdvancED web-based template)

Implement continuous improvement activities (unified MDE/AdvancED web-based template)

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The Power of Knowledge

Human beings have an infinite ability to createcreate knowledge. Add the convenient fact that unlike conventional assets, knowledgeknowledge grows when it is sharedshared, and you have the two most powerful features, which will change how we manage in the Knowledge Era.Karl-Erik Sveiby

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The Power of One“Strength lies in

unity.”

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The Power of Us AllOur Partnership is a Gateway to the World…