Quality Assurance Review Team Oral Exit Report

School AccreditationSchool AccreditationJo Byrns High SchoolJo Byrns High School

March 1-2, 2012

Summary of Team’s Findings

CommendationsSignificant accomplishments in meeting and/or exceeding accreditation standards and requirements

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Commendations

Jo Byrns High School is to be commended for its high level of success in closing achievement gaps and in the impressive gains exhibited in TVAAS value-added scores.

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Commendations

• The faculty and staff at Jo Byrns are viewed by students and the community as being highly supportive, caring, nurturing, and open to the concerns and needs of each student and his/her family.

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Commendations

• The administration of Jo Byrns High is recognized and lauded as providing excellent, effective leadership focused upon the success of each student and the school as a whole.

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Commendations

• Internal and external communications among stakeholders is exemplary and highly conducive to successful improvement efforts.

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Commendations

• Jo Byrns Middle School’s daily intervention schedule and the high school’s Byrn Time are highly effective programs whose design and implementation provide remediation, intervention, and enrichment for all students.

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Required Actions

• Actions that will enhance school effectiveness and improve student learning; required actions must be addressed by the school as part of its continuing accreditation activities.

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Required Actions

Create a systematic process for annual review of the school’s yearly goals and continued adherence to AdvancED accreditation standards.© 2010 AdvancED

Required Actions

• Provide additional teacher training in the development and utilization of higher order thinking and questioning skills with accompanying problem-solving strategies.

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Required Actions

• Investigate the feasibility of student-led conferencing as a positive contributing practice in academic growth.

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Required Actions• Provide more in-depth training in the analysis

and use of TVAAS value-added data and develop a professional development program to train teachers in the effective use of the EPAS/ACT assessment data.

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Evidence-Based Accreditation

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X Accredited !!!!