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About this presentation . This presentation on how NWAC can help with your SIP was really designed for small schools. And for those overwhelmed admin who need a roadmap they can use to help create a quality SIP. And for those just starting to take their SIP seriously.So this is a primer, an over
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1. SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT How The NWAC Process
Can Help Your School
Northwest Accreditation Commission (NWAC)
2. About this presentation This presentation on how NWAC can help with your SIP was really designed for small schools. And for those overwhelmed admin who need a roadmap they can use to help create a quality SIP. And for those just starting to take their SIP seriously.
So this is a primer, an overview on SIP, and maybe your school is “beyond” that?
This is a basic overview on SIP with usage of the NWAC self-study as the unique feature.This is a basic overview on SIP with usage of the NWAC self-study as the unique feature.
3. But Don’t Leave Yet….. Because this presentation can still have value for your school even if you already have a great SIP, if…..
You want an SIP with more broad-based input?
You want the NWAC Annual Report to mean more for your school than it does now?
We ask you to consider perhaps a new concept: Using your NWAC Annual Report as a NEEDS ASSESSMENT by asking your staff complete it, then including the identified needs in your SIP. It can be a great tool for school improvement if you are willing to use it this way.
All schools can use the NWAC Annual Report as another source of information for their SIP.All schools can use the NWAC Annual Report as another source of information for their SIP.
4. PART 1: INTRODUCTIONEvery educator has an obligation to commit to school improvement. It helps kids! No matter how good your school already is, it can get better.No matter how good your school already is, it can get better.
5. Many models of school improvement now exist, some very drastic. We all know situations in which the No Child Left Behind federal law has resulted in “sweeping out” educators because AYP (Annual Yearly Progress) goals were not met.We all know situations in which the No Child Left Behind federal law has resulted in “sweeping out” educators because AYP (Annual Yearly Progress) goals were not met.
6. But school improvement need not be scary or overly complicated.