School
Improvement/Accreditation
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School Improvement and Accreditation are two of
the primary vehicles by which Fort Bragg Schools as part of The
Department of Defense (DoD) Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary
Schools (DDESS) operated by the DoD
Education Activity works to
meet the goals of the Department of Defense Education Activity
(DoDEA) Community Strategic Plan (CSP). |
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All
Fort Bragg schools are fully accredited by The
North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School
Improvement
(NCA CASI). Effective April 2006 the Board
of Trustees of the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation
and School Improvement (NCA CASI) and the Board of Directors
of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on
Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI) have voted to
bring together NCA CASI, SACS CASI, and the National
Study of School Evaluation (NSSE) into one strong and unified
organization which will serve as a national leader for quality
education. |
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| Accreditation assures NC DDESS Fort Bragg
Schools are focused on raising student achievement, providing a safe
and enriching learning environment, and maintaining an efficient
and effective operation. |
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| Accreditation
provides an independent, non-governmental validation that our schools
are effectively delivering quality education services to our students. |
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the shared mission of advancing the quality of education, Fort
Bragg will work to enhance the three pillars of accreditation – high
standards, quality assurance, and continuous improvement - while
providing a more unified and national voice for the profession
on issues of educational quality. |
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| Accreditation
eases the transition of students as they move from one accredited
school to another. The regional nature of accreditation allows
a receiving school in the same or another state to assess the quality
of a sending school and accept the incoming student’s credits
and academic record. This ease of transfer applies across the nation
through reciprocal agreements between the regional accrediting
agencies. |
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2006 NCA CASI, SACS CASI, NSSEE unification will deliver enhanced
research-based resources, tools and services, to help Fort Bragg
Schools maximize and sustain student success. Benefits include: |
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High-quality
researched-based standards that are directly focused on the factors
that impact student learning |
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A
broad base and array of research-based products and services designed
to help schools and districts with continuous improvement efforts |
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The
largest education network that can be tapped for shared best practices |
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Expanded professional services including workshops, audit services, consulting, and conferences aimed at helping schools and districts improve |
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A
commitment to a higher quality standard of service that will be
immediately evidenced through nationally certified team chairs
trained to deliver the highest quality service and review to schools
and districts |
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| A School Improvement Team (SIT) leads the school improvement process in each school. Fort Bragg Schools’ Improvement Team Chairs are graduates of the NCA Ambassador Program. SIT membership includes the principal, teachers, parents, a local military commander representative, and at the high school level, a student representative. The responsibilities of the SIT are to provide leadership throughout the entire school improvement process, to maintain constant community focus on improving student learning, and to monitor progress and document change in student performance. | ||
