Resources 

Standard for Accreditation

 Introduction: In order for a school to attain its preferred future, it must have sufficient resources. MSA believes those resources include finances, facilities, transportation, food services, and technology.  

 A.        THE VISITING TEAM’S ASSESSMENT OF THE SCHOOL’S ADHERENCE TO THIS STANDARD FOR ACCREDITATION

 Instructions:

• After considering all of the evidence seen and heard during the visit, make a determination whether the school meets this Standard for Accreditation.

• If the determination is that the school does not meet this Standard, the evidence to support this assessment—requirements of the Standard’s Key Concepts and/or the Indicators of Quality that are not met—must be listed in the Recommended Stipulations in Section C, below.

 

- Select One -It is the Visiting Team's assessment that the school MEETS this Standard for Accreditation.It is the Visiting Team's assessment that the school DOES NOT MEET this Standard for Accreditation. The evidence that supports this assessment is shown in the Recommended Stipulations shown in Section C, below.

 

 B.      EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE TEAM’S ASSESSMENT

 Instructions:

• Indicate by checking all appropriate boxes the types of evidence used by the Team in its evaluation of the school’s adherence to this Standard.

• Add additional lines as needed to include any types of evidence used but not included on the list.

• If required evidence is not present (indicated by *), the Team must provide the school with a monitoring issue or stipulation. 

Evidence	Visiting Team
Data from Observations and Interviews	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Key Concept R1
Operational Budget*	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Proof of Insurance Coverage*	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Policies/Procedures related to finances, financial aid, and refunds*	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Multi-Year Financial plan (last year, current year, next year)*	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Tuition/Fee Schedule (if applicable)*	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
School Funding Chart	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Communications/Resources provided to families outlining their financial obligations	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Key Concept R2
Health & Safety Inspection Reports*	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Policies/Procedures related to facilities and maintenance*	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Maintenance and Facilities Plan(s)*	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Campus Description	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Adequacy of Facilities Chart	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Floor Plan of Facilities	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Certificate of Occupancy (if available)	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Key Concept R3
Technology plan, including but not limited to inventory and replacement schedule*	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Policies & Practices regarding technology including but not limited to data protection (GDPR [General Data Protection Regulation] compliance where necessary) and acceptable use*	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Technology Inventory	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Professional Development Plan (related to technology)	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Key Concept R4
Inspection and/or Safety Reports*	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Contracts or Agreements with any outside service provider	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Policies and/or Procedures related to Transportation and Food Services	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
School Menus and/or Nutritional Information	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Staff Certifications	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied

* Indicates Required Evidence that the school must provide as part of the self-study process.

Additional Evidence

C.       THE VISITING TEAM’S OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

 Observations

 In this section, the Team lists: 1) any general observations regarding the degree to which the school meets each Key Concept and its Indicators of Quality, and 2) any areas in which the school exceeds the requirements of this Standard, the Key Concepts, and the Indicators of Quality.

 Instruction: In the space provided below, describe in bulleted form general observations regarding the evidence seen and heard that describes the school’s adherence to each Key Concept and its Indicators of Quality.

 Key Concept R1:

Sufficient and stable financial resources are dedicated to attain the expected learning outcomes identified in the Foundation Documents. 

 

 Key Concept R2:

The facilities are satisfactory or acceptable in quality and quantity to achieve the school’s mission. The facilities are safe, clean, and well-maintained.

 Key Concept R3:

Technology resources (as defined as hardware, software, platforms, policies, and procedures for the use by students and staff) support attainment of expected student outcomes. 

 Key Concept R4:

Transportation and food services are sufficient in quality and quantity to achieve the school’s mission. Transportation Services are safe, clean, and well-maintained. Food Services are well-maintained and based on nutritional standards.

Commendations

Instruction: In the space provided below, describe in bulleted form ways in which the school should be commended for meeting or exceeding the expectations of this standard. Delete this section if there are no commendations for this standard.

 The Visiting Team commends the school for meeting or exceeding the expectations in the following ways:

 Recommendations

 In this section, the Team lists any recommendations to the school regarding how it can improve the degree to which it meets the requirements of this Standard’s Key Concepts and/or its Indicators of Quality. Recommendations are suggestions by the Team, but the school is not required to accept or act on them.

 The Visiting Team recommends:

 Recommended Monitoring Issues

 In this section, the Team lists any requirements of this Standard’s Key Concepts and/or its Indicators of Quality that require ongoing monitoring. Monitoring Issues refer to requirements that are not completely absent but that are met only partially and are either in need of completion or improvement. Monitoring issues must be addressed satisfactorily by the mid-term of the school’s term of accreditation.

 In the table below, list the specific requirement(s) of the Key Concept(s) and/or Indicator(s) of Quality school meets only partially.

• If a requirement of the Key Concept or an Indicator is met only partially, include the number of the Key Concept or Indicator in the No. column and copy and paste the Requirement of the Key Concept or Indicator word for word in the “Requirement” column in the table below.
• State the action that is recommended that will result in the school’s meeting fully the requirement(s) of the Key Concept and/or Indicator(s) of Quality.
• If there are no recommended Monitoring Issues, place an X next to the word “NONE”.

 

No.	Requirement of the Key Concept or Indicator	Recommended Action
	NONE

 Recommended Stipulations

 In this section, the Team lists any requirement(s) of this Standard’s Key Concepts and/or its Indicators of Quality the school does not meet and, therefore, must be added as a stipulation to the school’s accreditation.

 In the table below, list the specific Requirement(s) of the Key Concept(s) and/or Indicator(s) of Quality the school does not meet.

• If a Key Concept or Indicator is not met, include the number of the Key Concept or Indicator in the No. column and copy and paste the Requirement of the Key Concept or Indicator of Quality word for word in the “Requirement” column in the table below.
• If the Team’s recommendation is that this Standard is not met, there must be a sufficient number of Requirements of the Key Concepts and its Indicators of Quality to support this assessment.
• State the action that is recommended that will result in the school’s meeting fully the requirement(s) of the Key Concept(s) and/or Indicator(s) of Quality. If there are no recommended stipulations, place an X next to the word “NONE.”

 

No.	Requirement of the Key Concept or Indicator	Recommended Action
	NONE

 

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