Teaching and Learning 

Standard for Accreditation

Introduction: Teaching and learning are the core of every school. MSA believes curriculum and instruction and assessment must be linked to the school’s Foundation Documents, be contemporary, reflective of best practices, and supported by appropriate professional development. Student performance must be measured and appropriate student services be provided to ensure all students reach their full potential.  

 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. Indicate by checking the appropriate box.

• 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 T1
Written curriculum guides for each component of the educational program*	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Scope and sequence charts*	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Program of studies or other overview of the components of the educational program	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Master schedule	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Policies related to educational program	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Exemplars of student work	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Record of professional development activities related to curriculum	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Key Concept T2
Sample Lesson Plans*	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Key Concept T3
Assessment Policies and Procedures*	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Examples of Student Performance (Internal and/or External)*	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Example of student transcript*	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Example of student report card*	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Examples of assessments	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Key Concept T4
Student Services Policies and Procedures*	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Sample IEPs or equivalent*	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Admissions criteria *	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Description of guidance and counseling services available*	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Examples of Recruiting and Marketing Materials*	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Policies related to student services*	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Results of follow-up studies of graduates	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Key Concept T5
Professional Development Plan*	- 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 T1:

The educational program is based on appropriate content and written curriculum aligned with generally accepted learning standards. 

 

 Key Concept T2:

A variety of instructional methods are used to deliver the curriculum and learning settings are developmentally appropriate for students.

 Key Concept T3:

Assessment of student performance is used to measure individual and aggregate student progress and the effectiveness of the entire educational program.

 Key Concept T4:

Support services are provided to assist every student in achieving academic success.

Key Concept T5:

Professional development ensures effective design and implementation of the educational program.

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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