|
Continuous School Improvement/ Accreditation
Richard E. Byrd Elementary School is accredited by the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI). NCA CASI is a non-profit organization, accrediting over 9000 schools divided up into 8 categories: Elementary, Middle, Secondary, College Preparatory, Vocational/Adult, Special Purpose, Unit (K-12). Those 9000 schools are spread out over 19 states and also include the Department of Defense Dependents' Schools overseas. At its heart, NCA CASI is an accreditation, evaluation, and school improvement organization. To become a member of NCA CASI, a school must meet NCA CASI's standards, conduct a self-study, and adopt a model of continuous school improvement (also known as seeking an endorsement) that focuses on improving student performance. Byrd's next NCA visit is scheduled for February 2007.
Byrd Elementary School is currently working on the following continuous school improvement interventions. Please click on the links below for more information.
Continuous School Improvement Interventions |
|
|
.......Read.......Organize.......Ask.......Respond....... |
| Read. |
| Organize – Brainstorm, Graphic Organizers, Sequencing, Summarizing, Group Discussions |
| Ask – Think Alouds, What did I or didn’t I understand? |
| Respond – Oral retelling, Readers Theater, Written Response, Conferencing |
....Understand....Plan....Solve....Look Back.... |
| Understand - Waht do you know, want to know? Can you restate? Can you estimate the answer? Do you have all of the data needed? |
| Plan - How will you organize your information? Graphs, Tables, Charts. Would it help to solve a more simple problem? |
| Solve - Carry out your plan. Go back to Understand and Plan, if needed. |
| Look Back - Review your problem. Do you understand the outcome? Does your answer make sense? Can you prove your solution? What might come next? |
|
