CHAIRPERSON TRAINING PART 1 ACSI orgTeam Accreditation Docume

CHAIRPERSON TRAINING PART 1 ACSI. org/Team. Accreditation. Docume nts OVERVIEW & GETTING STARTED

• ACSI. org/Team. Accreditation. Docume nts o Chair and Team Handbook o REACH Manuals o Other team documents CHAIR • ACSI. org/School. Accreditation. Docum ents o Info for Fulfilling Specific Indicators • ACSI. org/Accreditation_Training o Trainings for schools & chairs • Regional Accreditation Team o School’s last team report o School’s recent annual reports o Region-specific documents

CHAIR RESPONSIBILITIES • Oversee the timeline • Know the standards • Communicate with school and team members

o o TYPES OF ACCREDITATIO N VISITS Initial Renewal Crosswalk Substantive Change (change in location, adding a division, adding a building, etc. ) o Dual visits • Cognia • Exemplary—requires additional team members • CESA—ACSI is not the lead agency o Addendums • Residential—requires additional team members • Online—requires additional team members • Hybrid—requires additional team members ACSI. org/ Team. Accreditation. Docume

COMMUNICATE WITH THE SCHOOL: THE BASICS • Introduce yourself—sample email • Set date/time for initial visit—previsit • Develop a timeline—team visit date • Confirm dual EE, online, exemplary, hybrid, residential • Introduction to e. Platform • Google drive to share information with team • Link to School Accreditation Documents website

• • • COMMUNICATE WITH THE SCHOOL: OVERVIEW OF PROCESS Review standards Set up committees—Standards Manual, pp. 40 -41; School Administrator Handbook, pp. 1013 Evidences—How to select and what order; only 3 -5 per indicator; not just blank forms Indicator Ratings Self-study—“what is” not what the school is working towards—Sample Christian School Self -Study

CHAIRPERSON TRAINING PART 1 ACSI. org/Team. Accreditation. Docume nts OVERVIEW & GETTING STARTED