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Accreditation Process 2023-24
Office of Public Instruction Staff
October 2023
SAM- Session 1
Montana
Office of Public Instruction
Agenda
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Welcome/Introductions
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Visit the AIM Webpage for more information
Year 1- All Districts
Year 1- “Coach and Guide”
Focus on Support, Mechanisms and Methodology
Due: March 29th, 2024
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ISAP Components | Assurance Standards | Student Performance Standards |
| General Assurances:
| Proficiency, Progress and Growth:
*A valid and reliable assessment the district is already using. * MAST Pilot cannot be used as it is a pilot program. |
Comprehensive Needs Assessment
OPI Contact:
Carrie Kouba - Senior Manager Improvement and Engagement
406-444-0864
Carrie.kouba@mt.gov
Senior Manager
Improvement and Engagement
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Comprehensive Needs Assessment
ARM 10.55.602(10)
“Comprehensive needs assessment” means a process that is used to identify district and school area(s) of need, the root causes of identified gaps, set priorities, and inform an action plan for improvement.
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OPI’s Updated CNA
The CNA has has been updated by:
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CNA Components
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Stakeholders
ARM 10.55.602(45) "Stakeholders" means community members who may be involved and invested in districts, schools, programs, and outcomes for students. Stakeholders include students, families, educators, leaders, business and community leaders, taxpayers, and the many partners who support them.
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Scoring Guide
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Logistics
Starting Friday October 6, 2023
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Improvement Cycle
ISAP Components
Year 1:
(a) a school district graduate profile as defined in ARM 10.55.602; (Must show progress towards completing)
(b) the school district's educational goals pursuant to the requirements of ARM 10.55.701;
Assurances Only for Year 1:
(c) a description of planned progress toward implementing all content and program area standards, in accordance with the schedule in ARM 10.55.603;
(d) a description of strategies for assessing student progress toward meeting all content standards, pursuant to the requirements of ARM 10.55.603 and 10.56.101;
(e) a professional development component, in accordance with ARM 10.55.714;
(f) a description of how the district will meet programmatic requirements of state and federal grants; and
(g) a description of strategies for addressing the needs of gifted and talented students in accordance with ARM 10.55.804, children with disabilities in accordance with ARM 10.55.805, English learner students in accordance with ARM 10.55.806, and at-risk students as defined in 20-1-101, MCA.
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ISAP Components
Year 2:
(a) a school district graduate profile as defined in ARM 10.55.602; (Must be complete)
(b) the school district's educational goals pursuant to the requirements of ARM 10.55.701;
(c) a description of planned progress toward implementing all content and program area standards, in accordance with the schedule in ARM 10.55.603;
(d) a description of strategies for assessing student progress toward meeting all content standards, pursuant to the requirements of ARM 10.55.603 and 10.56.101;
(e) a professional development component, in accordance with ARM 10.55.714;
(f) a description of how the district will meet programmatic requirements of state and federal grants; and
(g) a description of strategies for addressing the needs of gifted and talented students in accordance with ARM 10.55.804, children with disabilities in accordance with ARM 10.55.805, English learner students in accordance with ARM 10.55.806, and at-risk students as defined in 20-1-101, MCA.
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ISAP Template
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Criteria Reference Guide in Rule
10.55.606 ACCREDITATION PROCESS
(1) Regular accreditation means the school has met the assurance standards and student performance standards as defined in ARM 10.55.606, and the Licensure Endorsement Requirements Related to Teaching Assignments. A copy of the Accreditation Status Criteria Reference Guide must be made publicly available by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(2) Regular with minor deviation accreditation means the school does not meet all the requirements of regular accreditation outlined in (1), as defined in the Accreditation Status Criteria Reference Guide, which must be made publicly available by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(3) A school with regular accreditation with a deviation in student performance standards, as defined in ARM 10.55.606, or regular with minor deviations accreditation, as defined in ARM 10.55.606, shall remedy the deviations within three years or will be reassigned to a lower category of accreditation.
(4) Advice accreditation means the school exhibits serious and/or numerous deviations from the standards. A copy of the Accreditation Status Criteria Reference Guide must be made publicly available by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(5) Deficiency accreditation means the school is in advice status for two years, has not complied with the required corrective plan, and continues to have serious and/or numerous deviations, or has substantially increased the seriousness of deviations over the previous year.
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Criteria Reference Guide
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Next Steps
Virtual Office Hours Via Zoom
Professional Development:
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Questions?
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