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Cognia Standards School Self-Rating
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Key Characteristic 1: Culture of Learning
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STANDARD #1
Leaders cultivate and sustain a culture that demonstrates respect, fairness, equity, and inclusion, and is free from bias.
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STANDARD #2
Learners’ well-being is at the heart of the institution’s guiding principles such as mission, purpose, and beliefs.
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Leaders actively engage stakeholders to support the institution’s priorities and guiding principles that promote learners’ academic growth and well-being.
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STANDARD #4
Learners benefit from a formal structure that fosters positive relationships with peers and adults.
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Professional staff members embrace effective collegiality and collaboration in support of learners.
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Professional staff members receive the support they need to strengthen their professional practice.
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Key Characteristic 2: Leadership of Learning
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STANDARD #7
Leaders guide professional staff members in the continuous improvement process focused on learners’ experiences and needs.
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The governing authority demonstrates a commitment to learners by collaborating with leaders to uphold the institution’s priorities and to drive continuous improvement.
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Leaders cultivate effective individual and collective leadership among stakeholders.
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STANDARD #10
Leaders demonstrate expertise in recruiting, supervising, and evaluating professional staff members to optimize learning.
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STANDARD #11
Leaders create and maintain institutional structures and processes that support learners and staff members in both stable and changing
environments.
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STANDARD #12
Professional staff members implement curriculum and instruction that are aligned for relevancy, inclusion, and effectiveness.
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STANDARD #13
Qualified personnel instruct and assist learners and each other in support of the institution’s mission, purpose, and beliefs.
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STANDARD #14
Curriculum and instruction are augmented by reliable information resources and materials that advance learning and support learners’
personal interests.
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STANDARD #15
Learners’ needs drive the equitable allocation and management of human, material, digital, and fiscal resources.
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Key Characteristic 3: Engagement of Learning
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STANDARD #16
Learners experience curriculum and instruction that emphasize the value of diverse cultures, backgrounds, and abilities.
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STANDARD #17
Learners have equitable opportunities to realize their learning potential.
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STANDARD #18
Learners are immersed in an environment that fosters lifelong skills including creativity, curiosity, risk taking, collaboration, and design
thinking.
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STANDARD #19
Learners are immersed in an environment that promotes and respects student voice and responsibility for their learning.
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STANDARD #20
Learners engage in experiences that promote and develop their self confidence and love of learning.
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STANDARD #21
Instruction is characterized by high expectations and learner-centered practices.
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STANDARD #22
Instruction is monitored and adjusted to advance and deepen individual learners’ knowledge and understanding of the curriculum.
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Professional staff members integrate digital resources that deepen and advance learners’ engagement with instruction and stimulate their curiosity.
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Key Characteristic 4: Growth in Learning
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STANDARD #24
Leaders use data and input from a variety of sources to make decisions for learners’ and staff members’ growth and well-being.
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STANDARD #25
Leaders promote action research by professional staff members to improve their practice and advance learning.
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Leaders regularly evaluate instructional programs and organizational conditions to improve instruction and advance learning.
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Learners’ diverse academic and non-academic needs are identified and effectively addressed through appropriate interventions.
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STANDARD #28
With support, learners pursue individual goals including the acquisition of academic and non- academic skills important for their educational futures and careers.
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STANDARD #29
Understanding learners’ needs and interests drives the design, delivery, application, and evaluation of professional learning.
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STANDARD #30
Learners’ progress is measured through a balanced system that includes assessment both for learning and of learning.
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