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2012-2013 Excellence in Education Award Winner Announced
The Florida Council is pleased to recognize Dr. Delores (Dody) W. Sapp as the AdvancED Florida Excellence In Education Award winner. This prestigious state-level award is presented by AdvancED to one individual in Florida who has demonstrated unparalleled leadership in promoting and advancing excellence in education. Those who know Dr. Sapp are truly impressed with her leadership skills and her total commitment to education excellence. Dr. Sapp received her B.A. in Elementary Education from Stetson University in 1969 and later received her M.ED in Guidance and Counseling from Stetson University in 1971. After receiving her Ed.S. from Stetson in 1982, Dr. Sapp received her Ed.D. in the area of Administration and Supervision from the University of Central Florida in 1984.
Dody’s level of educational experience spans over 43 years at the classroom level, school-based administrator level and district level. When talking with her former students, teachers, assistant principals and professional colleagues, they all talk about her high expectation for excellence. On more than one occasion, her former assistant principals talk passionately about her mentoring skills and her willingness to provide opportunities to enhance their leadership skills and curriculum knowledge. In reviewing Dr. Sapp’s school-based experiences, one will note that her exemplary leadership was the driving force that enabled Sunrise Elementary School to be named as a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 2001. As the principal of New Smyrna Beach Middle School, Dr. Sapp’s school was selected to be the pilot middle school for the Volusia County Middle School Implementation Initiative. The school also was recognized by The Council for Education Change as one of the high performing schools that was listed in Florida School Report’s Best Practices Study. Click here to continue reading about Dr. Sapp from the News section of the AdvancED Florida web page.
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AdvancED Florida Accreditation Reviews
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For 2012-2013, the AdvancED Florida scheduled 80 school reviews and 11 system reviews. Many thanks to the AdvancED Lead Evaluators and volunteer team members who donated their time and experience by serving on the External Review Teams.
So far, we have 105 school level and 13 school system level External Reviews scheduled for the 2013-2014 school year.
Would you like to serve on an External Review Team? If you have attended one of our workshops or hosted the review at your own school or school system, you are qualified to serve on a review team.
Educators from across the country rate their service on review teams as one of the most powerful professional development experiences of their careers.
Please contact Mari Thornton if you are interested in volunteering.
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AdvancED Florida Fall 2013 Training
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Mark Your Calendar for AdvancED School and School System Accreditation Training! If you are hosting your school or school system External Review in 2013-2014 or 2014-2015, you should plan to attend. This workshop will introduce you to the components that make up the AdvancED Accreditation Report using the Adaptive System of School Improvement Support Tools (ASSIST™): Assurances, Self Assessment, Executive Summary, Student Performance, Stakeholder Feedback and Stakeholder Surveys.
Orlando, September 24, 2013: AdvancED External Review Training for Schools and Systems
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Two Million Surveys Completed through ASSIST™
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More than two million students, parents and teachers have completed AdvancED surveys about the quality of their educational institutions. This represents a total of 68 million ratings and open-ended responses that AdvancED has collected to questions about the experience stakeholders have had with their school or school system.
The surveys are available to AdvancED accredited institutions for free through AdvancED’s web-based school improvement system--ASSIST. Required as part of AdvancED accreditation beginning in January 2013, the surveys were offered as an optional component between March 2012 and December 2012. Surveys have been administered across the United States and around the world by public and private schools and school systems. The surveys are offered both online and in paper version and in multiple languages. Additionally, the survey content is customized for students, parents and staff at all grade levels. Analysis of their data by each institution will yield a rich source of information and insights into the opportunities institutions have to improve and deliver high quality education that meets the needs and expectations of their constituents. If you haven’t done so, please log in to ASSIST today to learn more and begin using the surveys.
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AdvancED International Summit 2013 Program Details
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AdvancED has announced discussion and panel topics for the International Summit 2013. This year’s Summit, Defining Learner Success in the Digital Age, will be held June 23-25, in Washington, D.C. The three plenary sessions and corresponding dialogue breakouts will investigate:
- Defining Learner Success in the Digital Age: Describe and define the skills, knowledge, attributes and dispositions needed for students to thrive in a digitally-connected global society.
- Fostering Learner Success in the Digital Age: Explore the implementation of competency-based models for learning and badging systems.
- Measuring Learner Success in the Digital Age: Examine whether you have successfully prepared learners in alternative/performance-based assessments and Common Core State Standards.
Each plenary session will be followed by Disruptive Dialogue breakout groups in which participants will have the opportunity to share ideas and thoughts through the use of technology, hands on activities and group interaction. Participants will explore the various components integral to understanding and influencing learner success in the digital age. Click here to register today.
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advancing excellence in education worldwide.
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