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The Office of International Services is hosting several professional development opportunities during the 2011-2012 school year in Latin America and throughout the Middle East. Latin America is home to nearly 150 AdvancED schools, and the Middle East offers quality education in over 300 AdvancED schools – schools all with a focus on continuous school improvement and student success. The conferences include:
Latin American Conference
November 29 - December 1, 2011 – Atlanta, Georgia
Excellence in Education Global Conferences
November 19, 2011 - Cairo, Egypt
November 26, 2011 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
January 21, 2012 - Amman, Jordan
February 9, 2012 - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
February 26, 2012 - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
The conferences also will include the AdvancED Essential Curriculum Training, which will cover the following:
• An introduction to the new AdvancED Standards for Quality Schools and School Systems
• The unveiling of the Adaptive System of School Improvement Support Tools (ASSIST®), a new web-enabled school improvement and accreditation platform
• Instructions on how to access and begin using the stakeholder perception surveys in ASSIST
• An overview of the new AdvancED Accreditation Process
If you are unable to attend one of the conferences and would like to attend the AdvancED Essential Curriculum Training, there are other opportunities available:
October 1, 2011 - American School of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil
October 11-12, 2011 - Tri-Association Pre-Conference, Panama City, Panama
January 20, 2012 - VANAS Educators Conference Caracas, Venezuela
March 14-15, 2012 - AASSA Pre-Conference Quito, Ecuador
March 23-24, 2012 - American School Foundation of Monterrey Monterrey, Mexico
Please, join us at the many professional development opportunities to discuss ways to inspire, create, and accelerate your institution’s goals for powerful school improvement!
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Just as schools and districts are subject to a rigorous process of review and continuous improvement, so are AdvancED Standards. In order to comply with the AdvancED policy that requires the AdvancED Standards to be reviewed every five years, a Standards Committee began meeting in the fall of 2009 to review the current Standards, which have been in place since 2007. This review allowed the Committee to look at current education quality and research, as well as the knowledge gained from everyday application by accredited schools and districts. As a result of this review, the AdvancED Standards have been rewritten. The new version includes five Standards:
1. Purpose and Direction
2. Governance and Leadership
3. Teaching and Assessing for Learning
4. Resources and Support Systems
5. Using Results for Continuous Improvement
The new Standards will be implemented for the 2012-13 school year, but now are posted for viewing on both of the Accreditation Resources and Tools Web pages for Schools and School Systems. Select the item labeled 2012-13 school year. Schools and school systems hosting visits in the 2011-2012 school year will continue to use AdvancED’s current Standards. If you have questions, please feel free to contact our office.
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AdvancED ASSIST to Re-shape School Improvement
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AdvancED Adaptive System of School Improvement Support Tools (ASSIST) is the future of school improvement. ASSIST joins a world-class array of knowledge resources, practical implementation tools with interactive screens to create a fully integrated web-based system. This new technology can help schools ensure no compliance detail or improvement activity is missed during the improvement process. Districts, state agencies, and partner organizations also will benefit from ASSIST by harnessing the ability to aggregate and review, for the first time, how the practical work of school improvement is conducted at the local level. ASSIST allows schools and districts to gain a better understanding of past successes and opportunities and confidently build and implement a solid, research-based plan for the future. Read more from the News section on the International Services Web page.
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2011-2012 Annual Accreditation Fee
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Your 2011-2012 accreditation fees were due July 31, 2011. As you may know, we send the invoices in the spring of each year for the upcoming year’s fees. This gives you flexibility with regard to the budget year of payment and assists with planning expenses for the coming year.
Your accreditation fees enable the Office of International Services to provide you with local support for accreditation as well as international leadership and representation through AdvancED. Specifically, your fees help pay the costs associated with on-site external review visits, customized technical assistance, web-based reporting, professional development, publications, and tools that support you in your efforts to continuously improve. If you have already submitted payment--thank you. If not, please promptly pay your accreditation fee so that you can continue to experience the benefits of accreditation.
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It is once again that time of year to login to the AdvancED Web site and update the demographic information for your school or district. To update your demographics, just click here to visit the AdvancED Web site, and then login with your e-mail address and password. After logging in, place your mouse over the Accreditation tab, and click on Demographics Update. If you have not logged into the Web site before or if you need assistance, please contact our office. |
Accredited Schools in 2010-2011 |
The Office of International Services would like to congratulate our schools that have achieved accreditation during the 2010-2011 school year. Congratulations to all! Click here to see a complete listing from the News section of the International Services Web page.
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Council on American & International Schools
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The Council on American and International Schools has elected Ms. Janet Heinze to serve as the new Chair and Dr. Andrew Sherman to serve as the Vice Chair for 2011-2012. The council thanks Dr. Billy Floyd, who served as Chair for the council since 2009 and will now serve as the Past Chair - Ex Officio on the council. The council also welcomes Ms. Ghada Dajani of Cairo and Dr. Shereen Gobran of the United Arab Emirates and thanks our continuing members, Ms. Laura Horbal and Dr. Jeff Keller.
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Effective September 30, 2011, Mrs. Waheeda Said, AdvancED National Director in Saudi Arabia, will no longer serve as National Director. Mrs. Said has chosen to pursue additional professional learning opportunities in teacher training. Our entire AdvancED team, the many students, and educators whom Waheeda has assisted thank her for her service, dedication, and excellence. We wish her every success in her new endeavors.
During this transition, schools or individuals requesting information or assistance regarding any aspect of their accreditation may contact Susie Eisa, Associate Director, International Services, at seisa@advanc-ed.org or Rob Leveillee, Vice President, International Services at rleveillee@advanc-ed.org.
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