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Dr. Keith Shaffer joins AdvancED Mississippi as Director
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Having served nearly thirty years in public K-12 education in the state of Mississippi, I wondered what was next. As I have often shared with students over the years, “Life is about doors and windows” that you have to recognize and know why they are there. I am so very excited to join AdvancED as Director for the AdvancED Mississippi Office. I have been associated with SACS CASI and AdvancED for many years and have become more involved in recent years by serving on the state council. Following in the footsteps of Dr. Harold Fisher and Dr. Bud Ginn, I face a challenging task of maintaining the level of service and commitment of these gentlemen. The most essential challenge is to meet the needs of our schools and school systems in Mississippi in these ever changing times.
With an interim state superintendent in place at MDE, the changing of the guard with the director of MAIS, the numerous changes in superintendents and headmasters over the last couple of years and the constant changes in school principals, I find my greatest challenge is making sure that all administrators know about AdvancED and the role it can play in accreditation and continuous school improvement. With new accountability standards looming and the outcry from state and local leaders for more accountability, AdvancED is poised in Mississippi to help make a difference in methodically approaching continuous school improvement with a process and tools to measure and analyze stakeholder feedback and progress in maintaining the five AdvancED Standards for Quality.
As AdvancED Mississippi transitions and grows, Administrative Assistant Debbie Price and I look forward to working in your schools and school systems and helping you meet needs and requirements in the process of accreditation and continuous school improvement.
Sincerely,
Dr. Keith Shaffer
AdvancED Mississippi
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Serve on an AdvancED External Review Team
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Do you want a Real Time Learning, Real Time Impact experience? If so, join educators from around the world that rate their service on an External Review Team as one of the most powerful professional development experiences in their careers. We invite you to engage in real time learning and make a real time impact by serving on an External Review Team. Past team members have found the experience to be both rewarding and inspiring.
The time commitment is typically two days but can vary depending on the size of the school. Nationally-trained Lead Evaluators are assigned to each review to assist, support and coach the team throughout the process.
If you would like to volunteer to serve please contact Debbie Price at dprice@advanc-ed.org for more information.
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AdvancED Standards for Quality
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AdvancED is pleased to announce that the AdvancED Standards for Quality Digital Learning Institutions were approved on October 30 by the AdvancED Accreditation Commission. The new digital learning protocol will allow AdvancED to review educational quality using professional practice of digital education with our institutions that specialize in a digital education model. The AdvancED Standards for Quality Digital Learning Institutions will be implemented for use with our schools beginning in July 2013. In addition to the Digital Learning Standards, AdvancED also has the following institution standards:
- AdvancED Standards for Quality Schools
- AdvancED Standards for Quality School Systems
- AdvancED Standards for Quality Corporations
- AdvancED Standards for Quality Early Learning Schools
- AdvancED Standards for Quality Education Service Agencies
AdvancED is currently developing AdvancED Standards for Special Purpose Schools.
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AdvancED Summit 2013 Registration Opens
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Registration for the AdvancED International Summit 2013 is open. This year’s Summit, Measuring Learner Success in the Digital Age, will be held June 23-25 in Washington, D.C. The event will investigate how to process the true measurement of learner success beyond numbers or test scores on a spreadsheet. Attendees will:
- Examine creative and forward-thinking education methods
- Develop connections with influential colleagues and decision makers
- Discuss current systems and strategies and learn new approaches and theories
- Participate in the leading educational event for innovation and advancement
At the Summit, you will discuss the ways technological advances can capture isolated abilities, facts and content knowledge to cultivate skills students need in the real world. Click here to view Summit details and register today!
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