This past week we had the opportunity to host an external team that conducted an external Quality Assurance Review (QAR). ESU 6 did this as part of the AdvancED accreditation process which is voluntary, yet rigorous. We could have used a less stringent process, but we decided that we would use the accreditation process to move our organization forward and improve - not just meet the compliance requirements.
The visiting team included 3 in-state and 3 out of state members, which seemed to provide a high degree of objectivity to the process. We believe the team scrutinized the data to find evidence of meeting the accreditation standards, and provided us with honest, objective feedback about our organization. We think this will give us the necessary urgency and guidance to be in a different place by the time we host another visit five years from now.
Every once in awhile it is good to get an outsider's perspective on what you do - which will in many cases validate your operation, but also give you authentic feedback about how to improve.
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