Accreditation Update

Elizabeth FulhamAssociate Superintendent

ARCAAnnual Report for Continued Accreditation

ODue Date: December 1, 2014OInformation coming from Mary Camp

Statements of Qualification

O Must be on file for all non-certified Music, Art, Technology, and Foreign Language teachers.

O Do not need to renew each year.O New hires who do not have a Statement of

Qualification in their file must have one before ARCA is completed.

O E-mail Elizabeth your request, prior to October 15th, 2014

O Elizabeth can send you a sample request letter if you need one.

FCC Visitations This Year

O Corpus ChristiO November 13 - 14

O NativityO December 2-3

CIPA Continuous Improvement Process for Accreditation

2014 - 2015

O Christ the KingO Espiritu SantoO Guardian AngelsO Morning Star PPO Morning Star

TampaO St. LawrenceO St. Stephens

O Contact Elizabeth to schedule a one hour meeting with your staff. This meeting should take place as early in the school year as possible.

First Year Reviews

ONotre Dame

OSt. Anthony’s

O Contact Elizabeth to schedule a one-hour meeting with your faculty.

O First Year Reviews will be presented in May, 2015.

Third Year ReviewsO Academy of the Holy NamesO Bishop LarkinO Blessed SacramentO IncarnationO St. CeceliaO Villa MadonnaO St. Judes

Eas-ed WebsiteO In June, the Superintendents voted to

use FCC reserve money to update the ARCA and the Eas-ed website.

O One goal for the updated website will allow each school to have a library of evidence with each piece of evidence being uploaded only one time, rather than multiple times as evidence for various standards.

Florida Catholic Conference Annual Dues: Due September 12, 2014

O Dues will remain the same this year: $1.95 per student in Pre-K 3 – grade 8.

O On-line payments are preferred. The online payment option is a transfer of funds. The school’s bank account information is needed. detailed information on how to make your payment is in the FCC Education Newsletter from Mary Camp – sent out last Friday.

O Dues will increase from $1.95 per student to $2.00 per student for the 2015 – 2016 school year.

Advanced Catechist Certification for PrincipalsO New Principals: Four years from the

date of hire.

O Principals hired prior to July 1, 2012 must complete Advanced Catechist Certification by July 1, 2016.

Teacher Certification

Step-up and McKay Requirement: Teachers

must hold certification for the subjects they are

teaching.

Grading Policy Committee Update

OThe Grading Policy Committee is in the process of researching and carefully selecting additional quality videos for Principals to use for professional development throughout the year.

Year One of the Five Year PlanEducating Educators

O Related PD on the detrimental effects of zeros on the 100 point scale and other practices that do not support the research on student learning and assessment.

O Begin the understanding and practice that academic assessments should only reflect what students know, understand and are able to do.

O Begin the understanding and practice that behavior and non-academic attributes are important but should be recorded separately.

O The GPC will present a rubric for reporting “Citizenship” and “Conduct.”

PreziO http://prezi.com/wlr8fy41klc0/gradin

g-policy-year-1-pd/