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AdvancED Standard 1: Vision and Purpose
AdvancED Identification	AdvancED   Indicators						Previous SACS Indicators
1.1	Establishes a clear and compelling vision and purpose for the system in collaboration with its stakeholders						1.1
1.2	Communicates the system’s vision and purpose to build stakeholder understanding and support						1.2
1.3	Identifies system-wide goals and measures to advance the vision						1.2  1.3
1.4	Develops and continuously maintains a profile of the system, its students, and the community						1.4
1.5	Ensures that the system’s vision and purpose guide the teaching and learning process and the strategic direction of schools, departments, and services						1.5
1.6	Reviews its vision and purpose systematically and revises them when appropriate						1.6
AdvancED Standard 2: Governance and Leadership
Governance
2.1	Establishes and communicates policies and procedures that provide for the effective operation of the system						2.1
2.2	Recognizes and preserves the executive, administrative, and leadership authority of the administrative head of the system						2.2  2.3
2.3	Ensures compliance with applicable local, state, and federal laws, standards, and regulations						2.5  9.1  10.8
2.4	Implements policies and procedures that provide for the orientation and training of the governing board Builds public support, secures sufficient resources, and acts as a steward of the system’s resources						2.4
2.5	Builds public support, secures sufficient resources, and acts as a steward of the system’s resources						2.7  2.8
2.6	Maintains access to legal counsel to advise or obtain information about legal requirements and obligations						2.5
2.7	Maintains adequate insurance or equivalent resources to protect its financial stability and administrative operations						2.6
Leadership
2.8	Provides for systematic analysis and review of student performance and school and system effectiveness						5.2  5.5
2.9	Creates and supports collaborative networks of stakeholders to support system programs						2.7
2.10	Provides direction, assistance, and resources to align, support, and enhance all parts of the system in meeting organizational and student performance goals						2.8
2.11	Provides internal and external stakeholders meaningful roles in the decision-making process that promote a culture of participation, responsibility, and ownership						10.2
2.12	Assesses and addresses community expectations and stakeholder satisfaction						5.3
2.13	Implements an evaluation system that provides for the professional growth of all personnel						8.8
AdvancED Standard 3: Teaching and Learning
AdvancED Identification	AdvancED   Indicators						Previous SACS Indicators
3.1	Develops, articulates, and coordinates curriculum based on clearly defined expectations for student learning, including essential knowledge and skills						3.1  3.2  3.5
3.2	Establishes expectations and supports student engagement in the learning process, including opportunities for students to explore application of higher order thinking skills and investigate new approaches to applying their learning						3.3  3.6  4.5
3.3	Ensures that system-wide curricular and instructional decisions are based on data and research at all levels						3.7  4.2
3.4	Supports instruction that is research-based and reflective of best practice						4.2
3.5	Supports a curriculum that challenges and meets the needs of each student, reflects a commitment to equity, and demonstrates an appreciation of diversity						3.4
3.6	Allocates and protects instructional time to support student learning						4.4
3.7	Maintains articulation among and between all levels of schooling to monitor student performance and ensure readiness for future schooling or employment						3.8  5.2  5.3  5.6
3.8	Supports the implementation of interventions to help students meet expectations for student learning						4.3
3.9	Maintains a system-wide climate that supports student learning						5.6
3.10	Ensures that curriculum is reviewed and revised at regular intervals Builds public support, secures sufficient resources, and acts as a steward of the system’s resources						5.5
3.11	Coordinates and ensures ready access to instructional technology						4.6
AdvancED Standard 4: Documenting and Using Results
4.1	Establishes and implements a comprehensive assessment system, aligned with the system’s expectations for student learning, that yields information which is reliable, valid, and bias free						5.3
4.2	Ensures that student assessment data are used to make decisions for continuous improvement of teaching and learning						5.4
4.3	Conducts a systematic analysis of instructional and organizational effectiveness, including support systems, and uses the results to improve student and system performance						4.1  5.5
4.4	Provides a system of communication which uses a variety of methods to report student performance and system effectiveness to all stakeholders						5.6
4.5	Uses comparison and trend data from comparable school systems to evaluate student performance and system effectiveness						5.1
4.6	Demonstrates verifiable growth in student performance that is supported by multiple sources of evidence						5.2
4.7	Maintains a secure, accurate, and complete student record system in accordance with state and federal regulations						7.4
AdvancED Standard 5: Resources and Support Systems
Human Resources
5.1	Establishes and implements processes to recruit, employ, retain, and mentor qualified professional and support staff to fulfill assigned roles and responsibilities						6.8  6.10  8.8
AdvancED Identification	AdvancED   Indicators						Previous SACS Indicators
5.2	Establishes and implements a process to assign professional and support staff based on district needs and staff qualifications as may be required by federal and state law and regulations (i.e., professional preparation, ability, knowledge, and experience)						2.5  6.6  6.7  6.9
5.3	Establishes and implements a process to design, evaluate, and improve professional development and ensures participation by all faculty and staff						8.7  8.8
5.4	Ensures that staff are sufficient in number to meet the vision and purpose of the school system and to meet federal and state law and regulations, if applicable						2.5  6.9
Financial Resources
5.5	Engages in long-range budgetary planning and annually budgets sufficient resources to support its educational programs and to implement its plans for improvement						6.2  6.5
5.6	Ensures that all financial transactions are safeguarded through proper budgetary procedures and audited accounting measures						6.1  6.3  6.4
Physical Resources
5.7	Maintains sites, facilities, services, and equipment to provide a safe, orderly, and healthy environment						9.2
5.8	Establishes and implements written security and crisis management plans with appropriate training for stakeholders						7.3
5.9	Implements processes and plans for maintaining and improving sites, facilities, and equipment						9.3
5.10	Provides technology infrastructure and equipment that is up-to-date and sufficient to accomplish the system’s goals						4.6
Support Systems
5.11	Provides and coordinates support services that meet the health, counseling, nutrition, safety, co-curricular, transportation, and special learning needs of all students						7.1  7.5  7.6
5.12	Provides student support services coordinated with the school, home, and community						7.2  7.7
AdvancED Standard 6: Stakeholder Communication and Relationships
6.1	Fosters collaboration with community stakeholders to support student learning						8.1  8.2  10.2
6.2	Uses system-wide strategies to listen to and communicate with stakeholders						8.3  8.4
6.3	Solicits the knowledge and skills of stakeholders to enhance the work of the system						10.2
6.4	Communicates the expectations for student learning and goals for improvement to all stakeholders						5.1  5.6  8.5
6.5	Provides information that is meaningful and useful to stakeholders						5.6  8.6  10.9
AdvancED Standard 7: Commitment to Continuous Improvement
7.1	Engages in a continuous process of improvement that articulates the vision and purpose the system is pursuing (Vision); maintains a rich and current description of students, their performance, system effectiveness, and the community (Profile); employs goals and interventions to improve student performance (Plan); and documents and uses the results to inform future improvement efforts (Results)						10.3
AdvancED Identification	AdvancED   Indicators						Previous SACS Indicators
7.2	Engages stakeholders in the process of continuous improvement						10.2
7.3	Ensures that each school’s plan for continuous improvement is aligned with the system’s vision and expectations for student learning						10.4
7.4	Ensures that each school’s plans for continuous improvement include a focus on increasing learning for all students and closing gaps between current and expected student performance levels						10.5
7.5	Provides research-based professional development for system and school personnel to help them achieve improvement goals						10.7
7.6	Monitors and communicates the results of improvement efforts to stakeholders						10.9
7.7	Evaluates and documents the effectiveness and impact of its continuous process of improvement						10.8
7.8	Allocates and protects time for planning and engaging in continuous improvement efforts system-wide						4.4  10.1
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7.9	Provides direction and assistance to its schools and operational units to support their continuous improvement efforts						10.6