Roseville Community Schools - Roseville, Michigan

NCA Commission on
Accreditation and
School Improvement

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WHY NCA?

Accreditation is a promise...
NCA CASI schools are committed to meeting high standards and to continually improving. They are schools who define much of their success by whether their students are learning or not. NCA-CASI schools promise to meet the NCA CASI membership and improvement criteria, complete an annual report, and engage in a process of continuous school improvement.

A school joins NCA-CASI for many reasons...

Aspiring to High Standards

To demonstrate a commitment to developing a quality educational environment
To be recognized as a school that meets quality standards

Accountability

To focus on improved student performance
To enhance services to students through effective school improvement
To demonstrate public accountability

Articulation

To have all their schools in a coherent school improvement plan
To promote K-12 program articulation

Assessment and Evaluation

To identify and address needed change
To impact student performance

Continuous Improvement

To gain and sustain momentum in school improvement planning and implementation
To increase community ownership in the schools by engaging them in the process

Empowerment

To involve staff and parents in making choices for the school
To facilitate change
To participate in creating the school's improvement plan

Teaching and Learning

To get assistance in choosing effective programs
To learn about effective interventions and teaching behaviors

It Makes Sense

To provide an avenue to integrate local and state school improvement efforts
To meet the requirements of agencies that require affiliation with a regional accrediting organization in order to receive benefits, i.e. federal grants, scholarships, and membership benefits
To join a collegial group of schools that have similar goals

Why do schools remain members?

They feel rewarded by the results
School improvement implementation gets staff involved in continuous improvement efforts
They prefer the NCA-CASI assessment design to high stakes, single test assessment
They value the articulation fostered by implementing the school improvement plan
They value NCA-CASI member service and school improvement tools
They want to be a part of an organization that has been improving schools for 105 years

North Central Association
Commission on Accreditation
and School Improvement
Arizona State University
PO Box 873011
Tempe, AZ 85287
1.800.525.9517