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accreditation

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Duval County Public Schools welcomes you to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI) and Advance Ed general information site.  This site has been developed to better inform the DCPS staff as well as provide information to the community at large regarding the new protocol of the SACS CASI and Advance Ed District Accreditation as a Quality System process. SACS CASI District Accreditation is the highest level of accreditation that a school system can receive from this organization, and we are looking forward to this process.

Currently, all of the Duval County Public Schools  are fully accredited by SACS CASI. (The newly opened Chafee Trail Elementary is in the process this school year.) Through this long-established method of accrediting schools, individual schools are reviewed each year for accreditation eligibility.    

During the 2007-2008 school year, DCPS will be seeking District accreditation by conducting a standards assessment review.  A Quality Assurance Review Team (QART) plans to visit Duval County October, 2008 to evaluate and confirm our work.  Receiving district accreditation will validate how well all of the parts of the education system – the district, school and classroom – work together to meet the needs of students.  It provides a comprehensive framework for continually improving student achievement and district performance. The process for district accreditation began in September, 2007 and is scheduled to be completed in October, 2008.

District Accreditation, as a quality assurance process, will corroborate our district’s efforts to provide quality education for all of our students and recognize our accomplishments.  During the coming weeks we invite you to review the information on this website, become familiar with the process of quality assurance, and learn more about Duval County Public Schools.

Facilitator:
Dr. Alvin G. White

District Contact Person:
Peggy B. Williams

SACS-CASI Accreditation Chair:
TBD