Accreditation
Every five years, Beatrice High School goes through the accreditation process with AdvancED. The accreditation process gives the high school and the district an opportunity to have outside educators evaluate how we are striving to meet our goals and provide us with suggestions to improve.
Accreditation is a voluntary process providing districts a quality-assurance method. The process is fully aligned to our Strategic Plan school improvement goals. Utilizing a set of rigorous protocols, the process will ask stakeholders to analyze all facets of education in five distinct standards to ensure that we are continuously providing quality opportunities for our students.
In March 2019, Beatrice High School began the five year cycle again with a review. The review team provided the district with an outside view which provided another perspective.
The three distinct domains are the following:
Leadership - The capacity of leadership to ensure an institution’s progress toward its stated objectives is an essential element of organizational effectiveness. An institution’s leadership capacity includes the fidelity and commitment to its purpose and direction, the effectiveness of governance and leadership to enable the institution to realize its stated objectives, the ability to engage and involve stakeholders in meaningful and productive ways, and the capacity to implement strategies that improve learner and educator performance.
Teaching & Learning - The impact of teaching and learning on student achievement and success is the primary expectation of every institution. An effective learning culture is characterized by positive and productive teacher/learner relationships, high expectations and standards, a challenging and engaging curriculum, quality instruction and comprehensive support that enable all learners to be successful, and assessment practices (formative and summative) that monitor and measure learner progress and achievement. Moreover, a quality institution evaluates the impact of its learning culture, including all programs and support services, and adjusts accordingly.
Resource - The use and distribution of resources support the stated mission of the institution. Institutions ensure that resources are distributed and utilized equitably so that the needs of all learners are adequately and effectively addressed. The utilization of resources includes support for professional learning for all staff. The institution examines the allocation and use of resources to ensure appropriate levels of funding, sustainability, organizational effectiveness, and increased student learning.
Report Presentation (2019)
School Improvement Plan