UINTAH SCHOOL DISTRICT POLICY ACTION REVIEW

UINTA= H SCHOOL DISTRICT POL= ICY ACTION REVIEW

1st Reading	08/09/05<= /span>	New	X<= /p>
2nd Reading	08/09/05<= /span>	Revised
Approved	08/09/05<= /span>	Substitute

006.0810 = ACCREDITATION OF SCHOOLS

This is a new policy.

1.0<= span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> = Uintah School = District secondary schools including charter schools, shall be members of the Northwest and be accredited by Northwest.<= o:p>

2.0<= span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> = Public junior high schools and/or middle schools that include 9^th grade shall be visited and assigned status by USOE using the Northwest accreditat= ion standards. The schools are not required, however, to be members of Northwes= t or file annual reports.

3.0<= span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> = Public elementary and middle schools desiring accreditation shall be a member of Northwest and meet all the requirements and standards as identified for secondary schools.

3.1<= span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> = Accreditation for Utah elementary and Middle Schools shall be optional.

4.0<= span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> = Accreditation Classification:

4.1<= span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> = The Utah State Board of Education accepts the Northwest standards as the basis = for its accreditation standards for school accreditation.

4.2<= span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> = A school shall complete an Annual Report provided by Northwest and submit the report to the USOE by October 15.

4.3<= span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> = A school shall have a complete school evaluation and site visit at least once every six years to maintain its accreditation.

4.4<= span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> = The USOE may require on-site visits as often as necessary when it receives noti= ce of accreditation problems, as determined by Northwest, the USOE, or the Sta= te Committee.

4.5<= span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> = The school’s accreditation rating is recommended by the State Committee following a review of the school’s Annual Report. Final approval of the rating is determined by the State Board of Education.

4.6<= span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> = Classification ratings for accredited schools as designated by Northwest shall be:

4.6.= 1 = Approved: a school is classified as approved= when it equals or exceeds the standards approved by Northwest and the State Boar= d.

4.6.= 2 = Approved with comment: a school is classified as Northwest/Board approved with comment when it has only minor deviations from specific standards.

4.6.= 3 = Advised: a school is classified as advised when there are deviations of one or more standard (s). Schools shall a= lso be classified as advised when no observable effort has been made, by the second year, to correct deviations from a standard upon which comment was made in = the previous year.

4.6.= 4 = Warned: a school is classified as warned w= hen there are substantial deviations from one or more standard (s). A warned classification is usually= given after a school has been advised and the deviation persists in the next Annu= al Report. A school may be dropp= ed after two consecutive warned classifications, as recommended by the State Committee to the State Board.

4.7<= span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> = An accredited school may not be dropped to a non-accredited status without fir= st receiving a warned classification. Exceptions to this procedure may be made due to discrepancies between information provided on the Annual Report and data received or by observati= on of the State Committee.

4.8<= span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> = If a school disagrees with the recommendation of the State Committee, it may app= eal as outlined in the USOE accreditation policies and procedures, maintained at the USOE.