This document outlines the WASC accreditation process for CDS school for the 2014-2015 school year. It discusses that CDS is currently in year 2 of the 6 year accreditation cycle. The school is assessing progress on recommendations from the 2012 visit. The goals for this year are to involve all staff and stakeholders, create an effortless continuous process, and improve the school. The self-study process involves leadership, home, and focus groups analyzing data in the areas of organization, curriculum, support, and resources. The focus groups will gather evidence from home groups to determine if the school meets the 5 outcomes required to receive full 6-year accreditation.

1. WASC / CDS
2014-2015

2. Is our school perfect?
Observe
AnalyzeAct

3. Why is WASC Important?
• The process is one that allows our school to
improve.
• Gives our school accreditation so our students’
diplomas mean something!!
• Because we care about the future of all our
students

4. 2014-2015 WASC GOALS
• Involvement of all staff and
stakeholders
• Create an effortless and
continuous WASC process
• Improvement of the school

5. What is the WASC
Process?
• Ongoing, repeating, 6 year process!
• Where are we now in 2014-2015?!
o Year 2!!
• Assessing/collecting evidence of CDS progress on the WASC
recommendations from the 2012 WASC revisit
o Year 3
• WASC visiting committee
• Completion of a WASC self-study
o Determines if we receive accreditation and for how long

6. Self Study
VisitFollow-up
Observe
AnalyzeAction
The WASC Process?

7. To Receive Accreditation
We Must!!
• Have 5 outcomes:
o 1) Must have the involvement of all staff and stakeholders
o 2) Must have the clarification and measurement of what all students
should know, understand, and be able to do through expected school
wide learning results (ESLRS) and academic standards
o 3) Must have the gathering and analyzing of data about students and
student achievement
o 4) Must have the assessment of the entire school program and its impact
on student learning in relation to expected school-wide learning results
(ESLRS), academic standards, and WASC criteria
o 5) Must have an action plan for student achievement

8. What is the Self-Study?
• An in depth look into CDS that answers two
questions:
o 1) How are the students achieving?
o 2) Is the school doing everything possible to support high achievement for
all its students?
• Comprised of:
o 3 groups
• End Result:
o Self-study report
o Updated 3-5 year single plan for student achievement
o Full 6 year accreditation!!

9. 3 Groups
• Leadership
Team
o School
Administrators
o WASC coordinator
• Home Groups
(All Teachers)
• Admissions
• Facility
• Finance
• HR and clerical
• IT
• Math
• Science
• Social Studies
• World
Language
• English
• P.E.
• Parents
• First Program
• Middle School
• High School
• Focus Groups
• 4 groups that
do an in depth
look into the 4
WASC criteria:
o Organization for
Student Learning
o Curriculum,
Instruction, and
Assessment
o Support for Student
Personal and
Academic Growth
o Resource
Management and
Development

10. Organization for Student
Learning
• Dr Park
• Ryan Rutherford,
• Jennifer Kim
• Christina Kim
• David Hill

11. Curriculum, Instruction,
and Assessment
• Mrs Shim
• Julian Taylor
• Kelly Cho
• Ian Kennedy
• Peter
Mukwevho
• Claire Park
• Marybeth
Anderson
• Ramon
Chapa III
• Edina Yoon
• Jessie
Begelfer
• Jennifer Lee

12. Support for Student
Personal and Academic
Growth
• Christine Oh
• Maria Lee
• Victor Cho
• Ilho Pak
• Craig Tronsgard
• Sunwoo Hwang

13. Resource Management
and Development
• Jiho Park
• Ana Sokoli
• Heather Kim
• Jonathon Cho
• Jin Greene

14. How does this work?
• Leadership team will assign three
criteria based on the school profile
information
• Focus groups will ask questions or ask
for information from Home groups
• Home groups will provide information
and evidence to the Focus groups

15. What is Asked of You?!
• Participate!
o Attend your home and focus group meetings
and provide meaningful information in a concise
manner
o All home groups will complete the self study
section about Curriculum, Instruction and
Assessment.

16. 2014-2015 WASC GOALS
• Involvement of all staff and
stakeholders
• Create an effortless and
continuous WASC process
• Improvement of the school

17. What to Expect Next?
• Look for an email from me that will include
the following:
o Your Focus Group
o Google Drive training survey
o Our Current ESLRS
o CDS School profile
o CDS updated action plan
o WASC meeting dates
o WASC online resources
• Meet in your focus groups to plan the
information needed from the home groups
• Any Questions?