Accreditation Goals

The Charge

During each academic year, an on-going dialogue takes place among selected parent and staff representatives who make up the District Accountability, Accreditation, and Advisory Committee (DAAAC). This group is charged to develop, approve and monitor an accreditation plan to improve the educational achievement in the school district and to administer the accreditation process for each school in the District. A report is submitted to the Colorado Department of Education for an Annual Assessment Review. A district that shows adequate growth and meets state accreditation indicators will maintain its accreditation status. All schools (including the Cheyenne Mountain Charter Academy) in the Cheyenne Mountain District have been accredited by the District and the District is accredited by the state of Colorado.

Accreditation Indicators include:

• Evidence of District content standards and performance levels
• Evidence of District standards, goals and requirements
• Evidence of assessments to measure achievement
• Evidence that District standards meet or exceed state model content standards
• Goals and strategies to improve graduation and attendance rates
• Periodic reviews of each school
• Recognition of high performing schools and intervention for unsatisfactory performance
• Goals for informing and involving parents and families

District Accreditation Goals and Strategies:

1.	To increase the levels of achievement for all students
	A.	Increase CSAP student proficiency levels in all tested areas with the goal of 100% of students at proficient or advanced levels by 2007, with one year's continuous growth for each student for each year.
	B.	Decrease by 25% the number of 3rd grade students reading below grade level as indicated by CSAP data.

2.	To increase accountability at all levels
	A.	Redefine current district and school accountability committee parameters to include providing input for and monitoring of school accreditation contracts.
	B.	Evaluate teacher and administrator performance on knowledge and proficiency levels in the delivery of standards-based instruction.
	C.	Increase annually the use of data to measure student achievement to guide professional development and to assess teacher effectiveness.
	D.	Align 100% of curriculum and assessment to content standards by 2006-2007.