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Lyman Hall moves toward decennial NESC accreditation visit after collaborative review and growth‑plan work
Summary
Lyman Hall High School presented its New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC/NESC) collaborative conference findings, described commendations and priority growth areas, and said the decennial accreditation visit is scheduled for May next year.
Lyman Hall High School staff told the Instructional Committee they remain accredited and are in the review cycle leading to a decennial accreditation visit next May.
Joe Corso, leading the presentation for Lyman Hall, summarized the accreditation cycle used by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC/NESC): a self‑reflection, a collaborative conference (a two‑day visiting team review), a school growth plan tied to the visiting team’s recommendations, and then a final decennial visit. Corso said the collaborative conference took place last May and produced commendations along with priority growth areas.
The visiting team commended the school’s opportunities for self‑directed learning, a safe and inclusive learning environment, a robust SRBI program, a committed counseling department and professional learning groups for staff. Corso singled out the custodial and maintenance team for keeping an aging facility in good condition during tours and visits by the accreditation team.
Corso said the school met seven of eight foundational accreditation standards earlier in the cycle; the missing element — a “vision of a graduate” or district portrait of a graduate — has been developed and approved, which he said will allow the school to meet all eight standards by the decennial visit. Corso identified three priority growth areas for implementation over the coming years: building shared understanding of the portrait of a graduate across stakeholders; strengthening consistently formatted, graded and aligned curriculum documents; and enhancing family and community engagement including business and higher‑education partnerships.
Corso said the school growth plan has been submitted and that the decennial visiting team will include roughly seven or eight educators from across New England; the board will have an opportunity to meet with the visiting team during that visit. Committee members thanked Corso and his staff for a substantial amount of preparatory work and for involving a broad set of staff and students in the self‑reflection and planning process.
No formal action was taken; the presentation was informational and the committee expressed support for the school’s ongoing work toward full accreditation.
