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Oliver Ames prepares for NEASC visit after year-long self-study identifying curriculum and ‘‘vision of the graduate’’ as priorities
Summary
Principal and co-chairs told the Easton School Committee that an October NEASC accreditation team will review Oliver Ames High School’s self-study, which finds strong facilities and student supports but needs work finishing written curriculum and formalizing a district-wide "vision of the graduate."
Oliver Ames High School will host a two-day accreditation visit from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) in October after a year-long self-study, Principal Kavanaugh told the Easton School Committee on Sept. 18.
The visit will include classroom observations, meetings with students, parents and teachers, and a review of a self-study the school produced over the past academic year, Kavanaugh said. The NEASC team will return a written report about six to eight weeks after the visit.
NEASC is a regional accreditor that evaluates schools on five standards with student learning at the center, Kavanaugh said. "What we love about the NEASC process is the emphasis is about growth," she said. The school used a steering committee of staff, students and parents…
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