Board approves accreditation recommendations; district reports most schools in top performance categories
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District staff recommended and the board approved accreditation designations using CDE frameworks: three schools moved to performance; Timberline exited the accountability clock; district expects 87% of schools in the performance category after reconsiderations.
The St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J board on Wednesday approved accreditation recommendations for district schools based on Colorado Department of Education guidelines and the district's School Performance Frameworks.
Jamie Ball, liaison to the district accountability and accreditation committee (DAC), summarized the process and results. Ball said three schools moved up to a "performance" rating this year (Northridge Elementary, Rocky Elementary and Sunset Middle School), and Timberline maintained its improvement status and has exited the accountability clock after two consecutive years. Ball told the board the district expects, after requests for reconsideration, that about 87% of schools will be in the performance category and 9% in improvement; two schools have insufficient state data ratings.
Ball said the district uses the school performance frameworks to consider academic achievement, academic growth and postsecondary/workforce readiness and that DAC includes parents, community members and school representatives.
Board members and the superintendent praised staff for the outcomes. "There is a lot of hard work that goes into moving a school up an accreditation level," one board member said. The board moved, seconded and approved the accreditation recommendations by recorded vote. Missus Weiss was absent.