PACE PREPARATORY ACADEMY The journey toward excellence and NCA CASI Accreditation
OUR STORY AND CHALLENGES 4 years ago- not much was right Sub-standard curriculum Students dropping out Students cheating AIMS scores in the low double digits Intervention was not being practiced Direction was driven by emotion and lots of paper
DETERMINED TO IMPROVE THE SCHOOL Become NCA Accredited Better curriculum Teacher PD had to be put into place Quickly transition into the new Common Core Standards Integrate into the STEM model Better information rather than more information Improve student engagement
BETTER CURRICULUM Proven track record Comprehensive Met State & Common Core Standards Knowledgeable and available Tech Support Minimal impact on technology needs Affordable
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Aligned to new curriculum Aligned to Common Core Standards Aligned to STEM Timely Easy learning curve Staff buy-in
USEFUL DATA FOR: Assessments Placement Intervention Students Parents Teachers ADE reports And on, and on, and on…
USEFUL DATA BY: School Subject/ Class / Teacher Student Time spent Last Activity Progress Tracking Daily Activity Attendance
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
Most Students want to learn They need constant feed back They need to be engaged They need measurable goals and results
Students need to be taught the way they
best learn
NCA CASI ACCREDITATION North Central Association Commission on Accreditation
and School Improvement Their primary focus it that the school is proficient in Assessments and proper placement Providing proper instruction Gathering the pertinent data (assessments) Key is student performance data Appling the data to quickly react to the students’ needs Examples of Evidence
THE PERFECT SOLUTION A+ Learning System and A+ Connector was the perfect
investment that met all of the criteria that we needed to fulfill our goals NCA was excited that we are using A+ NCA wasn’t aware of the Connector’s capabilities and that the Connector was in ‘real-time’ Training program is excellent – Chloe & LaRae
