ICAA External Review Team Member Training Follow-up

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If you were unable to attend the full training or need a refresher, you may view the recording at the bottom of this page.

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External Review Team Training Quiz

First Name

Last Name

School Name

School City and State

I am fluent in (select all that apply)

English

Spanish

For the 2023-2024 year, I am interested in serving on

One External Review Visit

Two External Review Visits

Three External Review Visits

ICAA's role can be most accurately compared to that of

Darth Vader

Gandalf

Captain Hook

Scar

When serving as a Team Member, you should evaluate the school through the lens of your own school's mission and procedures.

True

False

Prior to the visit, you should NOT

Ignore communication from your Lead Evaluator

Review all evidence presented for your assigned domain

Read and be familiar with the school's Self-Assessment

Write an initial draft of your portion of the report

Triangulation of Data includes

Stakeholder Interviews, Self-Assessment, and Improvement Priorities

Self-Assessment and Classroom Observations

Classroom Observations, Improvement Priorities, and Stakeholder Interviews

Stakeholder Interviews, Self Assessment, and Classroom Observations

The ELEOT 2.0 is a tool used to evaluate teachers' performance.

True

False

Which stakeholder groups are NOT required interviews during a visit?

Students

Parents

Alumni

Teachers

Board Members / Pastors

Administrators

When you meet a high quality employee of the school on your visit, you should make them a job offer.

True

False

When it comes to stakeholder interviews, you should AVOID

Preparing a list of questions beforehand while reviewing documentation

Asking questions that are broad enough to learn but specific enough to gather what you need

Being aggressive in your approach

Remembering you are identifying systemic information, not information about individuals

The Early Learning Standards must only be evaluated for schools seeking to accredit ages/grades below 5-year-old Kindergarten.

True

False

When collaborating with your team, be sure to

Start a revolt against your Lead Evaluator

Always refer to the Standards

During stakeholder interviews, you should

Introduce yourself personally, then listen but do not take notes

Share the time with your team members and create a conversational environment

Let them know what domain you are working on and try to "catch" them in their answers

A status of Accredited means the school meets all Assurances and every Domain average is at or above 2.00.

True

False

The team's determination of status (Accredited, Advisement, Warned, or Probation) is final.

True

False

The report presented to the Administrator at the end of the visit will include

Powerful Practices, Areas for Improvement, and Stakeholder Feedback

Areas for Improvement, Improvement Priorities, and Stakeholder Feedback

Powerful Practices, Improvement Priorities, and Stakeholder Feedback

Powerful Practices, Areas for Improvement, and Improvement Priorities

Improvement Priorities must use verbs that are clearly related to action.

True

False

Before, during, and after the visit, confidentiality should be carefully observed.

True

False

Training Resources

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Thank you for attending the ICAA External Review Team Member Training!

Please take this short quiz to:

Complete your training as a Team Member

Earn 1 CEU