School Quality Factors

Clear Direction

The capacity to agree upon, define and clearly communicate to stakeholders the direction, mission and goals that the institution is committed to achieving.

Healthy Culture

The shared values, beliefs, written and unwritten rules, assumptions and behavior of stakeholders within the school community that shape the school's social norms and create opportunities for everyone to be successful.

High Expectations

An institution’s stated commitment and demonstrated actions in support of high expectations for all stakeholders, including excellent student learning outcomes and success, high levels of teacher quality and support, leadership effectiveness, proactive community engagement, and valuable parent involvement.

Impact of Instruction

The capacity of every teacher to purposefully and intentionally create an environment that empowers all student to be successful in their learning and reach expected levels of achievement including readiness to transition to the next level of learning or career

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Resource Management

The ability of a school to plan, secure, and allocate its resources (human, material, and fiscal) to meet the needs of every learner.

Efficacy of Engagement

The capacity to engage learners and other stakeholders in an effective manner to improve learning outcomes.

Implementation Capacity

The ability of a school to execute, with consistency, actions designed to improve organizational and instructional effectiveness.