
District Accreditation
WE HAVE DISTRICT ACCREDITATION!
All of our schools are accredited!
The School District of Palm Beach County earned district accreditation status in 2008. The next external quality assurance review is scheduled for January 27-30, 2013.
AdvancED provides a 5-year accreditation cycle:

NEW STANDARDS FOR QUALITY UNVEILED
AdvancED NEW Standards for Quality (5 standards and 33 indicators) will go into effect in the 2012-13 school year.
The 5 standards and 33 indicators are re-formatted into these integrated themes:

NEW VS PREVIOUS Accreditation Standards
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Previous Standards |
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- Governance and Leadership
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- Governance and Leadership
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- Teaching and Assessing for Learning
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- Resources and Support Systems
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- Documenting and Using Results
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- Using Results for Continuous Improvement
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- Resources and Support Systems
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- Stakeholder Communication and Relationships
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- Commitment to Continuous Improvement
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WHO IS AdvancED AND SACS CASI
The AdvancED Accreditation Process, a protocol embraced around the world, is a clear and comprehensive program of evaluation and external review, supported by research-based standards, and dedicated to helping schools, districts and education providers continuously improve.
AdvancED is the world’s largest education community, serving more than 27,000 public and private schools and districts across the United States and in 69 countries that educate over 15 million students.
As the global leader in advancing education excellence through accreditation and school improvement, AdvancED brings together more than 100 years of experience and the expertise of the three largest US-based accreditation agencies —
the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI), Northwest Accreditation Commission (NWAC), and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI).

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI) is a division of AdvancED. The mission of SACS CASI is the improvement of education in the south through accreditation.
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