QNSA Annual Evaluation policy

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Overall Procedures for the QNSA national school accreditation process A. Apply for school candidacy by completing candidacy forms and school description report. B. Initial visit to the school through school candidacy process C. Acquire candidacy certification with QNSA D. Begin self-study/self-evaluation E. Accreditation visit team to review or carry external evaluation. F. Decision on accreditation of school by the SEC. G. Re-evaluation and follow-up reports and the consequent dependence on them. H. Applying for school re-accreditation. Applying for QNSA Candidacy is First Step Schools must first apply for school candidacy with QNSA by completing appropriate school description forms and report. This is then followed by a school visit by QNSA to validate school description report. QNSA will then recommend QNSA candidacy stature to those schools meeting requirements to begin full accreditation process, and fulfill requirements for school re licensing. The school applies for accreditation within 18 months of receiving QNSA candidacy certification. The school does so by a letter of request filed by the school to the QNSA. At which, schools may begin the full accreditation process with the QNSA. The Accreditation Unit of QNSA sets a schedule with the school for self-study process. This includes school training and guidance of how to complete self-study, developing proper learning results and action planning for the school site. Self-study or Self-evaluation Process. During the nomination/candidacy period, the school should develop a school accreditation team, including designating a school accreditation team leader, and forms work teams for quality and seek help of experts to hold workshops on the accreditation process, and implement the requirements of quality assurance, carry out a self-directed study with the participation of beneficiaries in preparation for the external review for quality assurance. QNSA Policy for National Accreditation 5
The goals of the self-study report/school review requires the following from the school: 1. Develop a plan of improvement for the school (Action plans). 2. Provide supportive evidence of achievement of accreditation standards through data, reports, and evidence collection. 3. Identify and clarify the process of continuous improvement. 4. Identify process of development of school wide learning results, including use and impact of these learning results on all students. 5. Describe the methods used for quality assurance within the school. 6. Schools must show collaboration on development of self-study with representatives from all stakeholder groups. This includes governing body, administration, teachers, other staff, parents, and students. 7. The school applies for accreditation on the assumption that the accreditation requirements have been met and are supported. 8. The QNSA will provide schools with the materials, self-study preparation guidelines. The QNSA will select a visiting team and will submit names in advance to school requesting accreditation, ensuring that there is no conflict of interest. Schools with justifiable reasons may request the change of one or more of visiting team members. 9. The school provides a written report on self-study and any other supportive materials to the members of the visiting team of QNSA. 10. Preparing to host the review team of external quality assurance. The school should do the following: i. Preparation of school to receive the review team and prove that the school is ready for accreditation. ii. To notify the school community as a whole about the objectives of the visit and quality review. iii. Have sample members of school stakeholders involved in the self-study process, available during visiting team visit available for meeting with visiting team. 6 QNSA Policy for National Accreditation
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