Roycemore Self Study Timeline

INTHEYEARPRECEDINGTHESELFSTUDY(Year1)
Seethattheschoolandboardreview,revise(asnecessary),andreendorsethe
schoolsstatementsofmission,philosophy,andgoals
Seethatthecurriculumguideisrevisedandcurrent,andprovidesasuccinct
descriptionofthescopeandsequenceoftheprogram.Considercreatinga
streamlinedversion.
Undertakeasurveyofallconstituents
Developacommitteestructuretoundertaketheselfstudy,creatingtheappropriate
committeesnecessarytoaddressallthetopicsrequiredtobestudiedbyanISACS
accreditation;incorporateallthefacultyandadministration,aswellasrepresentatives
fromparentsandtrustees.
Createacalendarfortheselfstudythatmayincludedinservicemeetingtimes
(portionsofAllSchoolFacultymeetings,beginningMarch5,willbedevotedto
SelfStudycommitteemeetings,inadditiontomeetingtimessetbyCommittee
chairs)
INTHEYEAROFTHESELFSTUDY(Year2)
Decideonglobalquestionstoask,ifany,orthemestopursueacrossallcommittees
(Howwillyourselfstudyareaeffectchangeinachievingourvisionofexcellence
intheSchool?)
EstablishDeadlines
May1,2015
Mission, Philosophy & Goals (Smith chair, Daugherty Steering)
Local Community (Daugherty chair, Loperena Steering)
Equity & Justice (DiIorio chair, Klein Steering)
Personnel (Bennett chair, Dreiling Steering)
School Plant & Facilities (K. Dreiling chair, S. Dreiling Steering)
September15,2015
Governance (Smith chair, Orzoff Steering)
School Advancement (Wright chair, Ludwig Steering)
Parent Community (Collazo chair, Ludwig Steering)
School Climate (Coffeen chair, Loperena Steering)
Student Personnel (Klein chair, Griffin Steering)
Administration (DiIorio chair, Griffin Steering)
Business & Finance (Warren chair, Orzoff Steering)
JST (Dreiling chair, Loperena Steering)
Media Centers (Wirth chair, Daugherty Steering)
December1,2015
Admissions & Financial Aid (Avery chair, Griffin Steering)

Early Childhood (Ludwig chair, Daugherty Steering)

Lower School (Orzoff chair, Griffin Steering)
English (Hunt chair, Klein Steering)
History (Byrnes chair, Orzoff Steering)
Extracurricular Activities (Dreiling chair, Loperena Steering)
Science (Showers chair, DiIorio Steering)
Math (Brickman chair, Klein Steering)
Fine Arts (ODonnell chair, Dreiling Steering)
Foreign Language (Loperena chair, Dreiling Steering)
PE (Linkhart chair, DiIorio Steering)
Learning Assistance (Griffin chair, Daugherty Steering)
Technology (Shutters chair, Ludwig Steering)
Auxiliary Programs (Collazo chair, DiIorio Steering)
Leadthecommitteesthroughtheprocessofquestionformulation,datagathering,and
synthesisofthinking
VerifycompliancewithallISACSStandardsofMembership
Editcommitteereportstoensureconsistencyofstyle,tone,andformat.All
committeeandsubcommitteereportsaretofollowthesamefourpartformat
(overview,strengths,challenges,plansandprioritiesnomorethanfourorfive
itemsineachsection;nomorethanthreetofivepagespercommitteereport).
Arrangeforavisittotheschoolbythevisitingteamleadertoreviewfacilities,
progressontheselfstudy,andlogistics(accommodations,schedule,computer
arrangements,etc.).

INTHEYEAROFTHEVISIT(Year3)
Sendfinalselfstudytoprinter(midFebruary)
Sendmailingtoallteammembers(earlyMarch)thatincludesthefollowing:
Generalinformationabouttheschool
Traveldirections,lodginginformation,andgeneralvisitlogistics
Mailthefinalselfstudyreportsandsendanelectronicversiontoeachmemberofthe
visitingteamandonecopyelectronicallytoISACSbyearlymidMarch.
Assembleallmaterialsrequiredtobemadeavailableinthevisitingteamconference
rooms(addendandappendices)
Visit(earlymidApril)