1. WASC / CDS
2014-2015

2. Is our school perfect?
Observe
AnalyzeAct

3. Why is WASC Important?
• The process is one that allows our school to
improve.
• Gives our school accreditation so our students’
diplomas mean something!!
• Because we care about the future of all our
students

4. 2014-2015 WASC GOALS
• Involvement of all staff and
stakeholders
• Create an effortless and
continuous WASC process
• Improvement of the school

5. What is the WASC
Process?
• Ongoing, repeating, 6 year process!
• Where are we now in 2014-2015?!
o Year 2!!
• Assessing/collecting evidence of CDS progress on the WASC
recommendations from the 2012 WASC revisit
o Year 3
• WASC visiting committee
• Completion of a WASC self-study
o Determines if we receive accreditation and for how long

6. Self Study
VisitFollow-up
Observe
AnalyzeAction
The WASC Process?

7. To Receive Accreditation
We Must!!
• Have 5 outcomes:
o 1) Must have the involvement of all staff and stakeholders
o 2) Must have the clarification and measurement of what all students
should know, understand, and be able to do through expected school
wide learning results (ESLRS) and academic standards
o 3) Must have the gathering and analyzing of data about students and
student achievement
o 4) Must have the assessment of the entire school program and its impact
on student learning in relation to expected school-wide learning results
(ESLRS), academic standards, and WASC criteria
o 5) Must have an action plan for student achievement

8. What is the Self-Study?
• An in depth look into CDS that answers two
questions:
o 1) How are the students achieving?
o 2) Is the school doing everything possible to support high achievement for
all its students?
• Comprised of:
o 3 groups
• End Result:
o Self-study report
o Updated 3-5 year single plan for student achievement
o Full 6 year accreditation!!

9. 3 Groups
• Leadership
Team
o School
Administrators
o WASC coordinator
• Home Groups
(All Teachers)
• Admissions
• Facility
• Finance
• HR and clerical
• IT
• Math
• Science
• Social Studies
• World
Language
• English
• P.E.
• Parents
• First Program
• Middle School
• High School
• Focus Groups
• 4 groups that
do an in depth
look into the 4
WASC criteria:
o Organization for
Student Learning
o Curriculum,
Instruction, and
Assessment
o Support for Student
Personal and
Academic Growth
o Resource
Management and
Development

10. Organization for Student
Learning
• Dr Park
• Ryan Rutherford,
• Jennifer Kim
• Christina Kim
• David Hill

11. Curriculum, Instruction,
and Assessment
• Mrs Shim
• Julian Taylor
• Kelly Cho
• Ian Kennedy
• Peter
Mukwevho
• Claire Park
• Marybeth
Anderson
• Ramon
Chapa III
• Edina Yoon
• Jessie
Begelfer
• Jennifer Lee

12. Support for Student
Personal and Academic
Growth
• Christine Oh
• Maria Lee
• Victor Cho
• Ilho Pak
• Craig Tronsgard
• Sunwoo Hwang

13. Resource Management
and Development
• Jiho Park
• Ana Sokoli
• Heather Kim
• Jonathon Cho
• Jin Greene

14. How does this work?
• Leadership team will assign three
criteria based on the school profile
information
• Focus groups will ask questions or ask
for information from Home groups
• Home groups will provide information
and evidence to the Focus groups

15. What is Asked of You?!
• Participate!
o Attend your home and focus group meetings
and provide meaningful information in a concise
manner
o All home groups will complete the self study
section about Curriculum, Instruction and
Assessment.

16. 2014-2015 WASC GOALS
• Involvement of all staff and
stakeholders
• Create an effortless and
continuous WASC process
• Improvement of the school

17. What to Expect Next?
• Look for an email from me that will include
the following:
o Your Focus Group
o Google Drive training survey
o Our Current ESLRS
o CDS School profile
o CDS updated action plan
o WASC meeting dates
o WASC online resources
• Meet in your focus groups to plan the
information needed from the home groups
• Any Questions?