KY Tech District Accreditation /
KENTUCKY TECH SCHEDULE
September 11-14, 2011
SACS Quality Assurance Review (QAR) Team Visit
SUNDAY, September 11Quality Assurance Review Team (QART) arrives
5:30-6:30pmQART dinner at Capital Plaza Hotel
Table reserved
7:00pm—9:00pmTeam Orientation Training/MeetingKentucky1 and 2 Room, Capital Plaza Hotel
MONDAY, September 12Objective: To interview key school district stakeholders and gather data, integral to the process of verifying the district’s guided self study and formulating appropriate systemic commendations and recommendations. All QAR Team events occur at the
Capital Plaza Hotel, 405 Wilkinson Blvd, Frankfort, KY40601 (502-227-5100) and
CapitalPlazaTower, 500 Mero Street, Frankfort, KY40601 (502-564-4286)
Time / Events / QART Meets with / WHO?7:00 – 8:00 am / Breakfast, Hotel (Opens at 6:30 am)
8:00 - 8:30am / Chair reviews schedule and logistics
Hotel Kentucky room / All QART members
8:30 - 9:15am / Executive Director’s overview of mission/vision, summary--continuous improvement planning process, system plan, improvement goals, results, quality assurance
TrainingCenter, 20th Floor / Dale Winkler, Executive Director, Wayne King, QAR Facilitator / All QART
members
9:15 - 10:00am / Interview
TrainingCenter, 20th Floor / Dale Winkler, Executive Director / All QART members
10:05 - 10:50am / Interview
TrainingCenter, 20th Floor / Joe Meyers, Secretary Education & Workforce Development Cabinet / All QART members
11:00 - 11:45am / Interview
TrainingCenter, 20th Floor / Branch Supervisors and Standards Team Chairs
Steve Bennett, Debbie Seider, Wayne King, Joe Morgan, Emily Hehl, Sarah Galliher, Pat Dennison, Dan Luttrell and Bill Denton / All QART members
Noon—12:45pm / Lunch (OCTE provide)
TrainingCenter, 20th Floor / All QART members
1:00 - 1:45pm / Interview
TrainingCenter, 20th Floor
Conference Room 21th Floor / 12 Principals whose schoolsare not being visited
12 Principals whose schoolsare not being visited / Team A
Team B
1:50 - 2:35pm / Interview
TrainingCenter, 20th Floor
Conference Room 21th Floor / 3 Area supervisors
Curriculum consultants / Team A
Team B
2:40 - 3:25pm / Interview
TrainingCenter, 20th Floor / Senator Vernie MaGaha, Dr. Justin Pate, Maysville Community and Technical College, Dr. Rebecca Simms, Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Mr. Mike Stone, Kentucky Association for Career and Technical Education / All QART members
3:40 / Depart for hotel / All QART members
3:40 – 5:30 pm / Work time
Hotel, Kentucky 1 and 2 / All QART members
5:30 - 7:00pm / Team Dinner
Hotel / All QART members
7:15 - 9:15pm / QAR Team Meeting
Share noteworthy observations from the day’s data gathering; work on reports / Kentucky1 and 2
Hotel—meeting room / All QART
members
TUESDAY, September 13Objective: To interview key stakeholders in a sampling of school sites and continue to gather data and verify the district’s guided self study from the school site’s perspective. Interview and observational data gathered through the school visits will play an integral role in formulating appropriate systemic commendations and recommendations for the district as well as verification of District Accreditation Standards.
SCHOOL VISITS
Each QAR mini team of 2 members will visit one to two schools. The specific schedule for school visits is included on “Team Member Assignments.” Central Office Supervisors will transport team members from the hotel to the schools (morning and afternoon), to lunch and back to the hotel.
General Visit Schedule:
- 7:30 – Leave Frankfort
- Arrival time varies at school
- Arrival time back in Frankfort varies
- School Visit(s) will include:
- School walk through with principal or designee (plus student escorts where possible; Team should use this opportunity to ask questions of students.)
- Interview each of the following groups at the school
Principal
Teachers
Students
Group of 6-10 school stakeholders such as a mixture of parentswho are not employees; community members; business partners; and new teachers, counselors and/or media specialists who have not otherwise been involved in the interviews.
- Lunch
Reminder—
Under District Accreditation, the Team’s purpose is to validate/corroborate the district’s assistance, support, direction, feedback, and quality assurance implementation; it is not making the visit to evaluate the school’s compliance with SACS accreditation requirements. There is not a report prepared on each school visited. The only documentation that the school has been requested to have available is its School Improvement Plan.
Time / Events / QART Meets with / WHO?5:00—7:00pm / Dinner as each mini team arrives / Kentucky1 and 2 meeting room / All QART members
7:15pm—9:15pm / QAR Team Meeting
Share noteworthy observations from the day’s data gathering; review the schedule of Central Office interviews by Standards’ teams on Wednesday. / Kentucky1 and 2 meeting room / All QART
members
WEDNESDAY, September 14Objective: To conduct any final interviews needed for Standards’ verification. To finalize all mini team reports and provide information for the Oral Exit Report. As a quality assurance team to review the major conclusions set forth in the Oral Exit Report and reach consensus prior to the report’s review by the Chair and Vice-Chair with the Superintendent and the general public.
Time / Events / QART Meets with / WHO?6:30 – 7:30 / Breakfast
Capital Plaza Hotel – table reserved / All QART members
7:30 - 10am / TrainingCenter, 20th Floor
Follow-up interviews with key Central Office staff to complete Accreditation Standards’ verification; Chair and Vice Chair circulate to interview groups. / All QART
members
10 am -1:00pm
1 p.m. / TrainingCenter, 20th Floor
Check out of hotel
Work time for finalizing all reports—submit reports
Chair and Vice Chair refine Oral Exit Report
All 7 standards’ reports presented orally to Team.
Team reviews Oral Exit Report findings; comes to consensus on findings--commendations and recommendations on District Accreditation
Turn in reports —hard copy, electronic copy, and Standards Tool
Lunch During this time
TrainingCenter, 20th Floor
QAR Chair and Vice Chair meet with Dale Winkler andWayne King to review commendations and recommendations that will be presented in the Oral Exit Report / All QART
members
Chair and Vice Chair
2 – 3 pm
3 pm / TrainingCenter, 20th Floor
SACS District Accreditation Oral Exit Report
Dale Winkler, OCTE Executive Director
Departure of Team members after meeting. / Chair
QART members
TEAM ASSIGNMENTS
Tuesday, September 13, 2011 Bill Denton is contact at OCTE (502-564-4286); Wayne King cell (502-330-7148)
7:30 am– 5:30 pm
School Visit / Dr. Bobby Storer (KY) / QAR Chair A –
Linda Floyd - Driver
606-224-2878
Madison Co. ATC
Doug West, Principal
859-624-4520
Clark Co. ATC
Karen Bothun, Principal
859-744-1250
Area Supervisor:
Linda Floyd
606-224-2878 / Madison Co. ATCand Clark Co. ATC
7:30-Leave Frankfort
8:35–Team arrives - Madison
8:35–Principal and Tour
9:35–Students
10:20–Stakeholders
11:05–Teachers
11:50- Lunch
12:30-Leave Madison
1:30 Arrive at Clark
1:30–Principal and Tour
2:15–Students
3:00–Stakeholders
3:45–Teachers
4:30 – Return Frankfort
5:30 – Arrive Frankfort
7:30 am–5:30 pm
School Visit / Dr. Mike Griffin (SC) / QAR Chair B –
Dale Winkler - Driver
502-352-8088
Carroll Co. ATC
Crystal Raisor, Principal
502-732-4479
Shelby Co. ATC
Susan Wiley, Principal
502-633-6554
Area Supervisor:
Mary Stratton
502-330-7158 / Carroll Co. ATC and Shelby Co. ATC
7:30-Leave Frankfort
8:30–Team arrives-Carroll
8:30–Teachers
9:15– Principal and Tour
10:00–Students
10:45– Stakeholders
11:30 –Lunch
12:15-Leave Carroll
1:30 Arrive at Shelby
1:30–Principal and Tour
2:15–Students
3:00–Stakeholders
3:45–Teachers
4:30 – Return Frankfort
5:15 – Arrive Frankfort
7:00 am–6:30 pm
School Visit / Mr. Daryn Morris (KY)/Mr. Stephen Weltsch (AZ) / QAR Team 2
Wayne King - Driver
502-330-7148
Russell ATC
Keith Parsons, Principal
606-836-1256
Greenup ATC
Sarah Johnson, Principal
606-473-9344
Area Supervisor:
Barney Judd
606-627-2892 / Russell ATC and Greenup ATC
7:00-Leave Frankfort
9:15-Arrive at Russell
9:15- Principal and Tour
9:45-Students
10:30-Teachers
11:15-Stakeholders
12:00-Lunch
12:30-Leave for Greenup
1:00-Arrive at Greenup
1:00-Principal and Tour
1:30-Students
2:15- Stakeholders
3:00-Teachers
3:45-Leave Greenup
6:15-Arrive Frankfort
7:30 am–6:30 pm
School Visit / Mr. Kendall Kearns(KY)/Ms. Penny Patterson (IN) / QAR Team 3
Joe Morgan - Driver
502-330-7149
C.E. McCormick
Joe Amann, Principal
859-635-4101
Area Supervisor:
Mary Stratton
502-330-7158
Mason Co. ATC
Jeremy McCloud,
Principal
606-759-7101
Area Supervisor:
Barney Judd
606-627-2892 / McCormick ATC and Mason Co. ATC
7:30-Leave Frankfort
9:15-Arrive at McCormick
9:15- Principal and Tour
9:45-Students
10:30-Teachers
11:15-Stakeholders
12:00-Lunch
12:30-Leave for Mason
1:30-Arrive at Mason
1:30-Principal and Tour
2:15-Students
3:00- Stakeholders
3:45-Teachers
4:30-Leave Mason
6:15-Arrive Frankfort
7:30 am–5:30 pm
School Visit / Ms. Karen Schneider (KY)/Ms. Marilyn Babyar (AZ) / QAR Team 4
Steve Bennett - Driver
502-330-8072
Bullitt Co. ATC
Brady Southwood, Principal
502-543-7018
Nelson Co. ATC
Rodney Nokes
502-348-9096
Area Supervisor
Mary Stratton
502-330-7158 / Bullitt Co. ATC and Nelson Co. ATC
7:30-Leave Frankfort
8:30–Team arrives
8:30–Principal and Tour
9:00–Students
9:45–Stakeholders
10:30–Teachers
11:30-Lunch
12:15-Leave for Nelson
1:15-Arrive at Nelson
1:15–Principal and Tour
2:00–Students
2:45–Stakeholders
3:30–Teachers
4:15 – Return Frankfort
5:15 – Arrive Frankfort
7:30 am–5:30 pm
School Visit / Mr. Leonard Whalen (KY)/Dr. William Conley (AZ) / QAR Team 5
Todd Nickens - Driver
502-229-1074
Margaret Gross, Principal
606-666-5153
Area Supervisor:
Barney Judd
606-627-2892 / Breathitt Co. ATC
7:30-Team leaves
9:45-Team arrives
9:45-Principal and Tour
10:30- Teachers
11:15-Students
12:00-Stakeholders
12:45-Lunch
1:45-Leave Breathitt
4:30-Arrive Frankfort
7:30 am–5:30 pm
School Visit / Ms. Loretta Dixon (KY)/Mr. Brent Chavous (SC) / QAR Team 6
Dan Luttrell - Driver
502-229-2724
Pulaski Co. ATC
Beth Hargis, Principal
606-678-2998
Area Supervisor:
Linda Floyd
606-224-2878 / Pulaski Co. ATC
7:30-Team leaves
9:30-Team arrives
9:30-Principal and Tour
10:15- Stakeholders
11:00-Students
11:45-Teachers
12:15-Lunch
1:15-Leave Pulaski
3:30-Arrive Frankfort
5:30 - 9 pm / Dinner
Team Meeting / QAR Team / Kentucky 1 and 2
Capital Plaza Hotel
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