STAGES OF INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATION

Preliminary steps

Stages of school self-evaluation

• Creating a Guiding Committee with working groups.
• Planning and organizing the self-evaluation process.
• Identifying the situation and preparing the self-evaluation information, involving the whole team in the process.
• Conducting the self-evaluation process and making decisions by the school management based on a review of the school information and decisions to improve the organization's performance.

The main principles to be taken into account by secondary education organizations when writing a self-evaluation report:

• The report should reflect the school's performance in light of the realization of its mission, goals and strategic planning.
• All conclusions should be justified and supported by relevant supporting documents.
• The text may refer to materials available on the school's website or on its server, which should be made available to the external expert group.

External evaluation procedure:

• Once the final version of the self-evaluation report has been received, the IQAA and the school prepare for the external evaluation.
• The IQAA forms an expert group and determines the timing of the external evaluation of the school.
• The agency coordinator approves the program of the external evaluation with the head of the expert group and the school.
• In accordance with the visiting program, the expert group assesses the school's performance.
• Following the results of the external visit, the expert group prepares a report and provides the school management with the preliminary results of the external evaluation.

The program of the external expert group's school visit includes:

• Interview with the school director
• Interviews with deputy directors
• Interviews with heads of methodological associations
• Interviews with teaching staff
• Interviews with students
• Interviews with the parents of students
• Visual inspection of the school
• Visits to classrooms, laboratories, library, student support services
• Sample visits to classes
• Examination of school records
• External experts discussing the results of the external evaluation
• Presentation of preliminary results to school management in private

1. Consideration by the Accreditation Council of the school's accreditation materials.

2. The Accreditation Council makes a decision on accreditation of a secondary education organization.

3. In case of successful accreditation - registration and issuance of a certificate of accreditation of a secondary education organization for the relevant term.