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accreditation

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Duval County Public Schools welcomes you to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI) and Advance-Ed general information site.  This site has been developed to better inform the DCPS staff as well as provide information to the community at large regarding the new protocol of the SACS CASI and Advance-Ed District Accreditation as a Quality System process. SACS CASI District Accreditation is the highest level of accreditation that a school system can receive from this organization, and we are looking forward to this process.

Currently, all of the Duval County Public Schools  are fully accredited by SACS CASI. (The newly opened Chaffee Trail Elementary is in the process this school year.) Through this long-established method of accrediting schools, individual schools are reviewed each year for accreditation eligibility.

During the 2007-2008 school year, sought District accreditation by conducting a standards assessment review.  A Quality Assurance Review Team (QART) visited Duval County October 2008 to evaluate and confirm our work.  Receiving district accreditation will validate how well all of the parts of the education system – the district, school and classroom – work together to meet the needs of students.  It provides a comprehensive framework for continually improving student achievement and district performance. The process for district accreditation began in September 2007 and was completed in October 2008.

District Accreditation, as a quality assurance process, has corroborated our district’s efforts to provide quality education for all of our students and recognize our accomplishments.  We invite you to review the information on this website, become familiar with the process of quality assurance, and learn more about Duval County Public Schools.  You can also to read the full District Accreditation Report.

District Contact Person:
Phil Mobley

SACS-CASI Accreditation Chair:
Nikki Armato, Ph.D.