Accreditation Timeline:
January 2014:
*Superintendent submitted a letter to AdvancED giving notification of the interest in pursuing system accreditation based on our current individual school accreditation status.
*A letter was received accepting the intention for system accreditation with instruction concerning the necessary paperwork to be received prior to the Readiness Review.
March 2014
*Readiness Review was conducted
*Letter was received from AdvancED announcing that the Towns County School System is a candidate for System Accreditation
*A letter of commitment from Towns County Schools was submitted to AdvancED
2014-2015 School Year
*A timeline for collecting documents was created
*Standard Accreditation Committees were formed
*Stakeholder surveys were conducted
*Self Assessments were completed by standard review accreditation committees
*All pieces of the accreditation report began to be compiled
*The district contact participated in an external review team in Lumpkin County to learn more about the process
*The district contact attended the AdvancED Conference to gain information about completing the reports
August 2015
*The external review team for Towns County Schools was formed by AdvancED and communication between the lead evaluator and the district contact began.
September 2015
*The Accreditation Reports were finalized and submitted
*Final Preparations made for the October visit
October 2015
External Review by AdvancED Evaluator Team
January 2014:
*Superintendent submitted a letter to AdvancED giving notification of the interest in pursuing system accreditation based on our current individual school accreditation status.
*A letter was received accepting the intention for system accreditation with instruction concerning the necessary paperwork to be received prior to the Readiness Review.
March 2014
*Readiness Review was conducted
*Letter was received from AdvancED announcing that the Towns County School System is a candidate for System Accreditation
*A letter of commitment from Towns County Schools was submitted to AdvancED
2014-2015 School Year
*A timeline for collecting documents was created
*Standard Accreditation Committees were formed
*Stakeholder surveys were conducted
*Self Assessments were completed by standard review accreditation committees
*All pieces of the accreditation report began to be compiled
*The district contact participated in an external review team in Lumpkin County to learn more about the process
*The district contact attended the AdvancED Conference to gain information about completing the reports
August 2015
*The external review team for Towns County Schools was formed by AdvancED and communication between the lead evaluator and the district contact began.
September 2015
*The Accreditation Reports were finalized and submitted
*Final Preparations made for the October visit
October 2015
External Review by AdvancED Evaluator Team