Spearfish High School Accreditation

Spearfish High School has been an accredited high school for the past 76 years.  We are continuing this tradition by teaming with North Central Association (NCA) and the Commission on Accreditation & School Improvement (CASI).

This site is intended to provide information regarding the process of accreditation and our current progress.

The Accreditation Process

 

 

Benefits of Acreditation

 

School Improvement Committee Structure

 

Introducing the Staff to AdvancED

Student Presentation October 31, 2008

Staff Presentation of QAR Report

 

SHS Peer-to-Peer Best Practice

SHS School Improvement Timeline

Inservice Agenda August 8th, 2008

Inservice Agenda October 13, 2008

Inservice Agenda November 11, 2008

Inservice Agenda January 19, 2009

Seven AdvancEd Standards


Complete Standards Document

Examples of Evidence Document

Capacity Survey Results for SHS

 

SHS School Improvement Plan Math

NASSP Best Practices Math

SHS School Improvement Plan Reading and Writing

Reading and Writing Best Practices NASSP

SHS SAR PDF

 

Professional Development

Overview of the AdvancED Standards and Accreditation Process for Schools

 

 

What is Continuous School Improvement?

Most Frequently Asked Questions: Parents and Public

Frequently Asked Questons: A Brochure for Parents

 

Mission Statement

"Empowering All Students to Succeed in a Changing World"

 

Belief Statements

  • We believe all individuals can be successful lifelong learners.

  • We believe educational excellence is achieved through effective, diverse instruction and high expectations.

  • We believe the cornerstones of learning are integrity, empathy, responsibility, honesty, respect, and accountability.

  • We believe in success through healthy choices, civic responsibility, strong work ethic, and cultural awareness.

  • We believe learning requires a commitment from students, teachers, administrators, support staff, parents and community.

  • We believe all people should be global citizens in a changing world.

  • We believe an educational environment should be physically and emotionally safe and supportive.