What is Accreditation?

“Accreditation is a voluntary method of quality assurance developed more than 100 years ago by the American universities and secondary schools, and designed primarily to distinguish schools adhering to a set of educational standards. System accreditation nurtures and supports individual school improvement while aligning it with the overall School District improvement. The accreditation process incorporates a performance based model that has a five year cycle of continuous improvement.”

(Excerpt from the M-DCPS System Accreditation webpage.) 

For more information and resources concerning the accreditation process, please visit Miami-Dade County Public Schools System Accreditation webpage.

System Accreditation Resources:

• Dante B. Fascell Elementary School – Accreditation Report
• District Accreditation Brochure – English
• District Accreditation Brochure – Spanish
• Office of School Improvement
• • 2013-2014 School Improvement Plan (SIP)
  • SIP Archives (School Years: 2005 through 2013) – via Office of School Improvement
• Annual Climate Survey – Dadeschools.net
  • 2012-2013 School Climate Survey – Results
  • 2011-2012 School Climate Survey – Results
  • 2010-2011 School Climate Survey – Results