"99% of FCPS schools accredited" -- which ones aren't and what does it mean?

[Anonymous]

If 99% are accredited, which ones aren't and what does that mean for those that aren't?

[Anonymous]

Maybe the special ed ones or the ones for kids who aren't allowed to go to regular public school because of various issues?

[Anonymous]

Last year, most schools were fully accredited while several schools were partially accredited.

https://www.fcps.edu/news/ninety-six-percent-fcps-schools-fully-accredited

This year, only one school is not fully accredited (after the state changed the standards for accreditation).

https://www.fcps.edu/news/ninety-nine-percent-fcps-schools-fully-accredited

[Anonymous]

Why did they change the state accreditation? Hopefully not because schools were not meeting a benchmark.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Last year, most schools were fully accredited while several schools were partially accredited.

https://www.fcps.edu/news/ninety-six-percent-fcps-schools-fully-accredited

This year, only one school is not fully accredited (after the state changed the standards for accreditation).

https://www.fcps.edu/news/ninety-nine-percent-fcps-schools-fully-accredited

Yes, I can read news releases. But, that doesn't tell me which schools are unaccredited and what the means for those schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Last year, most schools were fully accredited while several schools were partially accredited.

https://www.fcps.edu/news/ninety-six-percent-fcps-schools-fully-accredited

This year, only one school is not fully accredited (after the state changed the standards for accreditation).

https://www.fcps.edu/news/ninety-nine-percent-fcps-schools-fully-accredited

Yes, I can read news releases. But, that doesn't tell me which schools are unaccredited and what the means for those schools.

The one FCPS that is accredited with conditions is an elementary school, Fort Belvoir ES.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Last year, most schools were fully accredited while several schools were partially accredited.

https://www.fcps.edu/news/ninety-six-percent-fcps-schools-fully-accredited

This year, only one school is not fully accredited (after the state changed the standards for accreditation).

https://www.fcps.edu/news/ninety-nine-percent-fcps-schools-fully-accredited

Yes, I can read news releases. But, that doesn't tell me which schools are unaccredited and what the means for those schools.

The one FCPS that is accredited with conditions is an elementary school, Fort Belvoir ES.

Hard to blame FCPS when an elementary school on a military base that's full of kids who've transferred from other school systems can't meet all the state benchmarks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Last year, most schools were fully accredited while several schools were partially accredited.

https://www.fcps.edu/news/ninety-six-percent-fcps-schools-fully-accredited

This year, only one school is not fully accredited (after the state changed the standards for accreditation).

https://www.fcps.edu/news/ninety-nine-percent-fcps-schools-fully-accredited

Yes, I can read news releases. But, that doesn't tell me which schools are unaccredited and what the means for those schools.

The one FCPS that is accredited with conditions is an elementary school, Fort Belvoir ES.

Hard to blame FCPS when an elementary school on a military base that's full of kids who've transferred from other school systems can't meet all the state benchmarks.

I think that there are a lot of lower level enlisted (ie young 20s, high school degree only) parents living on base, where the higher level enlisted (middle class, some college or degrees, older parents) and officers (upper middle class, college educated or higher) mostly live off base.

Fort Belvoir just has a higher concentration of younger and less educated parents. When you combine that with the stress of deployments and frequent moves, it can take a toll on student achievement.

[Anonymous]

15:32 is right. The kids on base include a lot of enlisted and they are from other states and their parents are gone (sometimes). It's a real mixture -- which is why a national standard for education made a lot of sense for these kids -- if they move from Oklahoma, they should be doing the same curriculum... of course, it didn't happen b/c VA doesn't do common core. The Army tends to move their people more frequently than some of the other branches.

[Anonymous]

How sad that this is the best we can do for the children of parents who give their all in service to our country!

[Anonymous]

Does a loss of accreditation mean any loss of resources? It sounds like they would really need it more than many so sure hope not but wonder like others what it does mean.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does a loss of accreditation mean any loss of resources? It sounds like they would really need it more than many so sure hope not but wonder like others what it does mean.

Eventually schools that lose accreditation year after year are forced to close.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How sad that this is the best we can do for the children of parents who give their all in service to our country!

FCPS and the federal government spend plenty on the two elementary schools at Fort Belvoir, including building and opening a new school within the past five years. If one of the two schools is less than fully accredited, it's not due to any lack of effort on FCPS's part.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does a loss of accreditation mean any loss of resources? It sounds like they would really need it more than many so sure hope not but wonder like others what it does mean.

No, it means more paperwork for staff and more oversight for administration.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does a loss of accreditation mean any loss of resources? It sounds like they would really need it more than many so sure hope not but wonder like others what it does mean.

Quite the opposite. These schools get more resources in terms of staffing, professional learning and support for planning.