1.
How
well
is
your
school/district
already
doing
with
these
things?
Vision,
Mission
and
Culture
What
aspects
of
your
current
school/district
vision
and
culture
support
college
readiness
and
global
competence?
Academics
Does
your
school/district
have
a
strong
academic
record
(achievement
on
state
assessments,
retention
rate,
graduation
rate,
college-­‐bound
rate,
etc)?
In
what
areas
could
you
improve?
Globally
focused
curriculum
Is
curriculum
articulated
in
all
subject
areas/grade
levels?
In
what
ways
are
globally
significant
issues
and
topics
infused
into
the
current
curriculum?
Project
and
Inquiry-­‐based
learning
In
what
ways
have
project
and
performance-­‐based
assessment
opportunities
utilized
in
the
school?
What
training
and
on-­‐going
support
is
available
to
teachers
who
employ
this
approach?
World
language
What
languages
are
currently
offered?
To
what
extent
are
world
languages
a
priority
in
the
school
or
woven
into
other
curriculums/courses?
Out
of
school
learning
opportunities/elective
What
types
of
out-­‐of-­‐school
learning
opportunities
are
afforded
to
students
(before
or
after
school)?
To
what
extent
are
those
experiences
aligned
with
in-­‐
school
learning?
For
course
credit?
What
types
of
electives
are
offered
to
students?
AP/College
Credit
Opportunities
What
types
of
Advanced
Placement
or
College
credit
opportunities
are
available
to
students?
Do
all
students
have
equal
access
and
opportunity?
Multiple
Forms
of
Assessment/
Does
the
school/district
utilize
a
variety
of
assessments
to
Capstone
Project
gauge
the
growth
and
success
of
students?
(Formative,
summative,
benchmark,
local
and
state
assessments)
Is
there
a
final
capstone
project
or
portfolio
assessment
that
all
students
complete
to
graduate?
Engaging
instructional
strategies
To
what
extent
do
teacher
differentiate
instruction
and
engage
active
student
learning?
What
does
that
look
like
in
your
school?
Multi-­‐tiered
interventions
What
types
of
interventions
are
available
to
students
before
they
fail?
What
mechanisms
are
in
place
to
support
students
that
struggle
(academically,
socially
and
emotionally)?
Use
of
technology
and
new
media
How
accessible
is
technology
to
students
on
a
daily
basis?
Is
technology
integrated
into
the
curriculum
in
a
meaningful
way?
Is
technology
utilized
to
make
connections
&
collaborate
with
teachers
and
students
from
around
the
world?

2.
Service
Learning
Do
students
have
multiple
opportunities
to
engage
in
service
learning
in
their
local
community?
Internships
Do
students
have
an
opportunity
to
apply
skills
and
knowledge
to
real
world
situations
and
problems
by
completing
an
internship
in
their
local
community?
Diverse
faculty
and
staff
Is
the
faculty
and
staff
that
constitute
your
staff
made
up
of
diverse
(ethnic,
racial,
experiential)
individuals?
What
efforts
are
made
to
ensure
that
diversity
is
present?
Professional
learning
for
adults
In
what
ways
are
the
adults
in
the
organization
engaged
in
professional
learning?
What
indicates
that
professional
learning
is
an
important
component
of
continued
growth
and
success
as
an
organization?
How
is
time
provided
to
allow
for
professional
learning?
Do
you
utilize
norms
and
protocols
to
guide
your
work
together?
Family
and
student
involvement
In
what
ways
are
families
and
students
given
a
voice
in
their
school?
To
what
extent
are
they
involved
or
considered
in
the
decision
making
process?
Use
of
data
to
inform
instruction
How
is
data
used
to
make
decisions
(about…curriculum,
instruction,
budgeting,
staffing,
programs,
etc)
in
the
organization?
What
formal
process
or
structures
are
in
place
to
facilitate
the
use
of
this
data?
Travel
opportunities
(students
and
staff)
To
what
extent
are
students
or
staff
traveling
domestically
or
internationally?
What
structures
or
practices
either
assist
or
hinder
this
practice?
Partnerships
(local)
What
are
some
of
the
key
local
partnerships
the
school/district
has
forged
with
business,
community
organizations,
etc?
How
have
these
relationships
been
formed
and
maintained?
What
additional
partnerships
could
be
beneficial?
Partnerships
(national/international)
What
are
some
of
the
key
national/international
partnerships
the
school/district
has
forged
with
business,
community
organizations,
etc?
How
have
these
relationships
been
formed
and
maintained?
What
additional
partnerships
could
be
beneficial?
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