CCEA Newsletter September 2003, Page 5

Text Box: dated. The subsequent self-study will be a review of the compilation of all the school’s progress in relation to its identified areas for improvement and an assessment of its current program in relation to the WASC criteria.

As noted above, the accreditation process is unique but directly correlated to what really makes successful schools. Yet there still is a need to continually refine the WASC process so that it is indeed the “mantra” for a school’s operation. The Commission looks forward to working with educators knowledgeable in the area of alternative education to ensure that this powerful school improvement process addresses the students’ needs.

Text Box: “Together, we represent almost one million students. That gives us a lot more power.”

Text Box: “This is the most exciting thing I’ve seen in Educational Options.” In attendance were representatives from CCEA, CCIS (California Consortium of Independent Study), CDS Network (Community Day School Network), JCCASAC (Juvenile Court and Community Schools), Charter Schools, California Youth Authority, Corrections Education, Cal-Safe, Opportunity Education, Adult Education, and ACSA Continuation and Educational Options Committee. Additionally, there were representatives from the California Department of Education, members of Birdsall, Wasco and Associates (lobbyists for CCEA and CCIS). Presenters at the meeting included Bernice Stafford, Senior Vice President of Lightspan, Inc., Marilyn George, Associate Executive Director for WASC, Joy Lewis, Policy Associate for WestEd, Peter Birdsall and Theresa Inslee of Birdsall, Wasco and Associates. The group will meet next in October. For more information contact Janet Knoeppel at JanetWK@aol.com.

Text Box: The Educational Options Coordinating Council is a group made up of the leadership from all the major players in alternative education. Since January of this year, the organization has been meeting every two months to discuss issues of mutual concern. These meetings culminated in a one day summit in Sacramento on August 18. This meeting focused on forming a mission and vision statement, refining the Council’s goals, and learning more about marketing our schools and programs. The primary purpose of the Council is to become an umbrella that can speak with a single, strong voice in Sacramento to the media, to our colleagues and to the public. “This was an outstanding opportunity for us to really understand how much we can accomplish together,” said Janet Knoeppel, president of CCEA. “Each of these organizations alone represents from 3,000 to 100,000 students. Together, though, we represent almost a million students. There is power in numbers!” Dennis Fisher with the CDE agrees.

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