Aim: Gain insights into how the new CIS International Accreditation Framework (2024), launched earlier this year, creates agency for schools to leverage the accreditation process to develop socially responsible leadership while transforming as learning organizations. Hear from AGIS school leaders who have been involved in the early adoption phase of this evolution of CIS International Accreditation. Description: In 2023, CIS began a two-year review and redesign of our framework and protocol for International Accreditation, culminating in the launch of our evolved framework earlier this year. Join us in this session to explore how the new CIS International Accreditation Framework (2024) enables agency for schools to leverage the accreditation process to advance areas of strategic importance for their communities. We will explore the ways this action research approach to accreditation offers schools broad engagement across the three dimensions of our framework of developmental standards, depth of focus on advancing initiatives that matter to their communities, and choice in how to do this work. We will also hear from AGIS school leaders who have been involved in the early adoption phase of this evolution of CIS International Accreditation. The Council of International Schools is a research-based membership organisation serving over 900 diverse international schools and 600 universities around the world. Come and learn with us! Learning Objectives: Participants will:
Preview how key principles, such as organizational learning and futures thinking, underpin the new CIS International Accreditation Framework (2024).
Understand how choice and flexibility in the international accreditation process can transform educational institutions.
Learn how socially responsible leadership mindsets and behaviors are embedded in the framework.
Associate Director – Strategic Initiatives, School Evaluation & Development, Council of International Schools (CIS)
Mary Powell is an Associate Director with a focus on strategic initiatives as part of the CIS School Development & Evaluation leadership team. In this role, she oversees school evaluation, support and improvement in member schools globally. Mary leads strategic projects such as the... Read More →
