Words into Actions

Mission Statement:
The mission: OIS will be a center for
excellence in education. In keeping with the
rich heritage of India, it will emphasize the
simultaneous development of the Spirit,
Mind and Body and endeavour to send out
compassionate, responsible and innovative
students committed to change and
progress in the development of India and the
global environment.

Oakridge International School, Newton

Campus
A Comprehensive Accountability Framework

Classroom Assessments: Classroom

Curriculum Alignment

formative assessments that are

indicators of individual student
mastery of standards

Subject Area / Grade Level Assessments:

Common formative assessments (CFA) that
measure student mastery of priority
standards for specific units of instruction.
They are developed and analyzed by PLCs or
Data Teams

Values

Student Centered Focus

Achievement

Fiscal Responsibility

Respect

Data Sources

Effective
Instructional
Strategies

Tier 2: School & Department

Indicators:

Strategic Goals:
Prioritize continuous improvement for
all
Collaboration
students at all levels.
Maintain and support a highly qualified,
diverse staff whose members are
student-centered, reflective, enthusiastic
and committed to professional
excellence.
Maintain an innovative learning
environment that is safe, efficient,
nurturing, and supportive of quality
teaching and learning.
Foster strong partnerships with home,
school, business, and the community to
ensure that citizens are well-informed.

Standards

Indicators that measure the impact

of the strategies included in school
Tier 3: Reflections &
and central office department
Recommendations:
improvement plans. They are
Qualitative narratives
aligned with System-Wide Indicators
focused on the impact
of school and central
Three
office department
Tiers
strategies. These
narratives explain the
Tier 1: System-Wide Indicators:
extent to which
External tests, system benchmark
expectations were met
assessments, and other large-scale
and focus on next
indicators that measure the progress
steps toward
toward the achievement of systemcontinuous
wide strategic goals
improvement.

SUPPORTING COMPONENTS
Improvement Plans
Provide templates to
guide schools & central
office depts. as they
plan, implement, and
monitor selected
strategies.

Professional Dev.
Offer effective jobembedded professional
development in
alignment with the
stated goals and
strategies.

Communication
Present clear
communication about
school and system
progress to all
stakeholders on a
frequent basis.

Evaluation
Align evaluation
protocols at all levels
with the key elements
of the accountability
framework to ensure
support of and by each
individual.

Resources
Allocate resources in
support of the system
and school goals and
strategies that are
grounded in a
comprehensive needs
analysis and focused
on student learning.

Rewards &Support
Maintain a consistent
system of rewards
and support to
recognize and
encourage the
achievement of
goals. Celebrate
success.

Timeline
Follow a clear and
focused timeline to
map out
accountability
framework
implementation.