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- "A good school provides a rounded education for the whole person. And a good Catholic school, over and above this, should help all its students to become saints."
  
  -Pope Benedict XVI
Accreditation
Important Accreditation Dates for 2023-2024
- September 27: Visiting Team Training 10 AM – 3:30 PM at Holy Name Heights
  
  October 4: WRISA Annual Review 9 AM – 12:30 PM at Holy Name Heights
  
  October 10-11: Site Visit at St. Mary’s, Portage
  
  October 11: Self Study Training 1 PM – 4 PM at Holy Name Heights (Attendees: St. Francis Xavier, St. William, Queen of Peace, St. Luke, St. Aloysius, St. Victor, St. Clement)
  
  October 23-24: Site Visit at St. Joseph, Fort Atkinson
  
  November 1-2: Site Visit at St. John Vianney, Janesville
  
  November 6-7: Site Visit at Holy Rosary, Darlington
  
  December 5-7: Site Visit at Blessed Trinity, Dane
  
  April 24: Self Study Training for 2024-25 Self Study Schools 9 AM – 2:30 PM at Holy Name Heights
  
  April 25: Action Plan Workshop (Site Visit Schools) 9 AM – 12 PM at Holy Name Heights
  
  May 3: DEADLINE – Self Studies Due
  
  May 31: DEADLINE – Action Plans Due (Site Visit Schools)
Accreditation Documents
- Accreditation Reference Materials
  WCSA Description of Standards
  
  WCSA Glossary
  
  WCSA Process Guide
  
  Why Accreditation?
- Annual Review 2023
  WCSA Annual Report Instructions for Schools NOT Visited 2023-24
  
  WCSA Annual Report Instructions for Schools that DID Host VT 2023-24
  
  WRISA Instructions for Schools Not Visited
  
  Annual Review – FAQ’s
  
  Personnel Plan of Study Form (WCSA)
  
  WRISA Plan of Action
  
  Professional Development Planning Reporting 2023-24
  
  WRISA Waiver – Administrator
  
  WRISA Waiver – Teacher
- Self Study Documents and Templates
  1. Self Study Accreditation 7 year Timeline
  
  2. Steering Committee Requirements
  
  3. WCSA Description of Standards
  
  4. WCSA Process Guide
  
  6. WCSA Glossary
  
  7. WCSA Self Study Checklist Wisconsin Catholic Accreditation Standards Process 2019
- Self Study Document Samples
  WCSA Self Study Conclusion Sample
  
  WCSA Student Survey Results Sample
- Self Study Surveys
  Sample Electronic Survey
  
  Self-Study Survey Request Form
  
  Student Survey – Grades K-2
  
  Student Survey – Grades 3-5
  
  Student Survey – Grades 6-8
  
  Community and Parishioner Survey
  
  Faculty Survey
  
  Parent and Guardian Survey
  
  School Education Committee Survey
- Self Study Webinars
  Domain A – Mission & Catholic Identity
  
  Domain B – Governance & Leadership
  
  Domain C – Academic Excellence
  
  Domain D – Operational Vitality
- Visiting Team Site Visit and Reporting Templates
  1. Site Visit Master Schedule
  
  2. Visiting Team Member Assignments
  
  3. Visiting Team Interview Assignments
  
  4. Visiting Team Member Expense Voucher
  
  5. Visiting Team Final Report Checklist
  
  6. Visiting Team Cover Page
  
  7. Visiting Team Member Roster
  
  8. Chair Lettter to WRISA Executive Director
  
  9. Sample Letter to School After Site Visit
  
  10. Accreditation Recommendation Form
  
  11. Visiting Team Walk-through Observation Template
- Visiting Team Site Visit Documents
  1. WCSA Visiting Team Instructional Guide 2017
  
  2. WCSA Description of Standards
  
  3. WCSA Glossary
  
  4. Visiting Team Site Visit Sample Schedule
  
  5. Visiting Team Site Visit Sample Interview Questions
  
  6. WCSA Standards-Benchmarks Summary
  
  7. 5.2a Compliance Checklist
  
  8. Limitations on the Use of Document
- WCSA Action Plan Templates
  Action Plan Domain A – Template
  
  Action Plan Domain B – Template
  
  Action Plan Domain C – Template
  
  Action Plan Domain D – Template
- WCSA Benchmark Guidelines - All Domains
  Domain A Benchmark Guidelines
  
  Benchmark Guidelines Standard 1 Set
  
  Benchmark Guidelines-Standard 2 Set
  
  Benchmark Guidelines Standard 3 Set
  
  Benchmark Guidelines Standard 4 Set
  
  Domain B Benchmark Guidelines
  
  Benchmark Guidelines Standard 5 Set
  
  Benchmark Guidelines Standard 6 Set
  
  Domain C Benchmark Guidelines
  
  Benchmark Guidelines Standard 7 Set
  
  Benchmark Guidelines Standard 8 Set
  
  Benchmark Guidelines Standard 9 Set
  
  Domain D Benchmark Guidelines
  
  Benchmark Guidelines Standard 10 Set
  
  Benchmark Guidelines Standard 11 Set
  
  Benchmark Guidelines Standard 12 Set
  
  Benchmark Guidelines Standard 13 Set
- WCSA Benchmark Standards - All Domains
  Domain A Standards
  
  WCSA Benchmarks 1.1-1.5
  
  WCSA Benchmarks 2.1-2.8
  
  WCSA Benchmarks 3.1-3.4
  
  WCSA Benchmarks 4.1-4.5
  
  Domain B Standards
  
  WCSA Compliance Checklist 5.2a
  
  WCSA Benchmarks 5.1-5.7
  
  WCSA Benchmarks 6.1 -6.7
  
  Domain C Standards
  
  WCSA Benchmarks 7.1-7.10
  
  WCSA Benchmarks 8.1-8.6
  
  WCSA Benchmarks 9.1-9.3
  
  Domain D Standards
  
  WCSA Benchmarks 10.1-10.8
  
  WCSA Benchmarks 11.1-11.4
  
  WCSA Benchmarks 12.1-12.3
  
  WCSA Benchmarks 13.1-13.3
Diocesan Academic Standards
Curriculum, Standards, and Benchmarks
- Curriculum Standards by Subject
  Literacy
  Math
  Science
  Social Studies
  Religion – Catechetical (2012)
  Informational Technology
  Physical Education
  Health
  Music
  Visual Art
  Wisconsin Foreign Language Standards (2019)
  Early Childhood programs use the Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards (2017).
  Foreign Languages use the Wisconsin Model Academic Standards for Foreign Languages (1997).
- Portrait of a Grad at Graduation
  Portrait of a Grad at Grad – Narrative and Graphic