Describe how the school evaluates the residential program. residential program is integrated into the total life of the School. How does the school integrate the residential program with the non-residential program with regards to: faculty and staff? students? policies and expectations? School accommodates students with different profiles and needs. Describe the range of student profiles in your residential program (international, family structure, etc.) What measures are in to address their needs? staff members are qualified by preparation and/or experience to meet the needs of students under their supervision. Describe the process for selecting and assigning residential staff. What orientation and training is provided for residential staff? How are residential staff supervised and evaluated? Describe how dormitory staff access and communicate with advisors, counseling resources, and health services concerning residential students. What are the school’s overall strengths in regard to the residential program? What areas of growth and/or recommendations does the school make in the area of the residential program? Institutional Leadership: NWAIS schools are self-governing and self-supporting with an institutional leadership structure consisting of a governing board and a Head of School operating in a constructive partnership which provides for the effective oversight, planning, resource development, and day-to-day management adequate to sustain the school’s mission and vision. Independence for NWAIS schools means that the school has institutional leadership in place that develops and promotes the school mission and protects the school’s implementation of that mission from undue interference and inappropriate influence and control from stakeholders within the school as well as from third parties outside of the school. This section is intended for all institutional leaders who have substantial influence over the future of the school and is designed to assist these individuals in reflecting upon the effectiveness of the school’s leadership. Responses should clearly illustrate the ways in which this leadership impacts the viability and sustainability of the institution. A committee made up of at least the head of the governing body, the Head of School, and some members of the governing body should complete the questions within this section. Who was responsible for this section of the report? OVERALL STRUCTURE school’s articles of incorporation and bylaws define and direct the school’s institutional leadership structure, policies, and procedures. Who has legal authority over the school?
Describe how the school evaluates the residential program. residential program is integrated into the total life of the School. How does the school integrate the residential program with the non-residential program with regards to: faculty and staff? students? policies and expectations? School accommodates students with different profiles and needs. Describe the range of student profiles in your residential program (international, family structure, etc.) What measures are in to address their needs? staff members are qualified by preparation and/or experience to meet the needs of students under their supervision. Describe the process for selecting and assigning residential staff. What orientation and training is provided for residential staff? How are residential staff supervised and evaluated? Describe how dormitory staff access and communicate with advisors, counseling resources, and health services concerning residential students. What are the school’s overall strengths in regard to the residential program? What areas of growth and/or recommendations does the school make in the area of the residential program? Institutional Leadership: NWAIS schools are self-governing and self-supporting with an institutional leadership structure consisting of a governing board and a Head of School operating in a constructive partnership which provides for the effective oversight, planning, resource development, and day-to-day management adequate to sustain the school’s mission and vision. Independence for NWAIS schools means that the school has institutional leadership in place that develops and promotes the school mission and protects the school’s implementation of that mission from undue interference and inappropriate influence and control from stakeholders within the school as well as from third parties outside of the school. This section is intended for all institutional leaders who have substantial influence over the future of the school and is designed to assist these individuals in reflecting upon the effectiveness of the school’s leadership. Responses should clearly illustrate the ways in which this leadership impacts the viability and sustainability of the institution. A committee made up of at least the head of the governing body, the Head of School, and some members of the governing body should complete the questions within this section. Who was responsible for this section of the report? OVERALL STRUCTURE school’s articles of incorporation and bylaws define and direct the school’s institutional leadership structure, policies, and procedures. Who has legal authority over the school?
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