IB Evaluation Visit
At the end of this month, we will have the IB Evaluation Visit at our school. It is important that we all know a little more about what this visit means and the process that we have carried out in the school.
What is an IB Evaluation Visit?
It is a requirement that all schools must meet every 5 years to ensure that the IB Standards and practices are being properly carried out and that the school has improved the implementation of its programmes by taking into account the recommendations made on previous visits.
It is also a service. The purpose of the visit is to support schools in continuously developing their capacity to implement IB programmes in order to have a greater impact on student outcomes through the development of teacher and leadership practices.
It is an opportunity for schools to receive support and meaningful, contextually appropriate feedback from the IB on the development of the programme(s) in the school.
At JFK we have aligned the evaluation visits for the 3 programs to have the opportunity of having a continuum visit and thus be able to receive the feedback corresponding to each programme as well as of the development of the continuum of programmes.
Stages of the visit
In November, more than 200 documents from the three Programmes (PYP, MYP and DP) were sent to the IB. The documents are first reviewed by IB designated readers who do a preliminary review, and later they are reviewed by the visiting team to begin to understand, through the written documents, what we do in the school and how we do it.
In February, the report containing the school's self-study regarding all its Standards and Practices was sent to the IB. The entire academic staff, and a sample of students and parents for each programme, participated in the process. Based on the results of this self-study, the school designed a development plan that was also submitted to the IB and that we have already started to implement.
From March 28 to 30, the evaluation visit will take place remotely in our school. The visiting team is made up of 6 members, 2 for each programme. They will observe classes in addition to those that have been previously recorded and sent; They will have meetings with the Board, the leadership team, teachers, parents and students. On the 30th, at the end of the visit, we will have a Zoom Webinar session open to the entire community to learn about the results of the visit.
After the visiting team has integrated all the information sent in written documents together with the evidence collected during the visit; They will write the final report that our school will receive a few months after the visit.
At JFK we are very happy to carry out this process which, although it is long, bears many fruits so that we can continue to grow as a school and always offer the best education to our students.
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