The review process used by EQA is composed of several distinct components:
Document Review (Desktop Analysis and Examination)
EQA requests 12 documents from the district for the period under examination – generally three years. EQA does not require any documents or reports that are required by the Department of Education, from which EQA acquires those deemed necessary.
Documents are provided to EQA to be reviewed prior to the on-site visit. This allows examiners to get a snapshot of the district prior to arrival on site. The documents that are required are specified in the Document Checklist. This checklist should be interpreted broadly as EQA understands that in most cases no statewide standard exists for the organization of information or the naming of documents. The expectation is that the district will not need to create any new documents especially for the visit, with the exception of the five attachments provided with the checklist.
As a result of this extensive review, a series of preliminary questions and concerns are generated in preparation for the on-site visit.
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