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Recommendations on Development and Implementation of Accreditation Standard 1 – Mission for Schools for Children with Hearing Difficulties Maka Kordzadze, Nino Bokeria, Nino Inauri, Natia Amiridze National Education Accreditation Center (NEAC) Nino Amiridze Utrecht University TARGET SCHOOLS Tbilisi Public School # 203 Kutaisi Public School #45 for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (HoH) Children RECOMMENDATIONS’ OBJECTIVE Support the proposed schools in the process of preparation for Accreditation of General Educational Institutions (GEI). ACCREDITATION OFGENERAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS Mandatory for all GEI (Law of Georgia on General Education. Article 32) Accreditation Status of GEI Before the start of the 1st Accreditation Process: Public Schools – Accredited before start of Academic year 2011-2012 Private Schools – Accredited before start of Academic year 2010-2011 NEAC intends to start Accreditation Process in advance so that all GEIs acquire Accredited status before the above mentioned period. OBJECTIVES OF ACCREDITATION Inclusion of General Education system of Georgia in the global quality assessment system Facilitation of necessary changes in the system of general education Quality improvement in General Education Introduction of new methods and approaches in the process of teaching and learning Introduction of regular self-evaluation in schools as a tool for further improvement of their performance in a qualitative sense Monitoring correspondence of the study process with National Objectives of General Education, National Curriculum as well as standards set out by NEAC. ACCREDITATION STANDARDS Four Accreditation Standards are to be met by all schools during the proposed accreditation process. The NEAC Standards are as follows: Mission Culture Study Program Management of Resources SELF-EVALUATION At the beginning of the accreditation process General Educational Institutions carry out self-evaluation identify their stre