Lisa Goldin, director of the Glenn Teaching and Learning Center, has been asked to be a member of the SAIS accreditation team that will visit John Crosland School in Charlotte, N.C. this month.
Goldin was hired as Darlington's Middle School learning specialist in 2006 and became director of the Teaching and Learning Center in 2011. She holds a B.S. from the Georgia Institute of Technology, an M.Ed. in Educational Leadership from Western Governors University and Teacher Certification from the State University of West Georgia.
This is the second time in recent years that Goldin has been tapped to serve on an accreditation team, the first being for Noble Academy in Greensboro, N.C., in 2013.
According to the Southern Association of Independent Schools website, accreditation is based on a peer-review model that derives its greatest benefit from peer educators reviewing the school’s self-study and responses to standards/indicators evaluating them in light of the evidence gathered during the team visit.
The visit will last approximately 2.5 days, during which time Goldin and the other members of the accreditation team will review the school’s compliance with SAIS standards/indicators and its self study; tour the school; and speak with a variety of stakeholders, including administrators, faculty/staff, parents, board members and students. At the conclusion of the visit, the team will create a visit report, which provides a recommendation to the SAIS Accreditation Committee regarding the school’s accreditation.
In order to serve as a team member for SAIS and SAIS-SACS visits, one must be from a school that is accredited by SAIS, SACS, or an agency approved by the NAIS Commission on Accreditation; attend the SAIS team training workshop; and agree not to accept team member assignments at schools where a conflict of interest exists. For additional information, please visit www.sais.org.
