Lisa Goldin, director of Darlington's Glenn Teaching and Learning Center, has been asked to be a member of the SAIS-SACS accreditation team that will visit Noble Academy in Greensboro, N.C. in September. The committee will be chaired by
Robert Moore of Mill Springs Academy in Alpharetta, Ga.
Goldin was hired to be Darlington's Middle School learning specialist in 2006 and became director of the Teaching and Learning Center in 2011. She currently serves as director of the Glenn Teaching and Learning Center, which serves students in grades 9-12. Goldin holds a B.S. from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Teacher Certification from the State University of West Georgia.
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-SACS 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.
