Key Characteristic 1:

Culture of Learning

STANDARD # 2
Learners’ well-being is at the heart of the institution’s guiding
principles such as mission, purpose, and beliefs.

Elements

Staff members demonstrate
commitment to learners’ academic and
non-academic needs and interests.
The institution’s practices, processes,
and decisions are documented, and
are consistent with and based on its
stated values.

Sample evidence
• Analyzed student surveys that
indicate perceptions regarding
academic and non-academic
support
• Handbook indicating institution’s
practices regarding student
support systems
• Classroom observation data
indicating student engagement,
differentiation, and remediation of
content
• Extracurricular and co-curricular
participation and opportunities for
students
• Mission and vision statements
and a documented process on the
creation and review of the content