Northwest High School - Vanguard Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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.Q f Q . .guess 'K M in ' ' -1- fl M lol In the school con- ference room, Principal Kenneth Smartz leads an NCA committee meeting with Mrs. Betty Niles, English department chair- man, and James Ray, English teacher. lbj Steering committee member .lames Poalston studys the NCA Evaluative Criteria Sheet, with Mrs. Doris Bradford and Mrs. Beverly Robinson. lcj With a new position of leadership at Green- wood High School, Vice- principal Harold Crawford 1 prepares to leave North- west. Mr. Crawford joined the faculty in 7966 as the head of guidance operations.

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kk 'ZH- .::..iwfsf3f j Qsyiggff, j, Q ' f.. was W Q 'mf 2 qw E sv' L, Ham-,jQ' 11,. . M -mfg -we if ' if-sg ff -5 'K-:.53:.:552g,f'1r f 1 J 'L QQ- lik ,-,e f -. . . i 5 575' . . . 355, w x K .V -. .. :gf ' .Wfff The North Central Association of Colleges and Second- ary schools, a regional accrediting agency which oper- ates in nine midwestern states, evaluated Northwest for the second time in the school's history. The purpose of the evaluation, which occurs every seven years, was to determine if the curriculum, the fac- ulty, and the educational program as a whole met the high quality standards set by NCA. The curriculum was iudged on the basis of whether or not it met the individ- ual needs of the students. The community's position in relation to the school's philosophy was taken into con- sideration, and the administration and faculty teaching methods were also appraised. Another responsibility of NCA was to determine if there was a wide enough vari- ety of extra-curricular activities in which students could participate. The entire evaluation consisted of three phases. The first phase was a self-evaluation of the faculty and classroom procedures. A team of administrators, teach- ers, and college officials completed the second phase in March when they visited and made an objective rating of Northwest. The final phase consisted of a study of the changes made as a result of the NCA evaluation. Various committees were formed to aid in the fac- ulty's self evaluation. Until his move to the principalship of Greenwood High school in January, Harold Craw- ford, vice-principal, acted as chairman of the steering committee. Principal Kenneth Smartz assumed Mr. Crawford's duties as chairman and director of guidance. The steering committee included: Mrs. Doris Bradford, English teacher, Peter Davis, guidance counselor, Mrs. Alice Hauss, physical education teacher, and Mrs. Judy Hinshaw, business education teacher. Other members of the committee were: James Poals- ton, physical education department chairman, James Ray, English teacher and director of publications, Jo- seph Reynolds, art department chairman, and Mrs. Be- verly Robinson, English teacher. 15