Quality Level Process Resources

Academies may find these resources helpful as they navigate the academy quality process, which measures an academy's level of implementation of NAF’s educational design.


Academy Quality Process Key Dates - 2023-2024 Key dates and deadlines academies must meet to participate in NAF's academy quality process.
Sample Academy Assessment Printable version of NAF's current Academy Assessment.
What's New in the Academy Assessment? Describes updates to the Academy Assessment from the prior school year.
Academy Assessment Evidence Checklist Checklist that assists academies in gathering evidence required to complete NAF's Academy Assessment.
Model and Distinguished Academy Requirements Requirements to earn or maintain NAF's highest academy quality levels, Model or Distinguished.
Quality Review Guide Guide that outlines the steps for quality review visits used in NAF's academy quality process.
Quality Review Observation Checklist Observation checklist used during NAF academy virtual quality review visits.
Quality Level Flowchart Describes how quality levels are determined for academies that complete the Academy Assessment and for academies that Roll Forward.
Data Collection Template - 2023-2024 Template for collecting and organizing required academy data to complete NAF's annual data collection process.
NAF Academy Standards Standards that articulate essential aspects of each element of the NAF design.
What is Roll Forward? Roll Forward is a part of NAF's academy quality process.
Virtual Quality Review Overview NAF Virtual Quality Review - 2-page overview document.
Sample Virtual Visit Agenda Sample Virtual Quality Review agenda for one academy.
Sample Academy Assessment (Spanish version) Printable version of NAF's current Academy Assessment.
Academy Quality Process Key Dates - 2023-2024 (Spanish version) Key dates and deadlines academies must meet to participate in NAF's academy quality process.
Model and Distinguished Academy Requirements (Spanish version) Requirements to earn or maintain NAF's highest academy quality levels, Model or Distinguished.