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Meyer, St. Francis Xavier University  \nSchool accreditation is one process currently mandated in Nova Scotia schools to facilitate school improvement efforts. This mixed methods study sought to  \ndiscover and describe the impact of the Nova Scotia School Accreditation  \nProgram (NSSAP) specifically on teaching and student learning in three  \nsecondary schools in one school board. Surveys, interviews, and school  \ndocuments provided data concerning the nature of each school’s respective improvement goals and subsequent implemented strategies. An analysis follows that considers the NSSAP impact on teacher participation and student  \nachievement, and the ambiguity of program success.  \nIntroduction  \nThe current era of accountability in public education mandates that schools are continuously improving so bureaucratically-initiated programs requiring administrators and teachers to participate in data-driven school reform efforts are pervasive. Most commonly, an increase in student achievement results is aspired to as evidence of an improving school. However, questions about the worth of large scale reform efforts are present in the educational literature (Elmore, 1996; Frost, Durrant, Head, & Holden, 2000; Harris, 2003; Reeves, 2004) .  \nBecause outside demands or organizational changes do not alter teacher beliefs and philosophies, changing structures does not necessarily result in improved teaching (Harris, 2003) . Altering the practices of educators at the classroom level must occur if measurable gainsin student achievement are to be produced (Danielson, 2002; Fullan, Hill, & Crévola, 2006; Harris, 2003; Reeves, 2004), and unless teachers are ready for such a change, it is unlikely that reforms will be implemented effectively. To this end, the focus of educational literature has shifted from traditional reform efforts to creating the capacity for change and the characteristics of effective schools because, in an age of accountability, an effective school is an improving school (Frost et al., 2000) .  \nThe Nova Scotia Context  \nThe NSSAP is a five-year improvement program developed based on current research literature about school improvement and effective schooling. Participation is intended to facilitate continuous school improvement focused on student learning outcomes. Documents provided to Nova Scotia educators push schools to function as professional learning communities (PLCs) with staff members collectively setting a limited number of SMART school-wide improvement goals (i.e., strategic and specific, measurable, attainable, results-based, and timebound goals) in areas of data-determined school or student weakness. More specifically, schools are encouraged to set two goals: one aiming to improve upon an element of school performance such as climate or communication, and the other focusing on improving student achievement inan area of academic weakness. Strategies that will be employed to achieve goals as well as assessment tools to measure improving performance must be identified and developed by individual schools, meaning there are no specific elements required as part of the school  \nimprovement plan. As part of this process, it is expected that best practices for instruction and assessment will be discussed. Annual reports force collection of data, which is primarily selfreported unless standardized tests are used as an assessment tool, and provide the opportunity for data analysis and changes in classroom practice. In the end, a comprehensive final accreditation evaluation report outlines the school goals, strategies, and results. 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