South Tyrol - German Speaking Community - Italy

South Tyrol is a German speaking area in the North of Italy. The approx. 120 German Schools are generally supported by three parts of the system:
 
·       Institute of Advice and innovation” (Beratung und Innovation)
·       Inspectorate (Inspektorat – Schulaufsicht)
·       Evaluation (school visits and large scale assessments)
 
The “inspection” of schools (visits) by the evaluation team leads to measures, the autonomous school takes. These measures may consequently be controlled by the inspectorate through objective agreements with the Principal. If needed, schools are supported by the above mentioned institute.
Schools are inspected every 4 years. Internal and external evaluation are combined and linked through the common reference framework concerning quality of schools (in the fields of context, resources, teaching and learning, collaboration, leadership, development, general competences).