Implement aligned course structure objectives with ELCC and Texas standards.
Objective
Program Alignment
Implement aligned course structure objectives with Standards for ELCC and Texas Certification
Indicator
Program Alignment
Aligned superintendent certification program with the ELCC and Texas standards.
Criterion
Program alignment
100% of superintendent certification program aligned to Texas Competencies and the ELCC standards.
Finding
Course Analysis
Of the current four courses required for superintendent certification, only 35% of the content correlate with the Texas Competencies for Superintendents.
Finding
Course Analysis
Of the four courses in the current superintendent certification program, only 42% correlate with the ELCC standards.
Finding
Assessments
Assessments for current courses reflect traditional test strategies rather than authentic assessments of content knowledge and skills.
Finding
Instruction
Instruction was delivered by individuals with no experience at the superintendent level.
Finding
Student Participation
Student participation in the superintendency program reduced to classes with less than five people in a section for more than a three year period.
Finding
Practicum
Requirements for the practicum are 50% of the requirements for ELCC standards.
Criterion
Program Alignment
New courses reflecting alignment to Texas and ELCC standards.
Criterion
Progam Alignment
Advisory Board approves recommended alignment and proposed courses.
Finding
Administrator Employer Survey
No employer survey had been distributed for a four year period.
Finding
Course Revisions
No substantative course revision has been attempted for over eight years.
Action
Standards Analysis
A team of former superintendents and current professors with superintendent experience will analys the Texas and ELCC standards to determine extent of alignment problems.
Action
Content Analysis
Content from the course alignment will be analyzed for deficiencies and overlap.
Action
Assessment Development
All coures assessments will be analyzed for alignment with standards and to determine the extent of authentic assessment status.
Action
Formative Evaluation
IDEA results by professor Conduct Informal student evaluation Review TExES results
Goal
Customer Satisfaction
Customer Satisfaction with Superintendency certification program
Objective
Customer Satisfaction
Measure customer satisfaction in the superintendency program
Indicator
Customer Satisfacation
Customer satisfaction will be expressed by increased student enrollment and increased participation in participant surveys.
Criterion
Customer Satisfaction
90% of certified completers express satisfaction with the superintendent certification program.
Finding
Satisfaction Survey
No satisfaction survey had been distributed for the superintendent level for at least four years.
Finding
Completer Survey Administration
No survey of program completers has been attempted for over four years.
Action
Survey Development
Preliminary discussion of survey content
Action
Completer Survey Administration
Pending survey development
Action
Employer Surveys
Pending development of employer survey
Action
Data Analysis
Pending survey administration
Action
Course Review and Revision
Pending analysis of data courses will be revised accordingly
Goal
Develop A Quality Superintendent Certification Program
The superintendent certification program will prepare students to pass the state superintendent certificaton exam.
Objective
Increase Pass Rate For Superintendent Certification Exam
80% of the students will pass the superintendent certification examination.
Indicator
TExES Scores
Pass rate on the TExES superintendents certification examination will increase to 80%.
Criterion
Student Pass Rate
100% of course content aligned with TExES competencies for superintendent certification.
Finding
Pass Rates
The findings showed the pass rate is less than 80%.
Action
Pass Rate for Certification Exam
Continue to monitor course content to prepare students for the superintendent certification exam.