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.
Criterion
Program Alignment
New courses reflecting alignment to Texas and 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.
Criterion
Progam Alignment
Advisory Board approves recommended alignment and proposed courses.
Finding
Administrator Employer Survey
No employer survey had been distributed for four years.
Finding
Assessments
Assessments of current courses reflect traditional test strategies rather than authentic assessments of content knowledge and skills.
Finding
ELCC Alignment
Of the four courses in the current superintendent certification program, only 42% correlate with the ELCC standards.
Indicator
New Aligned Courses
New courses reflecting alignment to Texas and ELCC standards.
Indicator
Advisory Board Approval
Advisory Board approves recommended alignment and proposed courses.
Criterion
Advisory Board Approval
Approval for course alignment and new courses is given.
All course assessments will be analyzed for alignment with standards and to determine the extent of authentic assessment status.
Action
Content 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.
Goal
Customer Satisfaction
Customer Satisfaction with Superintendency certification program
Objective
Customer Satisfaction
Measure customer satisfaction in the superintendency program
Indicator
Participation Surveys
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
Customer Satisfaction
Customer satisfaction will be expressed by increased student enrollment and increased participation in participants surveys.
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.
Indicator
Customer Satisfaction
Certified completers express satisfaction with the superintendent certification program.
Indicator
Advisory Board Satisfaction
Advisory Board provides satisfaction rating
Action
Customer Satisfaction
90% of certified completers expressed satisfaction with the superintendent certification program.
Action
Employer Surveys
Pending development of employer survey, surveys will be sent to the school board president where graduates of the superintendency program are employed.
Goal
Develop A Quality Superintendent Certification Program
Develop a quality superintendent certification program that prepares students to pass the TExES superintendent certification examination.
Objective
Increase Pass Rate For Superintendent Certification Exam
80% of the students will pass the superintendent certification examination.
Indicator
Student Pass Rate
Pass rate on the TExES superintendent certification examination will increase to 80%.
Criterion
Student Pass Rate
100% of course content aligned with TExES competencies for superintendent certificaion.
Finding
Pass Rate for Certificaton Exams
Final pass rate for students taking the TExES superintendent certification exam has not been received from external evaluator.
Action
Pass Rate for Certification Exam
Continue to monitor and modify as needed course content to prepare students for the superintendent certification exam.