Maintain effectiveness of the standards-based Assessment System for the Unit’s Educator Preparation Program (EPP)
Objective
Accreditation And Assessment Outcomes
Communicate accreditation and assessment outcomes through current, accurate, and transparent outcomes; maintain a real-time data directory of unit and program assessments; and utilize data for program improvement.
KPI
National Specialized Professional Association (SPA) Recognitions
The national organizations that represent teachers, professional education faculty, and other school professionals who teach a specific subject matter (e.g., mathematics or social studies), teach students at a specific developmental level (i.e., early childhood, elementary, middle level, or secondary), teach students with specific needs (e.g., bilingual education or special education), administer schools (e.g., principals or superintendents), or provide services to students (e.g., school counselors or school psychologists). Many of these associations are member organizations of CAEP/NCATE and have standards for both students in schools and candidates preparing to work in schools.
Key performance in this objective will include maintainin 90% of SHSU's current national recognitions and adding recognitions in select programs.
Result
Accredited Status
To date 90% of spa accredited prorams have been retained. Only 1, Social Studies 4-8, has opted not to seek accreditation at this time. Less than 10% of programs that seek accreditation by this SPA receive accreditation due to the low levels of social studies educators with doctoral degrees. While the program did seek accreditation ins 2013-2014, faculty in CHSS have opted not to seek accreditation at this time.
KPI
Design And Maintenance Of CAA Website
The CAA Website is designed to be an open website, internally and externally, making Educator Preparation Program (EPP)outcomes readily available. The Data Directory contains all unit and program level data for advanced and initial programs within the Unit. The website is maintained and updated continuously. Data are used by faculty to make decisions about continuous improvement.
Key performance will be indicated by the website's data repository being fully updated for all programs prior to the start of the fall 2015 semester.
Result
Website Revisions
Dr. Christina Ellis and Mr. Andy Oswald completly updted the CAA website. All reports are provided and up to date and were posted by Sept. 1, 2015. Please see http://www.shsu.edu/academics/education/center-for-assessment-and-accreditation/ and specifically http://www.shsu.edu/academics/education/center-for-assessment-and-accreditation/assessment-data/data-directory/index.html for data reports.
KPI
Unit Assessment System Matrix Improvements
The Unit assessment system, initial and advanced, collects and analyzes data on the applicant qualifications, the candidate and graduate performance, and unit operations to evaluate and improve the unit and its programs.
Key performance in this objective will be indicated by faculty-led recomendations for new diversity-related outcome statements and assessment systems for advanced programs.
Result
PIE Recomendations
A faculty committee has develoepd the Principles of Inclusion and Equity. These statements will serve as college-wide statements for assessment and curricular innovation. The committee presented its results and recomendations in the fall 2015 semester.
KPI
Teacher Work Sample Revisions
TWS is a capstone assessment designed to measure candidate effect on K-12 student learning, completed during the first placement in student teaching. The data are collected, analyzed, and disseminated annually during the fall semester.
Key performance will be indicated by the TWS being removed from student teaching to methods classes and faculty-generated recomendations for TWS revisions.
Result
TWS Transformation
The TWS was removed from the student teaching experience. The TWS committee recomended a new portfolio process be implemented by spring 2016. This recomendation was accepted and is pending implementation
KPI
NCATE Annual Report Submission
Annually, the NCATE Unit Report is submitted to NCATE, the EPP accrediting body, indicating progress on areas for improvement (AFIs) and continuous improvement.
Key performance in this objective will include ontime, compelte submission of the NCATE annual report. A determination about this submission is not likely to be completed prior to the conclusion of thie SACS OATDB cycle, but future ccles will include a successful determination on the NCATE Annual Report.
Result
Reports Submitted
The NCATE Institutional Report was submitted on time. The NCATE offsite report was received and reviewed on time. The NCATE addendum was prepared and submitted on time.
Action
Continue Improvments..
The actions for this objective will be to fully implement the new preservice teacher portfolio by Spring 2016, to implement the PIE statements throughout the college, and to host the NCATE amd TEA visits in November 2015 with successful outcomes in both.
Objective
Collection And Analysis Of Data
Assessment System that collects and analyzes data for the Educator Preparation Programs within the Unit to evaluate capacity and effectiveness.
KPI
National Specialized Professional Association (SPA) Recognitions
The national organizations that represent teachers, professional education faculty, and other school professionals who teach a specific subject matter (e.g., mathematics or social studies), teach students at a specific developmental level (i.e., early childhood, elementary, middle level, or secondary), teach students with specific needs (e.g., bilingual education or special education), administer schools (e.g., principals or superintendents), or provide services to students (e.g., school counselors or school psychologists). Many of these associations are member organizations of CAEP/NCATE and have standards for both students in schools and candidates preparing to work in schools.
Key performance in this objective will include maintainin 90% of SHSU's current national recognitions and adding recognitions in select programs.
Result
Accredited Status
To date 90% of spa accredited prorams have been retained. Only 1, Social Studies 4-8, has opted not to seek accreditation at this time. Less than 10% of programs that seek accreditation by this SPA receive accreditation due to the low levels of social studies educators with doctoral degrees. While the program did seek accreditation ins 2013-2014, faculty in CHSS have opted not to seek accreditation at this time.
KPI
Design And Maintenance Of CAA Website
The CAA Website is designed to be an open website, internally and externally, making Educator Preparation Program (EPP)outcomes readily available. The Data Directory contains all unit and program level data for advanced and initial programs within the Unit. The website is maintained and updated continuously. Data are used by faculty to make decisions about continuous improvement.
Key performance will be indicated by the website's data repository being fully updated for all programs prior to the start of the fall 2015 semester.
Result
Website Revisions
Dr. Christina Ellis and Mr. Andy Oswald completly updted the CAA website. All reports are provided and up to date and were posted by Sept. 1, 2015. Please see http://www.shsu.edu/academics/education/center-for-assessment-and-accreditation/ and specifically http://www.shsu.edu/academics/education/center-for-assessment-and-accreditation/assessment-data/data-directory/index.html for data reports.
KPI
Unit Assessment System Matrix Improvements
The Unit assessment system, initial and advanced, collects and analyzes data on the applicant qualifications, the candidate and graduate performance, and unit operations to evaluate and improve the unit and its programs.
Key performance in this objective will be indicated by faculty-led recomendations for new diversity-related outcome statements and assessment systems for advanced programs.
Result
PIE Recomendations
A faculty committee has develoepd the Principles of Inclusion and Equity. These statements will serve as college-wide statements for assessment and curricular innovation. The committee presented its results and recomendations in the fall 2015 semester.
KPI
Teacher Work Sample Revisions
TWS is a capstone assessment designed to measure candidate effect on K-12 student learning, completed during the first placement in student teaching. The data are collected, analyzed, and disseminated annually during the fall semester.
Key performance will be indicated by the TWS being removed from student teaching to methods classes and faculty-generated recomendations for TWS revisions.
Result
TWS Transformation
The TWS was removed from the student teaching experience. The TWS committee recomended a new portfolio process be implemented by spring 2016. This recomendation was accepted and is pending implementation
KPI
Review And Evaluation Of Candidate Performance
Program Coordinator's review and evaluation of candidate performance on multiple standards-based assessments at multiple points of the program.
Action
ASsessment Revisions
The TWS was revised and moved from student teaching. A new portfolio will be implemented in the spring 2016 semester. The Principles of Inclusion and Equity were developed and accepted by the College's Executive Council. Further implementation is pending.
Goal
Continuous Improvement
Continued improvement facilitating accreditation of the Educator Preparation Program (EPP).
Objective
Accreditation And Assessment Outcomes
Communicate accreditation and assessment outcomes through current, accurate, and transparent outcomes; maintain a real-time data directory of unit and program assessments; and utilize data for program improvement.
KPI
National Specialized Professional Association (SPA) Recognitions
The national organizations that represent teachers, professional education faculty, and other school professionals who teach a specific subject matter (e.g., mathematics or social studies), teach students at a specific developmental level (i.e., early childhood, elementary, middle level, or secondary), teach students with specific needs (e.g., bilingual education or special education), administer schools (e.g., principals or superintendents), or provide services to students (e.g., school counselors or school psychologists). Many of these associations are member organizations of CAEP/NCATE and have standards for both students in schools and candidates preparing to work in schools.
Key performance in this objective will include maintainin 90% of SHSU's current national recognitions and adding recognitions in select programs.
Result
Accredited Status
To date 90% of spa accredited prorams have been retained. Only 1, Social Studies 4-8, has opted not to seek accreditation at this time. Less than 10% of programs that seek accreditation by this SPA receive accreditation due to the low levels of social studies educators with doctoral degrees. While the program did seek accreditation ins 2013-2014, faculty in CHSS have opted not to seek accreditation at this time.
KPI
Design And Maintenance Of CAA Website
The CAA Website is designed to be an open website, internally and externally, making Educator Preparation Program (EPP)outcomes readily available. The Data Directory contains all unit and program level data for advanced and initial programs within the Unit. The website is maintained and updated continuously. Data are used by faculty to make decisions about continuous improvement.
Key performance will be indicated by the website's data repository being fully updated for all programs prior to the start of the fall 2015 semester.
Result
Website Revisions
Dr. Christina Ellis and Mr. Andy Oswald completly updted the CAA website. All reports are provided and up to date and were posted by Sept. 1, 2015. Please see http://www.shsu.edu/academics/education/center-for-assessment-and-accreditation/ and specifically http://www.shsu.edu/academics/education/center-for-assessment-and-accreditation/assessment-data/data-directory/index.html for data reports.
KPI
Unit Assessment System Matrix Improvements
The Unit assessment system, initial and advanced, collects and analyzes data on the applicant qualifications, the candidate and graduate performance, and unit operations to evaluate and improve the unit and its programs.
Key performance in this objective will be indicated by faculty-led recomendations for new diversity-related outcome statements and assessment systems for advanced programs.
Result
PIE Recomendations
A faculty committee has develoepd the Principles of Inclusion and Equity. These statements will serve as college-wide statements for assessment and curricular innovation. The committee presented its results and recomendations in the fall 2015 semester.
KPI
Teacher Work Sample Revisions
TWS is a capstone assessment designed to measure candidate effect on K-12 student learning, completed during the first placement in student teaching. The data are collected, analyzed, and disseminated annually during the fall semester.
Key performance will be indicated by the TWS being removed from student teaching to methods classes and faculty-generated recomendations for TWS revisions.
Result
TWS Transformation
The TWS was removed from the student teaching experience. The TWS committee recomended a new portfolio process be implemented by spring 2016. This recomendation was accepted and is pending implementation
KPI
NCATE Annual Report Submission
Annually, the NCATE Unit Report is submitted to NCATE, the EPP accrediting body, indicating progress on areas for improvement (AFIs) and continuous improvement.
Key performance in this objective will include ontime, compelte submission of the NCATE annual report. A determination about this submission is not likely to be completed prior to the conclusion of thie SACS OATDB cycle, but future ccles will include a successful determination on the NCATE Annual Report.
Result
Reports Submitted
The NCATE Institutional Report was submitted on time. The NCATE offsite report was received and reviewed on time. The NCATE addendum was prepared and submitted on time.
Action
Continue Improvments..
The actions for this objective will be to fully implement the new preservice teacher portfolio by Spring 2016, to implement the PIE statements throughout the college, and to host the NCATE amd TEA visits in November 2015 with successful outcomes in both.
Objective
Teacher Candidate Effectiveness
Continuous improvement of performance-based accreditation and assessment system, founded on evidence, demonstrating that teacher candidates know the subject matter and can teach it effectively so that students learn.
KPI
National Specialized Professional Association (SPA) Recognitions
The national organizations that represent teachers, professional education faculty, and other school professionals who teach a specific subject matter (e.g., mathematics or social studies), teach students at a specific developmental level (i.e., early childhood, elementary, middle level, or secondary), teach students with specific needs (e.g., bilingual education or special education), administer schools (e.g., principals or superintendents), or provide services to students (e.g., school counselors or school psychologists). Many of these associations are member organizations of CAEP/NCATE and have standards for both students in schools and candidates preparing to work in schools.
Key performance in this objective will include maintainin 90% of SHSU's current national recognitions and adding recognitions in select programs.
Result
Accredited Status
To date 90% of spa accredited prorams have been retained. Only 1, Social Studies 4-8, has opted not to seek accreditation at this time. Less than 10% of programs that seek accreditation by this SPA receive accreditation due to the low levels of social studies educators with doctoral degrees. While the program did seek accreditation ins 2013-2014, faculty in CHSS have opted not to seek accreditation at this time.
KPI
Design And Maintenance Of CAA Website
The CAA Website is designed to be an open website, internally and externally, making Educator Preparation Program (EPP)outcomes readily available. The Data Directory contains all unit and program level data for advanced and initial programs within the Unit. The website is maintained and updated continuously. Data are used by faculty to make decisions about continuous improvement.
Key performance will be indicated by the website's data repository being fully updated for all programs prior to the start of the fall 2015 semester.
Result
Website Revisions
Dr. Christina Ellis and Mr. Andy Oswald completly updted the CAA website. All reports are provided and up to date and were posted by Sept. 1, 2015. Please see http://www.shsu.edu/academics/education/center-for-assessment-and-accreditation/ and specifically http://www.shsu.edu/academics/education/center-for-assessment-and-accreditation/assessment-data/data-directory/index.html for data reports.
KPI
Teacher Work Sample Revisions
TWS is a capstone assessment designed to measure candidate effect on K-12 student learning, completed during the first placement in student teaching. The data are collected, analyzed, and disseminated annually during the fall semester.
Key performance will be indicated by the TWS being removed from student teaching to methods classes and faculty-generated recomendations for TWS revisions.
Result
TWS Transformation
The TWS was removed from the student teaching experience. The TWS committee recomended a new portfolio process be implemented by spring 2016. This recomendation was accepted and is pending implementation
KPI
Teaching Effectiveness
As a practitioner-based program, connect theory to practice indicating teaching effectiveness in the P-12 classroom.
Action
Continue Improvements
The actions for this objective will be to fully implement the new preservice teacher portfolio by Spring 2016, to implement the PIE statements throughout the college, and to host the NCATE amd TEA visits in November 2015 with successful outcomes in both.
Objective
Assessment Committee
Define and develop unit level assesments for providing formative and summative assessments of candidate performance; and, EPP evaluations.
KPI
National Specialized Professional Association (SPA) Recognitions
The national organizations that represent teachers, professional education faculty, and other school professionals who teach a specific subject matter (e.g., mathematics or social studies), teach students at a specific developmental level (i.e., early childhood, elementary, middle level, or secondary), teach students with specific needs (e.g., bilingual education or special education), administer schools (e.g., principals or superintendents), or provide services to students (e.g., school counselors or school psychologists). Many of these associations are member organizations of CAEP/NCATE and have standards for both students in schools and candidates preparing to work in schools.
Key performance in this objective will include maintainin 90% of SHSU's current national recognitions and adding recognitions in select programs.
Result
Accredited Status
To date 90% of spa accredited prorams have been retained. Only 1, Social Studies 4-8, has opted not to seek accreditation at this time. Less than 10% of programs that seek accreditation by this SPA receive accreditation due to the low levels of social studies educators with doctoral degrees. While the program did seek accreditation ins 2013-2014, faculty in CHSS have opted not to seek accreditation at this time.
KPI
Design And Maintenance Of CAA Website
The CAA Website is designed to be an open website, internally and externally, making Educator Preparation Program (EPP)outcomes readily available. The Data Directory contains all unit and program level data for advanced and initial programs within the Unit. The website is maintained and updated continuously. Data are used by faculty to make decisions about continuous improvement.
Key performance will be indicated by the website's data repository being fully updated for all programs prior to the start of the fall 2015 semester.
Result
Website Revisions
Dr. Christina Ellis and Mr. Andy Oswald completly updted the CAA website. All reports are provided and up to date and were posted by Sept. 1, 2015. Please see http://www.shsu.edu/academics/education/center-for-assessment-and-accreditation/ and specifically http://www.shsu.edu/academics/education/center-for-assessment-and-accreditation/assessment-data/data-directory/index.html for data reports.
KPI
Unit Assessment System Matrix Improvements
The Unit assessment system, initial and advanced, collects and analyzes data on the applicant qualifications, the candidate and graduate performance, and unit operations to evaluate and improve the unit and its programs.
Key performance in this objective will be indicated by faculty-led recomendations for new diversity-related outcome statements and assessment systems for advanced programs.
Result
PIE Recomendations
A faculty committee has develoepd the Principles of Inclusion and Equity. These statements will serve as college-wide statements for assessment and curricular innovation. The committee presented its results and recomendations in the fall 2015 semester.
KPI
Unit Assessments And The Assessment Committee
The Assessment committee is responsible for the review and revision of the EPP's Unit Assessments.
Key performance in this objective will include the Assessment Committee's recomendation about improvements to the TWS, the NCATE report submission, data day recomendations, and other areas.
Action
Continue Improvements
The actions for this objective will be to fully implement the new preservice teacher portfolio by Spring 2016, to implement the PIE statements throughout the college, and to host the NCATE amd TEA visits in November 2015 with successful outcomes in both.
Goal
Center For Assessment And Accreditation Website
Design and Maintenance of a dynamic website for the Center for Assessment and Accreditation to ensure institutional effectiveness and quality assurance.
Objective
Accreditation And Assessment Outcomes
Communicate accreditation and assessment outcomes through current, accurate, and transparent outcomes; maintain a real-time data directory of unit and program assessments; and utilize data for program improvement.
KPI
National Specialized Professional Association (SPA) Recognitions
The national organizations that represent teachers, professional education faculty, and other school professionals who teach a specific subject matter (e.g., mathematics or social studies), teach students at a specific developmental level (i.e., early childhood, elementary, middle level, or secondary), teach students with specific needs (e.g., bilingual education or special education), administer schools (e.g., principals or superintendents), or provide services to students (e.g., school counselors or school psychologists). Many of these associations are member organizations of CAEP/NCATE and have standards for both students in schools and candidates preparing to work in schools.
Key performance in this objective will include maintainin 90% of SHSU's current national recognitions and adding recognitions in select programs.
Result
Accredited Status
To date 90% of spa accredited prorams have been retained. Only 1, Social Studies 4-8, has opted not to seek accreditation at this time. Less than 10% of programs that seek accreditation by this SPA receive accreditation due to the low levels of social studies educators with doctoral degrees. While the program did seek accreditation ins 2013-2014, faculty in CHSS have opted not to seek accreditation at this time.
KPI
Design And Maintenance Of CAA Website
The CAA Website is designed to be an open website, internally and externally, making Educator Preparation Program (EPP)outcomes readily available. The Data Directory contains all unit and program level data for advanced and initial programs within the Unit. The website is maintained and updated continuously. Data are used by faculty to make decisions about continuous improvement.
Key performance will be indicated by the website's data repository being fully updated for all programs prior to the start of the fall 2015 semester.
Result
Website Revisions
Dr. Christina Ellis and Mr. Andy Oswald completly updted the CAA website. All reports are provided and up to date and were posted by Sept. 1, 2015. Please see http://www.shsu.edu/academics/education/center-for-assessment-and-accreditation/ and specifically http://www.shsu.edu/academics/education/center-for-assessment-and-accreditation/assessment-data/data-directory/index.html for data reports.
KPI
Unit Assessment System Matrix Improvements
The Unit assessment system, initial and advanced, collects and analyzes data on the applicant qualifications, the candidate and graduate performance, and unit operations to evaluate and improve the unit and its programs.
Key performance in this objective will be indicated by faculty-led recomendations for new diversity-related outcome statements and assessment systems for advanced programs.
Result
PIE Recomendations
A faculty committee has develoepd the Principles of Inclusion and Equity. These statements will serve as college-wide statements for assessment and curricular innovation. The committee presented its results and recomendations in the fall 2015 semester.
KPI
Teacher Work Sample Revisions
TWS is a capstone assessment designed to measure candidate effect on K-12 student learning, completed during the first placement in student teaching. The data are collected, analyzed, and disseminated annually during the fall semester.
Key performance will be indicated by the TWS being removed from student teaching to methods classes and faculty-generated recomendations for TWS revisions.
Result
TWS Transformation
The TWS was removed from the student teaching experience. The TWS committee recomended a new portfolio process be implemented by spring 2016. This recomendation was accepted and is pending implementation
KPI
NCATE Annual Report Submission
Annually, the NCATE Unit Report is submitted to NCATE, the EPP accrediting body, indicating progress on areas for improvement (AFIs) and continuous improvement.
Key performance in this objective will include ontime, compelte submission of the NCATE annual report. A determination about this submission is not likely to be completed prior to the conclusion of thie SACS OATDB cycle, but future ccles will include a successful determination on the NCATE Annual Report.
Result
Reports Submitted
The NCATE Institutional Report was submitted on time. The NCATE offsite report was received and reviewed on time. The NCATE addendum was prepared and submitted on time.
Action
Continue Improvments..
The actions for this objective will be to fully implement the new preservice teacher portfolio by Spring 2016, to implement the PIE statements throughout the college, and to host the NCATE amd TEA visits in November 2015 with successful outcomes in both.