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Annual Goals

This report lists the annual improvement goals reported to ESE in the educator preparation program provider’s state annual report. Providers may report up to three goals for the upcoming year and are asked to report on progress made toward the prior year’s goals. Annual goals are reported in May of the academic year listed.
Data last updated October, 04 2023.

Annual Goals - 2023

Annual Goals - 2022
Goal #1 Review past practice, secure funding, and develop a series of mentorship workshops/professional development series in partnership with the Campus School at Smith College with the goal of strengthening the practices of supervising practitioners as they guide our teacher candidates through fieldwork experiences.
Goal #2 Develop a companion 1-credit course to compliment our methods courses (EDC 345/352) with the goal of supporting pre-practicum CAP documentation requirements and deepen the reflective practices of teacher candidates around the connections of theory to practice.
Goal #3 Update fieldwork handbooks, refinement of advising forms, procedure and protocols to increase communication and clarity of our program of study at Smith. Refine the structure of the pre-practicum experience to ensure the support of teacher candidates enrolled in our program.

Annual Goals - 2021
Goal #1 Orient and integrate a new CTE to the department. We are hiring a permanent CTE for our organization, and a significant goal will be to orient them to the job and have them develop a workflow with faculty, students, and the state.
Goal #2 Orient and integrate three new colleagues to the department and our teacher education programs. We have designed a mentoring plan to support our new colleagues and introduce them to the MA State frameworks, practicum and subject matter knowledge standards and requirements
Goal #3 Continue to develop and refine our pre-practicum systems including the essential observations, notes, and debriefings which our program supervisors provide for our student teachers.Beyond the CAP requirements, supervisors and mentor teachers provide support that will ensure a smooth transition to the practicum.