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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.

Annual Goals - 2015
Goal #1 Beginning this spring, we will begin the process of aligning our teacher preparation programs to the 2014 Professional Standards for Teachers.
Goal #2 During the 2015-2016 year our teacher preparation programs seek to solicit the feedback and guidance of our K-12 partners in designing field-based experiences.
Goal #3 We will continue to develop workshops for to support candidates in completing the Foundations of Reaching and General Curriculum math subtest MTEL.

Annual Goals - 2014
Goal #1 Between September 1, 2014 and August 31, 2015, we will continue to revise course syllabi based on student, partner and professional feedback.
Goal #2 Between September 1, 2015 and August 31, 2015, we will institute regular capture of data from partner principals regarding candidate preparation.
Goal #3 Between September 1, 2015 and August 31, 2015 we will establish bi-yearly MTEL preparation for Foundations of Reading and the General Curriculum math subtests.

Progress Toward Goals - 2014
Goal #1 We revised and aligned all teacher preparation syllabi with the MA Professional Standards for Teachers in as part of our Formal Review.
Goal #2 We developed and distributed surveys for principal/department heads and supervising practitioners during the summer of 2014. This surveys will be disseminated yearly.
Goal #3 We have identified faculty to deliver our MTEL preparation courses, but they are not yet developed.

Annual Goals - 2013
Goal #1 Between September 1, 2013 and August 31, 2014 all teacher preparation syllabi will be reviewed and updated to incorporate Common Core standards where applicable.
Goal #2 Between September 1, 2013 and August 31, 2014 all approved programs will participate in a deliberate data collection system to improve ease of reporting.
Goal #3 Between September 1, 2013 and August 31, 2014 candidate diversity in approved programs will increase by 10% over the previous reporting year.

Progress Toward Goals - 2013
Goal #1 All syllabi were reviewed and the template updated to include relevant MA Curriculum and Common Core Standards.
Goal #2 A system for collecting MEPID information in compliance with the DESE reporting systems was implemented.
Goal #3 We were not successful in increasing diverse candidate enrollment.