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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 - 2016
Goal #1 Formation of three focus groups: Music Education Advisory Board (15 members) Music Education Focus Group: Teacher Preparation Program Leaders (6 members) Music Education Focus Group: Supervising Practitioners (open to all music teachers in Metro-Boston area schools) Purpose: To seek input for continuous improvement and to inform strategic decisions that impact PK-12 teacher education.
Goal #2 Pilot CAP program as part of field-based experience for candidates to provide training for both candidates and Supervising Practitioners as well as to solicit feedback and refine use of CAP.
Goal #3 Make a thorough review of music education courses to ensure we meet all PST and SMK requirements. Courses that are taught by multiple professors are being aligned to make sure all sections of one course are meeting the same goals.

Annual Goals - 2015
Goal #1 Continue use of new and emerging technology in teaching and learning.
Goal #2 Continue to improve teaching effectiveness.
Goal #3 Continue to revise teacher preparation materials for music education.

Progress Toward Goals - 2015
Goal #1 iPad initiative is ongoing. Currently we have approved funding for nineteen additional iPads to be used in the Music Education classrooms. The use of these iPads will go into effect in the 2016-2017 academic year.
Goal #2 Hosted CAP training sessions on 9/15/15, 9/22/15, 10/6/15, and 1/12/16 (DESE Hosted); Held several meetings for faculty to work on aligning their common courses to meet SMK and PST standards. Meeting dates were: 3/22/16 and 3/29/16
Goal #3 Sought continuous improvement feedback from various focus group meetings. Meeting dates were as follows: 9/22/15; 9/29/15; 9/30/15; 10/20/15; 12/9/15; 1/19/16; 2/23/16

Annual Goals - 2014
Goal #1 Continue use of new and emerging technology in teaching and learning.
Goal #2 Improve teaching effectiveness.
Goal #3 Continue to revise teacher preparation materials for music education.

Progress Toward Goals - 2014
Goal #1 Continued using and implementing iPad mini into classrooms for teaching and learning.
Goal #2 On-going as discussions are geared toward teacher effectiveness.
Goal #3 On-going as discussions are geared towards meeting the requirements of the MA-DESE.