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 |
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Educator preparation program improvement goals for the upcoming program year |
| Goal #1 |
Implementation of syllabi that has been newly aligned with the Professional Standards for Teachers in all content areas. |
| Goal #2 |
Implement the Candidate Assessment Performance for all teacher candidates in all content areas |
| Goal #3 |
Increase the number of teacher candidates in high need areas |
| Annual Goals - 2015 |
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Educator preparation program improvement goals from the prior year |
| Goal #1 |
Develop a new and more effective data collection system |
| Goal #2 |
Continue to develop communication strategies with partner schools to provide a seamless transition between college courses to classroom practice |
| Goal #3 |
Professors will develop a protocol for working with teacher candidates so all candidates will be receiving the feedback using the same language |
| Progress Toward Goals - 2015 |
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Progress made toward prior program year goals |
| Goal #1 |
A new way of collecting data has been instituted. Work continues on continually refining the data collection to meet specific needs. |
| Goal #2 |
Met with principals and supervising practitioners to learn from each other and refine teacher preparation in order to provide a seamless transition from college courses to classroom practice. |
| Goal #3 |
Provided online course for supervising practitioners that used the same vocabulary teacher candidates were using with program supervisors. Program Supervisors worked individually with supervising practitioners for accessing & evaluating teacher candidates. |
| Annual Goals - 2014 |
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Educator preparation program improvement goals from the prior year |
| Goal #1 |
Hire a professor who is a math specialist to review the math program and suggest ways to improve and respond to challenges teacher candidates observe in the field in math. |
| Goal #2 |
Identify schools in which the college can further develop the partnerships with schools already begun and who support researched based practices. |
| Goal #3 |
Increase preservice placements in culturally diverse settings. |
| Progress Toward Goals - 2014 |
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Progress made toward prior program year goals |
| Goal #1 |
A math specialist professor was hired. She reviewed the math program and is implementing improvements in the math courses which include responding to the challenges teacher candidates expressed. |
| Goal #2 |
Partnerships have been expanded to districts who support research-based practices. |
| Goal #3 |
All students are having a minimum of one experience in a culturally diverse setting. |
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