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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 |
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Educator preparation program improvement goals for the upcoming program year |
| Goal #1 |
Full implementation of 2014 Professional Standards for Teachers (PST). All coursework and field-based experiences revised and delivered based on changes made. |
| Goal #2 |
Full implementation of the new Candidate Assessment of Performance (CAP) for all of our teacher candidates enrolled in an official practicum. |
| Goal #3 |
In preparation for state program approval visit in 2017-2018, complete all required program approval documents. Make changes/adjustments as appropriate. |
| Annual Goals - 2015 |
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Educator preparation program improvement goals from the prior year |
| Goal #1 |
An action plan for aligning the new Professional Standards for Teachers with the coursework required for each program will be developed and carried out over the next year. |
| Goal #2 |
The Educator Preparation Council diversity subcommittee will work to implement one or more strategies identified. |
| Goal #3 |
Springfield College will continue to work with Springfield Public Schools to recruit and retain teachers of record with an initial license in the shortage areas of mathematics, science and special education. |
| Progress Toward Goals - 2015 |
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Progress made toward prior program year goals |
| Goal #1 |
A PST implementation plan was developed in June/July 2015. The plan was carried out during the 2015-2016 academic year. Major milestones detailed in the plan across the three focus areas, instruction, field-based experiences and stakeholder engagement were achieved. |
| Goal #2 |
The Educator Preparation Council diversity subcommittee supported the work of the college as a whole as a new VP for Inclusion and Community Engagement was hired. He established a variety of task forces that met and determined strategic goals for the future around a number of diversity initiatives ranging from improving the campus culture and academic programs to the recruitment and retention of diverse faculty and students. |
| Goal #3 |
Springfield College continued to work with Springfield Public Schools to recruit and retain teachers of record in shortage areas. Twenty new recruits to this working teacher initial licensure program ("S-Cubed") are in the following shortage areas: 8 moderate disabilities, 7 science and 5 mathematics teachers. Retention in SPS of program completers from our working teacher program is very high. |
| Annual Goals - 2014 |
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Educator preparation program improvement goals from the prior year |
| Goal #1 |
Convene the Springfield College Educator Preparation Council to identify at least two ways to strengthen the system in place to collect and analyze data used to make continuous improvements to programs. |
| Goal #2 |
Establish a diversity subcommittee that will meet with admissions to identify at least 2 strategies aimed at increasing the enrollment of diverse teacher candidates. |
| Goal #3 |
Develop a sustainability plan for the Springfield College/Springfield Public Schools partnership program to increase the number of teachers of record with an initial license in the shortage areas, math, science and special education. |
| Progress Toward Goals - 2014 |
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Progress made toward prior program year goals |
| Goal #1 |
The Educator Preparation Council and the Educator Preparation Leadership Council have identified additional data needed and established a protocol for reviewing/analyzing data in order to make continuous improvements to programs. |
| Goal #2 |
A diversity subcommittee was established and met to identify a number of strategies aimed at increasing the enrollment of diverse teacher candidates. |
| Goal #3 |
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Springfield College (SC) and Springfield Public Schools (SPS) that details how SPS will work together with SC to increase the number of teachers of record with an initial license in the shortage areas of math, science and special education. |
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