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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 |
Revamp our field experiences so they align with and scaffold into the new Candidate Assessment of Performance. |
| Goal #2 |
Align our curriculum with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's new Professional Standards for Teaching. |
| Goal #3 |
Field test the new CAP Assessment of Performance program wide and prepare stakeholders for the required shift in fall 2016. |
| Annual Goals - 2015 |
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Educator preparation program improvement goals from the prior year |
| Goal #1 |
Continue to refine assessment plan |
| Goal #2 |
Enhance student advising procedures |
| Goal #3 |
Refine committee and communication structures |
| Progress Toward Goals - 2015 |
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Progress made toward prior program year goals |
| Goal #1 |
We have refined the assessment of our early field experiences and begun work to streamline our electronic portfolio. |
| Goal #2 |
Program wide advising sessions are organized each semester to ensure that each student receives individualized advising. Multiple sessions are offered, each focusing on specific programs, where students are provided with programmatic updates, licensure updates and registration assistance. Students are also given an individualized course sequence upon admission. |
| Goal #3 |
We continue to utilize regular communication with students through multiple channels including frequent email updates regarding upcoming events and program information and the MAT Handbook which outlines all programmatic information . We created task-specific working groups within the department in an effort to allow for expeditious decisions within larger Department meetings. We adopted the Meetingwise rolling agenda protocol within all MAT committees and working groups to document progress and decisions. |
| Annual Goals - 2014 |
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Educator preparation program improvement goals from the prior year |
| Goal #1 |
Map and align licensure courses to InTasc Standards. Identify areas to refine within the curriculum. |
| Goal #2 |
Refine assessment plan. |
| Goal #3 |
Refine conceptual framework. |
| Progress Toward Goals - 2014 |
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Progress made toward prior program year goals |
| Goal #1 |
Complete. Created two new courses to provide additional coverage of key concepts. |
| Goal #2 |
Ongoing. |
| Goal #3 |
Ongoing. |
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