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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 - 2017 |
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Educator preparation program improvement goals for the upcoming program year |
| Goal #1 |
Improve the formal structure for teacher candidates to connect with a member of the advising team prior to enrollment and then regularly during their program of study with required face-to-face meetings. |
| Goal #2 |
Create a strategic plan for more effectively recruiting and supporting students from diverse backgrounds in teacher preparation program based on action research and dialogue with stakeholders. |
| Goal #3 |
Re-evaluate policies for early field work and practicum placements to support growth of cohort model within school placements in order to positively impact the candidate experience. |
| Annual Goals - 2016 |
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Educator preparation program improvement goals from the prior year |
| Goal #1 |
Continue to facilitate regular meetings of the teacher preparation faculty and administration across levels and between colleges across the University to foster collaboration in order to improve candidate preparation. |
| Goal #2 |
Utilize internal and external data to inform strategic decisions that impact teacher preparation, candidates and schools and document impact. |
| Goal #3 |
Strengthen training for Supervising Practitioners and Program Supervisors regarding CAP and strategies for providing meaningful feedback and positively impacting teacher candidate effectiveness. |
| Progress Toward Goals - 2016 |
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Progress made toward prior program year goals |
| Goal #1 |
The graduate and undergraduate teacher preparation faculty are now fully integrated, meet regularly, reflect on candidate progress, program effectiveness and teach across program levels. |
| Goal #2 |
To support continuous improvement, teacher preparation faculty considered internal assessment data and feedback, CAP ratings, ESE survey data, as well as evaluation information from Edwin Analytics at a data retreat. |
| Goal #3 |
The Field Office further developed in person and virtual training and support for Supervising Practitioners and Program Supervisors, archived 15 recorded sessions in the past academic year and enhanced communications to all members of the student teaching triad. |
| Annual Goals - 2015 |
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Educator preparation program improvement goals from the prior year |
| 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. |
| Progress Toward Goals - 2015 |
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Progress made toward prior program year goals |
| Goal #1 |
Teacher preparation program syllabi and courses have been aligned with the 2014 Professional Standards for Teachers. |
| Goal #2 |
After our formal review we have commenced with a logic model to solicit regular PK-12 partner feedback, including feedback on field-based experiences and supports for the Candidate Assessment of Performance. |
| Goal #3 |
We have identified instructors and a viable program format for our MTEL preparation for Foundations of Reading and the General Curriculum mathematics subtest. We plan to offer the Foundations of Reading session in early summer 2016. |
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