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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.
Data last updated October, 04 2023.

Annual Goals - 2018
Goal #1 Given the Wheelock College/Boston University merger it is important for us to assess the status of the current SED partnerships and current Wheelock College partnerships and develop a model for fostering and promoting fully reciprocal partnerships with schools, particularly with Boston Public Schools, with a specific goal of preparing teacher candidates to effectively teach in urban schools.
Goal #2 Given the BU -Wheelock merger there are opportunities to improve process and procedures for practicum placement, and increase effectiveness of the practicum experience on teacher candidate performance through leveraging the CAP to serve as an effective tool for evaluating candidate performance. BU has the goal of increasing the regularity of training and professional development with program supervisors and supervising practitioners across educator preparation programs.
Goal #3 Assess the status of the current SED pipeline approaches and those of the current Wheelock College to clarify educator licensure pathways for teacher candidates and increase pipeline of candidates entering programs and pursuing teaching careers in high need areas, including Special Education, ESL and STEM

Annual Goals - 2017
Goal #1 To expand long term partnerships with BPS to additional schools within BPS for the purpose of increasing the pipeline from educator preparation at BU to teaching professionals in BPS schools. This goal is facilitated by EPIC partnership grants received by SED from DESE.
Goal #2 Continue formative and conduct summative evaluation of CAP implementation for the purpose of refining the process, as a part of our ongoing program evaluation efforts designed to improve outcomes for teacher candidates.
Goal #3 Increase the clarity of pathways to licensure for BU undergraduate and graduate students in schools and colleges other than SED (e.g. College of Arts and Sciences) designed to increase the number of STEM prepared educators.

Annual Goals - 2016
Goal #1 Improve student satisfaction with advising through: advisor training; clearer communication regarding program requirements; and, clearer routes to seeking assistance.
Goal #2 Development of a system for integrating data from the placement data system, from State employment reports, and from alumni out-of-state first employment to provide data for program improvement purposes.
Goal #3 Assure that all BU University Program Supervisors and Supervising Practitioners are trained in use of the CAP.