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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 |
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Educator preparation program improvement goals for the upcoming program year |
| Goal #1 |
We are submitting a proposal recommending the hiring of 3 full time faculty members to replaced anticipated retirements by 3 education faculty members. Our goals for these new positions include a focus on special education, teaching English learners, STEM, literacy and increased supervised fieldwork opportunities for our candidates. |
| Goal #2 |
We plan to develop an 'at risk' protocol for identifying and supporting students who are struggling in the licensure programs. |
| Goal #3 |
We will focus on social emotional learning and behavior management strategies to better prepare candidates for the practicum. |
| Annual Goals - 2017 |
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Educator preparation program improvement goals from the prior year |
| Goal #1 |
We are piloting a new policy of requiring candidates to pass the MTEL Communication and Literacy and the ECE/ ELM subject matter tests before entering the senior year curriculum courses. Though this has been what we have strongly advised in the past, we have found that some students procrastinate, thus creating a dilemma for them and us. We realize there will always be extenuating circumstances, but we are going to experiment with implementing a more rigorous timeline. |
| Goal #2 |
We plan to improve coordination between departmental faculty, teaching foundation level courses, the center for community engagement on our campus and the Norton tutoring programs. |
| Goal #3 |
We will complete all required submissions for the MA DESE formal review of all our licensure programs (to be held Feb. 2018). |
| Annual Goals - 2016 |
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Educator preparation program improvement goals from the prior year |
| Goal #1 |
Wheaton College Education Department will formally expand our PreK-12 Partnership Advisory Group beyond the articulation agreement with the Norton Schools, in addition to inviting partners to attend Education Advisory Group meetings when appropriate. |
| Goal #2 |
Instructors will embed CAP Essential Elements into curriculum/ prepracticum courses. We will further align instruction regarding PSTs and CAP by adding more hands-on pedagogical instruction to foundations level courses (ex.,EDU 250) and by revising the prepracticum observation assignment. |
| Goal #3 |
We will enhance our mentor training for program supervisors as well as supervising practitioners. We have planned a summer meeting for program supervisors to increase our support. |
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