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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 - 2020
Goal #1 Clarify, document in greater depth, program policies and procedures to clear up misunderstandings/miscommunications that occurred during program review.
Goal #2 Implement lesson plan content review by A&S faculty to better gauge accuracy and appropriateness of content in lesson plans (piloted content review rubric with SPs during practicum). This goal also supports new CAP element focused on content.
Goal #3 Implement, and reflect on outcomes of redesigned prepracticum expectations (professionalism and dispositions), assignments and assessments. Use preprac data to revise assignments in coursework as needed based on data collected (program),or to counsel candidates out where needed (individual).

Annual Goals - 2019
Goal #1 Develop rubrics for prepracticum assessments, and assignments, especially adding dispositions, and update handbooks to reflect new prepracticum requirements.
Goal #2 Respond to feedback, and successfully complete, DESE program renewal process.
Goal #3 Implement next steps as determined in collaborative meetings to continue building partnerships with our K-12 partners.

Annual Goals - 2018
Goal #1 Continue working on partnerships, especially as we have a new facility member with arts expertise, and one partner school is changing due to expansion. In particular, we expect to implement more events at the elementary level (professional development and work with elementary students).
Goal #2 We plan to design and submit a Moderate Special Needs major both to the WNE curriculum process and to DESE as part of our upcoming accreditation visit.
Goal #3 In response to both our own reflection on student readiness for student teaching, and new regulations we are revisiting our prepracticum expectations, assignments and the role they play in the student teaching placement process.