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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 January 16, 2025.
Annual Goals - 2021
Educator preparation program improvement goals for the upcoming program year
Annual Goals - 2020
Educator preparation program improvement goals from the prior year
Goal #1
(FBE Field Based Experiences) Program coordinators will guide faculty, program supervisors and candidates to implement the additional essential element of CAP regarding 1.A.1 Subject Matter Knowledge. In Pre-practicum gateways candidates will demonstrate sound knowledge and understanding of the subject matter and the pedagogy it requires by consistently engaging students in learning experiences that enable them to acquire complex knowledge and subject matter skills. This supports ensuring responsibilities in pre-practicum and practicum experiences build to candidate readiness for full responsibility in licensure role.
Goal #2
(PAR) Partnerships. UMass Amherst responds to the needs of PK-12 districts /schools by continuing to collaborate on the grant with Springfield, Holyoke, Amherst to continue the Bilingual Dual License Endorsement Program, and enhancing communications with each district to strengthen this program. Also collaborating with PK-12 districts and schools to launch the new Digital Literacy Computer Science (DLCS) License.
Goal #3
(CAN) Candidates. UMass College of Education will secure articulation agreements of specific courses with community colleges in an effort to develop systems that recruit and admit undergraduate candidates resulting in the increased racial and ethnic diversity of completers in the workforce.
Annual Goals - 2019
Educator preparation program improvement goals from the prior year
Goal #1
To implement our pilot year of Pre-Practicum Gateway Assessments and tracking of these assessments so they are truly an indicator of readiness for the Practicum.
Goal #2
To continue to integrate and streamline our data management systems so that data that program faculty and staff need is readily available and accessible.
Goal #3
We plan to establish more formal partnerships with few districts in order to build more sustainable relationships over time. We will begin our focused efforts with our very local partner, Amherst, but we will also focus on Holyoke, Springfield, and other urban, suburban, and rural districts in western MA.
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