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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 - 2022 |
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Educator preparation program improvement goals for the upcoming program year |
| Goal #1 |
In alignment with Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Program Approval Guidelines (2016), our goal is to partner with Undergraduate Student Services, Graduate Student Services, and Department of Teaching, Curriculum and Society to formalize and standardize the waiver policies for teacher education candidates (e.g., Sheltered English Instruction endorsement, pre-practicum requirements, etc.). |
| Goal #2 |
As of the 2020-21 school year, state-approved teacher education programs are required to "evaluate initial licensure teacher candidate performance in early field-based experiences (the "pre-practicum") by administering at least two licensure-specific performance tasks, or "gateway assessments." Gateway assessments provide SOs with an opportunity to 1) identify at-risk candidates and provide them with the necessary supports and guidance to improve or exit the program and 2) monitor individual licensure programs to ensure that each is effective" (DESE, Pre-Practicum Guidelines, 2021). The field-based gateway assessment can either be administered during an in-person early field experience (pre-practicum) or through a mixed reality simulation. LSEHD is required, as part of the program approval process, to monitor and track teacher candidates' performance on the gateway assessments over time and to utilize the data for continuous improvement efforts. LSEHD will explore mixed reality simulation tools, such as Mursion, that can be leveraged to both attend to the state-required field-based gateway assessment and augment traditional experiences in PK-12 settings. Mixed reality simulation tools will allow for the school to more consistently administer performance assessment tasks to teacher education candidates, as well as more readily monitor and track teacher candidates' performance on such assessments. |
| Goal #3 |
In light of the recent pandemic and the complexities faced by teachers, students and families, LSEHD plans to institute a PK-12 Advisory Committee. The Committee will be composed of administrators, teachers and mentors from PK-12 schools in Boston and the surrounding communities. Overall, our goal is to target PK-12 schools with long standing relationships with Boston College that are dedicated to mentoring the next generation of educators. Data from Committee meetings will be utilized to refine partnership policies, better support teacher candidates, and establish a strong communication pipeline between the University and school sites. |
| Annual Goals - 2021 |
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Educator preparation program improvement goals from the prior year |
| Goal #1 |
In alignment with Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Program Approval Guidelines (2016), our goal is to implement Program Supervisor and Supervising Practitioner surveys for the 21-22 academic year. These surveys will collect information relating to supervisor's field experiences, and will serve as an additional tool in gathering feedback related to the practicum experience. Data from these surveys will be used to inform our Continuous Improvement efforts going forward. |
| Goal #2 |
The Office of Field Placement and Practicum experiences is going to build out an internal-facing Advising website, viewable to all students enrolled in a pre-practicum or practicum. The purpose of this website will be to increase transparency and communication around the candidate field-based experience and state requirements for endorsement and licensure. |
| Goal #3 |
With the Office of Assessment and Accreditation, the Office of Field Placement and Partnerships will continue in their efforts to implement InPlace, a field placement management software. This tool was implemented to students for Spring 2021 teacher education practicum placements. Ongoing implementation efforts include launching the partner-facing side of the tool to request placements from partner schools/districts, and launching the student facing side for School Counseling practicum placements. |
| Annual Goals - 2020 |
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Educator preparation program improvement goals from the prior year |
| Goal #1 |
In Fall 2019, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released subject matter knowledge (SMK) guidelines and identified critical areas of need for education preparation programs. All Pre-K-12 educators licensed in the state must "demonstrate the knowledge needed to support students in mastering the foundations of reading" (DESE SMK Guidelines, 2019). In order to attend to this goal, the Department of Teaching, Curriculum and Society will establish a Reading Committee to analyze all of the course syllabi that address assessment and the instruction of reading; the Committee will be charged with developing short and long terms plans for consistently and uniformly addressing reading instruction across all teacher education courses. |
| Goal #2 |
In continued response to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's mandate for educator preparation programs, the Teaching, Curriculum and Society department will review updates to the subject matter knowledge (SMK) guidelines, particularly in the content area of history, and adapt course syllabi and assessments to meet the updated regulations. |
| Goal #3 |
With the establishment of the Bilingual Education Certificate, the Office of Field Placement Office will collaborate with the newly formed faculty advisory committee to cultivate and expand partnerships with two-way immersion schools to ensure access to high-quality field experiences for teacher candidate and to establish a pipeline for bilingual supervisors. |
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