Ohio Board of Regents Update

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Ohio Board of Regents Update

• Office of Academic Quality Assurance

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OBR and AQA Updates

• Chancellor Petros Goals
• Ohio NCTQ Study Panel
• http//www.nctq.org/p/

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Educator Preparation Programs - O.A.C.
3333.1.16RE Full Approval of Programs

• B. The Chancellor will review programs regularly
  and determine their continued approval status as
  approved, approved with conditions, or not
  approved.
• 1. A college or university shall be designated as
  approved if the program meets all conditions of
  paragraph (A) to the satisfaction of the
  Chancellor
• 2. A college or university education preparation
  shall be designated as approved with conditions
  if the program does not meet one of the
  conditions of paragraph (A) of this rule
• a. A college or university educator preparation
  program that is designated approved with
  conditions has up to 24 months after notification
  of the decision to take corrective action and
  become approved without conditions. The
  Chancellor may limit enrollment in the program
  until the program receives approval without
  conditions
• b. After twenty-four months, if the institution
  continues to fail to satisfy the requirements in
  (A), the program will be designated as not
  approved. If the educator preparation program is
  designated as not approved, any student
  previously enrolled in the professional education
  program at the time of the decision will be
  permitted to complete the program by a deadline
  established by the Chancellor and be certified by
  the institution as a candidate for licensure.
  The institution shall not admit any new students
  until it is granted approval by the Chancellor.

education preparation program has up to 24
months after notification of the decision to take
corrective action and become approved without
conditions
After 24 months... program will be designated as
not approved.
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THE STATE OF STATE EDUCATOR PREP PROGRAM REVIEW
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PROGRAM COMMITTEE MEMBERS

• Mary Jo Cherry, Ursuline
• Becky Erb, Marietta
• John Henning, OU
• Teresa McGowan, Miami
• Julie McIntosh, U Findlay
• Becky Pissanos, BGSU

• Becky Pissanos, BGSU
• Regina Sapona, UC
• Mike Smith, Lourdes
• Carol Ziegler, Notre Dame
• Ted Zigler, Ohio Dominican

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OHIO EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS

• Approved Licensure Programs 524 
• Initial Licensure  1,352
• Advanced Licensure (also includes pupil services)
  172
• Approved Endorsements Programs 39
• TOTAL 1963 (as of September 27, 2011)

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. . . and newly approved Walden University

• Education Specialist (Ed. S.) in
• Education Leadership and Administration
• Building Principal Grades 4-6, Grades 4-9 and
  Grades 5-12
• Coursework for the degree is offered on line, but
  the program incorporates on-ground Ohio field
  experiences.

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PILOT CONTINUING PROGRAM REVIEW
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. . . . PILOT CONTINUING REVIEW

• FOCUS key assessments program coherence
  faculty quality and scholarship, field
  experiences/clinical practice
• ASSURE standards met, compliances verified
• CYCLE state review with national accreditation
• VALIDATE program status OBR, Unit, accreditor
• CREATE strengths, requirements (if any) and
  improvements document

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PROGRAM REVIEWS TO DATE

• Total Proposals Received 133
• Total Programs Reviewed 129
• - Licensure Programs 56
• - Endorsements 73
• As of September 26, 2011
• High Need Program Reviewer Areas - higher ed
  faculty k-12 teachers
• Intervention Specialist Gifted
• Mathematics All Levels
• Multi-Age All Areas
• Reading All Levels
• School Nurse
• School Treasurer
• Social Studies All Levels

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SUBMITTING NEW PROGRAMS AND ENDORSEMENTS

• Visit www.ohioeducator.ning.com
• Review applicable content standards and download
• Form A New Programs (Associate, Undergraduate,
  Graduate)
• Form B Endorsements
• Continuing Program Audit. Please contact Sheryl
  Hansen regarding these audits 614-728-8081 or
  shansen_at_regents.state.oh.us
• Submit program review template to
  educator_prep_at_regents.state.oh.us.
• Submit applicable program review fees to Ohio
  Board of Regents, 30 E. Broad St. 36 FL, ATTN
  AQA, Columbus, OH 43215

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Reminders

• Adolescence to Young Adults (AYA) Science
  Licensure Program Addition Request Form
• Closed or Dormant Program Notification Form
• Available via http//www.ohiohighered.org/educati
  on-prep or www.ohioeducator.ning.com
• Coming Soon - Request Form to Add an Additional
  Multi-Age World Language Specialization for
  Licensure

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Reading Endorsement Update

• Individuals who wish to add the reading
  endorsement must successfully complete the
  12-hour reading core in addition to the program
  standards and requirements for the reading
  endorsement.  This means that reading endorsement
  programs who accept teachers who were not
  required to take the entire 12-hour reading core
  during their initial teacher preparation program
  (including teachers with the multi-age license,
  the adolescence to young adult license, and the
  career-technical license) will need to ensure
  that these candidates complete the 12-hour
  reading core in addition to the program standards
  and requirements for the reading endorsement.
• Effective for all students first enrolled on or
  after January 1, 2012

Teachers must complete the 12-hour reading core
in addition to meeting the program standards and
requirements for the endorsement
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NCATE Alliance for Clinically Based Teacher
Preparation

• NCATEs Goal
• Ohios Goal
• Environmental Scan
• 10 Design principles for effective clinically
  based programs
• Pilot the instrument
• Standards Aligned Surveys Data Discussion
• 230pm Kildare Room

Newest member Kentucky
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Metrics Associate Licensure Programs

• Ohio Coalition of Associate Degree Early
  Childhood Education Programs
• Friday, October 14, 2011
• Please contact Kelly Gaier for more information
• 614-728-3095 or kgaier_at_regents.state.oh.us

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Educator Licensure Program Finder
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Educator Licensure Program Finder
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Education Preparation Program Finder
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Education Preparation Program Finder

• Where can you find the Education Preparation
  Program Finder?
• http//studentdev.oln.org/program-finder?field_onl
  ine_option_valueAll
• OR
• http//www.ohiohighered.org/ lt Students lt
  Planning lt Teaching In Ohio
• OR http//ohioeducator.ning.com/page/educator-pro
  grams

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Education Preparation Program Finder

• We need your help!
• Check your program list and if incorrect, send
  correct and up-to-date information to Kelly Gaier
• Please ensure your education page includes
  contact information so prospective students can
  find a person to speak with
• kgaier_at_regents.state.oh.us

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CONTACT US

• Tom Bordenkircher, Associate Vice Chancellor,
  Academic Quality Assurance
• Melissa Cardenas, Director, Academic Quality
  Assurance
• Jane Fullerton, Consultant
• Kelly Gaier, Administrator, Academic Quality
  Assurance
• Sheryl Hansen, Director, Academic Quality
  Assurance and Collaborations
• Karen Herrington, Consultant
• Patty Klein, Executive Assistant to the Vice
  Chancellor for Academic Affairs and System
  Integration
• Corey Posey, Program Consultant
• Russ Utgard, Consultant
• educator_prep_at_regents.state.oh.us.