NCATE Program Review Process

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NCATE Program Review Process

• Margaret D. Crutchfield
• April, 2008
• margie_at_ncate.org

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A brief review.

• Unit School, College, or Department of
  Education plus other entities on campus that
  prepare school personnel
• Program Specific Discipline Area

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• SPA Specialized Professional Association

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NCATE has standards for the following programs

• Early Childhood Education
• Educational Technology and School Media
  Specialists
• Educational Computing and Technology
• Educational Leadership
• Elementary Education (Initial)
• English as Second Language Education (Initial)
• English Language Arts Education (Initial)
• Foreign Languages Education (Initial)

• Gifted Education
• Health Education (Initial)
• Mathematics Education (Initial)
• Middle School Education
• Physical Education
• Reading Education
• School Library Media
• School Psychology
• Science Education (Initial)
• Social Studies Education (Initial)
• Special Education
• Technology Education (Initial)
• Initial standards are for programs leading to
  first teaching license

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Special Cases

• What if

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What if it is a new or redesigned program?

• New Programs A unit can voluntarily submit a
  program report for a new program anytime between
  on-site visits if the program has been approved
  by the state. It must submit a program report for
  the new program as part of its scheduled program
  review cycle whether or not candidates have
  graduated from the program.
• Redesigned Programs If a program is undergoing a
  major program redesign, it may request a delay of
  its submission of the program report. The delay
  request must be submitted to NCATE with a
  detailed explanation of the redesign and its
  timeline. A delay will be granted if the redesign
  requires major changes in the program and if the
  appropriate state agency agrees to the delay.

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What if it is a really small program?

• Small Programs A program report must be
  completed if the program at least one candidate
  in the pipeline. However, the 80 pass rate
  requirement does not apply to programs that do
  not have 10 completers over a three year period.

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What if the program is accredited by another
organization?

• Programs accredited by other accrediting
  organizations NCATE recognizes the following
  specialized accrediting organizations and,
  therefore, does not review programs in these
  areas
• American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of
  Business (AACSB)
• American Association of Family and Consumer
  Sciences (AACS)
• American Library Association ( ALA)
• American Psychological Association (APA)
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
  (ASHA)
• Council for Accreditation of Counseling and
  Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
• National Association of Schools of Art and Design
  (NASAD)
• National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD)
• National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
• National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST)

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• Programs accredited by one of these organizations
  are not required to be submitted to NCATE for
  program review. Please see the NCATE Handbook for
  Accreditation Visits for information on NCATE
  requirements for these programs for the unit
  review.

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What if there are no candidates in the program?

• Dormant Programs If no candidates are in the
  pipeline and no one has graduated from the
  program in the past three years, a program report
  is not required. When the dormant program is
  reactivated by admitting candidates, a program
  report may be voluntarily submitted at that time.
  
• Reactivated Programs If a dormant program is
  reactivated by admitting candidates, the program
  may voluntarily submit a program report at that
  point. However, the unit must submit a program
  report for a reactivated program as part of its
  scheduled program review cycle whether or not
  candidates have graduated from the program.

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Timeframe for submitting reports

• One year before the NCATE visit
• Allowed to submit up to two years prior to visit
• Can stagger submissions over more than one
  semester
• Deadline is always 9/15 and 2/1

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• Must notify NCATE at least one month prior to
  submission which programs you are planning to
  submit
• Chart is on web site
• We can prepare your submission site up to one
  year prior to submission
• But cant move submission text to a different
  semester if you change your mind

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• Policies are outlined in
• Guidelines and Procedures for the NCATE Web Based
  Program Review System
• NCATE web site under Program Review Resources

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How Do Program Reports Fit into the Unit
Accreditation Review?

• Program recognition reports are important part of
  evidence for meeting NCATE Standard 1
• A unit can be accredited without receiving
  national recognition for all programs

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Purpose of the Program Review

• Determine whether or not the program has in place
  a limited number (6-8) of comprehensive
  assessments that demonstrate candidate mastery of
  the SPA standards.
• Candidate performance on these assessments is
  appropriate to demonstrate mastery.
• Provide information for unit to use to respond to
  Unit Standard 1

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NCATE Unit Standard 1

• Candidates preparing to work in schools as
  teachers or other school personnel know and
  demonstrate, the content knowledge, pedagogical
  content knowledge and skills, pedagogical and
  professional knowledge and skills, and
  professional dispositions necessary to help all
  students learn. Assessments indicate that
  candidates meet professional, state, and
  institutional standards.

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Required Assessments

• State licensure exam for program area (if
  availableotherwise another content based
  assessment)
• Content Assessment
• Assessment of Planning (e.g., unit plan)
• Student teaching/internship assessment
• Assessment of candidate impact on student
  learning or providing a supporting learning
  environment
• A 6th assessment is required, type is optional

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Required program assessments

• Content
• State licensure exam for program area (if
  availableotherwise another content based
  assessment)
• Content Assessment
• Professional and Pedagogical Knowledge Skills and
  Dispositions
• Assessment of Planning (e.g., unit plan)
• Student teaching/internship assessment

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• P 12 Student Learning
• Assessment of candidate impact on student
  learning or providing a supporting learning
  environment
• Program is required to have at least one more
  assessment, can have a maximum of 8 to
  demonstrate candidate mastery of SPA standards

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How Much Data?

• For program reports being submitted in fall 2008
  and spring 2009, two years of data
• Three years of data are optimal not necessary
  to provide more
• Remember If you do not have required amount of
  data, provide an explanation!

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Major Change in Recognition Decisions

• Make program review process more formative and
  less punitive
• Give programs time to make changes before they
  are in jeopardy
• Make program process consistent with unit process

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For programs going through review for the first
time

• Will have at least three opportunities to submit
  in an 18 month period before they can receive a
  not recognized decision
• National recognition
• Conditional national recognition
• Further development required

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For programs recognized during the previous cycle

• Will have at least three opportunities to submit
  in an 18 month period before they will lose their
  recognized status and receive a not recognized
  decision
• National Recognition
• National Recognition with Conditions
• National Recognition with Probation
• Program status will continue to be Nationally
  Recognized throughout this 18 month period

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Grades Policy

• All SPAs will accept course grades as one content
  assessment
• Expectations for documenting grades are the same
  for all SPAs
• A chart listing courses and which SPA standards
  are addressed in the course with either course
  title or brief (1-3 sentence) description of the
  course
• Course gradesmeans and ranges
• Guidelines are on NCATE web site

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Who to Contact at NCATE

• For questions related to overall process,
  submission requirements, etc.
• Margie Crutchfield, margie_at_ncate.org
• Sabata Morris, deidre_at_ncate.org
• Robin Minor, robin_at_ncate.org
• Technical problems Cora Mak, cora_at_ncate.org

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Who to Contact at SPAs

• For questions related to the standards and
  what are appropriate assessments for a particular
  discipline
• SPA Program Review Coordinators
  http//www.ncate.org/programreview/spacontact.asp?
  ch88

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Resources on NCATE web site

• www.ncate.org, click on Institutions, click on
  Program Reviews
• Program Report Forms, Guidelines, Program Report
  Examples, Mini-Videos, Archived Web Seminars
• www.ncate.org, click on Program Reviewers
• All training materials for program reviewers