Donna M' Gollnick

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• Donna M. Gollnick
• May 16, 2007

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An accrediting body for schools, colleges, and
departments of education recognized by the U.S.
Department of Education and the Commission on
Higher Education Accreditation
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NCATEs Mission
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IMPROVEMENT of teacher performance through
quality teacher preparation
ACCOUNTABILITY to children, their parents, and
the public at-large for quality teacher
preparation
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NCATEs Constituent Members
State Local Policymakers
Teacher Education
Specialized Professional Associations
Teachers
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NCATE GOVERNANCE
Executive Board provides overall leadership
Unit Accreditation Board (UAB) makes
accreditation decisions, writes standards,
oversees Board of Examiners
Specialty Area Studies Board (SASB) approves
program standards
State Partnership Board (SPB) approves state
partnerships
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State Partnerships
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State Partnerships

• Type of Visit
• Joint State NCATE Visit
• Concurrent State NCATE Visit
• NCATE Only Visit

• Standards
• State Unit Program Stds
• NCATE Unit Program Stds
• Combination
• State Program Stds
• NCATE Unit Stds

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BOE Team Composition for Joint Visits

• Voting Members
• 3-8 NCATE Board of Examiners members
• 2-7 or fewer state representatives
• Non-voting Members
• State consultant from the State Agency
• Observers from state affiliates of AFT NEA

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Team Report

• NCATE format for the team report
• State addendum (optional)

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• How does the state partnership work in your state?

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Annual Report

• Submit AACTE/NCATE annual report by deadline.
• Part A Contacts Characteristics
• Part B Data on candidates, faculty, budget
• Part C Progress on AFIs
• States may have access to annual report data for
  its institutions.
• Some states request supplemental information with
  Part C .

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Accreditation Decisions by NCATE

• Accreditation
• Accreditation with provisions or conditions
• Accreditation with probation
• Deny or revoke accreditation

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Continuing Accreditation Visit
Accreditation
Conditional
Probation
Within 2 years
Within 6 months
Within 2 years
Full Visit
Written Documentation
Focused Visit
Within 12-18 months
Accreditation
Accreditation
Revocation
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First Accreditation Visit
Accreditation
Provisional
Denial
Within 6 months
Within 2 years
Written Documentation
Focused Visit
Within 12-18 months
Accreditation
Accreditation
Revocation
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Decisions by States

• Program Approval (usually for licensure areas)
• Unit Approval
• May be same or different from NCATE

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NCATE Standards
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NCATE Standards

• Candidate Performance
• Candidate Knowledge, Skills, Dispositions
• Assessment System and Unit Evaluation
• Unit Capacity
• Field Experiences and Clinical Practice
• Diversity
• Faculty Qualifications, Performance, and
  Development
• Unit Governance and Resources

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Before we start.

• Initial Teacher Preparation
• Bachelors programs
• MATs for first teaching license
• Alternate route programs
• Post-baccalaureate programs for 1st license
• Advanced Preparation
• Masters programs for licensed teachers
• Programs for other school professionals

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Components of Standard

• The Standard
• Rubrics
• Supporting Explanation

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Candidate Knowledge,Skills, and Dispositions
Standard 1
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The Standard

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

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Content Knowledge for Teacher Candidates (Initial
and Continuing Preparation of Teachers)
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Dispositions for All Candidates
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Supporting Explanation

• The public expects that teachers of their
  children have sufficient knowledge of content to
  help all students meet standards for P12
  education. The guiding principle of the teaching
  profession is that student learning is the goal
  of teaching. NCATEs Standard 1 reinforces the
  importance of this goal by requiring that teacher
  candidates know their content or subject matter,
  can teach effectively, and can help all students
  learn. All professional school personnel are
  expected to carry out their work in ways that are
  supportive of student learning.

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Program Reviews as Evidence of Meeting Standard 1
National Reviews by SPAs (Specialized Professional
Associations)
State Reviews by the State Agency Responsible for
Program Approval
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NCATE Program Review Process
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Data available from national ( sometimes state)
program reviews

• 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
• Other assessment to show SPA standards are met

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How much data are needed for program review?
Program Reports Submitted Thru Feb 1, 2007 Sept
15, 2007 Feb 1, 2008 Sept 15, 2008 Feb 1,
2009 Sept 15, 2009 afterwards
Amount of Data Required 1 semester 1 year 1
year 2 years 2 years 3 years
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How much data are needed for the on-site visit?
On-site Visit Date Thru Spring 2008 Fall
2008 Spring 2009 Fall 2009 Spring 2010 Fall
2010 afterwards
Amount of Data Required 1 year 2 years 2
years 3 years 3 years 3 years
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Alignment of Program Review with Standard 1

• Content

• Rubric elements 1-2

Professional Pedagogical Knowledge, Skills,
Dispositions
Rubric elements 3-5
P-12 Student Learning
Rubric elements 6-7
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The Process
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• Intent to Seek Accreditation
• Preconditions
• Program Reports Due

• 2-3 years before visit
• 3 semesters before visit
• 1-2 semesters before visit

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• Institutional Report Due
• Previsit with Team Chair
• The On-site Visit

• 60 days before visit
• 30-60 days before visit
• Visit Date

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Board of Examiners Teams
Teacher Education
Specialty Policy
Teachers
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The NCATE Visit
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Interaction with the BOE Team by NCATE, Team
Chair, and Institution
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Prior to the Visit

• Assignment from NCATE by email
• E-mail telephone communications
• from team chair institution with
• details about the visit, including travel
• arrangements
• Previsit by team chair
• Institutional report from institution
• Access materials at NCATEs website

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Interaction between Team Institution

• During the Visit
• Dinner on Sunday
• Interviews on Mon Tues
• Regular meetings with team chair
• Exit conference
• After the Visit
• Receipt of BOE report
• Review of report for accuracy

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Team Work during the On-site Visit

• National and state teams share information and
  cross-check conclusions based on standards.

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• BOE Report Finished
• UAB Meeting
• Notification of Accreditation

• Within 52 days after visit
• March/April October
• Within 2 weeks after UAB

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What happens next?

• Members of the Unit Accreditation Board (UAB)
• Work in Audit Committees of 3-4 persons
• Review the BOE Report Institutional Rejoinder
• Have IR , catalogs, annual report data
  available as reference
• Determine accreditation
• Bring consistency across 50-70 institutions
  reviewed at each meeting
• Evaluate BOE reports

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Organizing to Determine Accreditation
Audit Committees 4-5 Members with 6-9 cases
Joint Audit Committees 2 Audit Committees
Consent Agenda
Full UAB 32 Members
Recommendations for Conditions/Provisions,
Denial, Probation, or Revocation
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Continuing Accreditation Cycle
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2 years
Visit
Probation
Focused Visit
Conditional
2 years
YEAR 7 Institutional Report Visit
Accreditation Decision
YEAR 6 Annual Report Program Review Documents
YEAR 1 Annual Report
YEAR 5 Annual Report
YEAR 2 Annual Report
YEAR 3 Annual Report
YEAR 4 Annual Report
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Reminder

• The second visit for a newly accredited
  institution is in five years
• Some states are still on a 5 year cycle