PRESENTATION TO KENTUCKY HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS AND REVENUE COMMITTEE

1. PRESENTATION TO KENTUCKY HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS AND REVENUE COMMITTEE BUDGET REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION February 7, 2019 10:00 a.m. President Neeli Bendapudi, University of Louisville Ann Elisabeth Larson, Ph.D. – Dean and Professor University of Louisville, College of Education and Human Development

2. CEHD’s Strategic Plan and Priorities CEHD Strategic Plan Priorities for All Programs including Teacher Training • Educational Excellence • Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity • Community Engagement • Diversity, Opportunity, and Social Justice • Effective and Responsible Stewardship

3. CEHD Community Partnerships & Teacher Training • Early Learning Campus (ELC) • Multicultural Teacher Recruitment Project (MTRP) • Cardinal Success Program (CSP) • Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium • UofL Signature Partnership Initiative (SPI) with Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) • J.B. Atkinson Academy of Excellence; • Portland Elementary School; • Cochran Elementary School; • Westport Middle School; • Academy @ Shawnee; • Central High School • Ohio Valley Education Cooperative (OVEC), 15 school districts

4. Degree Fields – Subject Matter Specificity Level The University of Louisville provides programs leading to teacher preparation and advanced education certification as approved by the KY Education Professional Standards Board.  Initial Certification Programs (Undergraduate) Traditional Route • Elementary Education (P-5), with option for dual certification in Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education, Learning and Behavior Disorders, or Moderate and Severe Disabilities • Middle School Education (5-9) in English, Mathematics, Science, or Social Studies; • Secondary Education (8-12) in Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, English, Mathematics, Physics, Social Studies; • Career & Technical Education (5-12); • French (P-12) or Spanish (P-12); • Integrated Music (P-12)

5. Degree Fields – Subject Matter Specificity Level Initial Certification Programs (Graduate) Traditional Route Only • Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education (B-P); • Elementary Education (P-5); • Art Education (P-12); • Health and Physical Education (P-12); • Integrated Music Education (P-12) Alternative OR Traditional Route • Middle School Education (5-9) in English, Mathematics, Science, or Social Studies; • Secondary Education (8-12) in Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, English, Mathematics, Physics, Social Studies; • Business and Marketing Education (5-12); • French (P-12) or Spanish (P-12); • Special Education in Moderate & Severe Disabilities (P-12)

6. Degree Fields – Subject Matter Specificity Level Advanced Educator Preparation Programs (Graduate or Postbac Certificate) • Doctoral Programs (PhD and EdD, Carnegie Professional Practice Doctorate) • Administration/Educational Leadership (being revised due to new state regulation) • School Counseling • Master’s degree and Rank II programs (being revised due to new state regulation) • Rank I • Extension Programsfor Certified Teachers in Early Elementary (P-5), Middle Grades (5-9), Secondary (8-12), Business (5-12), or World Language (P-12) content area • Specialist Endorsement Programs in Classroom Reading , ESL, Elementary Mathematics, Gifted and Talented, or Instructional Technology

7. Number of Teachers Trained – 5Yr Trend UofL Undergraduate Initial Teacher Education Certification UofL Graduate Initial Teacher Education Certification – Traditional Route UofL Graduate Initial Teacher Education Certification – Alternative Route (Option 6) UofL Initial Teacher Education Certification - TOTAL

8. Dual-Credit Program Enrollment The CEHD partners with districts and high schools in Kentucky to offer a dual credit program which allows students to earn college credits towards a degree in education. • Students in the program receive meaningful, embedded experiences that develop knowledge, skills, and dispositions that are critical to success in the teaching profession. • Students also receive academic support and supervision from experienced teachers in K-12 schools. • Courses are taught at the high schools as part of the Kentucky Department of Education's Teaching and Learning Career Pathway. • Involved in the program for 2018-2019 are: • Five counties (Bullitt, Fayette, Gallatin, Jefferson, and Oldham) • Fourteen teachers from 12 schools instructing 21 courses • 188* students enrolled from 197 applicants • There are no tuition costs to the students who participate in the dual credit program, if they are eligible for the KDCS program which is funded by KHEAA. *Spring 2019 enrollment unconfirmed.

9. Nystrand Center of Excellence in Education (NCEE) Supports and facilitates programs and initiatives in educator preparation and partners with the community and districts and schools. Initiatives include: • Alternative Certification • Holmes Scholars Program (AACTE); • Kentucky Reading Project; • Louisville Writing Project; • Multicultural Teacher Recruitment Program; • Nystrand-Offutt Scholars; • Office of Educator Development and Clinical Practice; • work with JCPS and OVEC; • University Signature Partnership Initiative (SPI) $7.5m funded initiative beginning in 2014 to support the SPI; Mary K. Oxley Foundation and University of Louisville Foundation, including supporting partnership schools, teacher training (initial and advanced), and a clinical model of teacher education

10. Teacher Shortage Areas According to a report by the KY Department of Education released in 2017 during the 2017–2018 school year (p. 70), the statewide teacher shortages include the following academic disciplines or subject matter areas: • Career & Technical Education • Exceptional Children • Foreign Language Teacher shortage areas in the immediate University of Louisville region include:  • Career & Technical Education • Exceptional Children • Foreign Language • English & Communications • English as a Second Language • Gifted Education • Mathematics • School Media Librarian • School Psychologist • Science • Social Studies

11. Teacher Quality Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA):  State Plans on Teacher Quality Research consistently shows that teaching is the single most important school-based factor in a student’s academic growth(Center for Education Policy Research, Harvard University) • KY is engaged in ongoing reforms to certification, teacher preparation, and professional development (KY Dept of Education - EPSB, KY Public and Private IHEs) • KY is expanding its New Teacher Institute to help career and technical education teachers with extensive workplace experiencing settle into teaching over a two year period • Authority to continue to use student achievement data in teacher evaluation • Definitions of ineffective, out of field, or inexperienced teacher and reframing to consider effective, experienced, or within-field teachers • KDE Growth and Evaluation Systems for Teaching:  Kentucky Framework for Teaching (Danielson, 2011) – clear indicators of what it means to be an effective teacher • District certified evaluation plans reflect and support KY’s commitment to every student being taught by an effective teacher through growth and development knowledge and skills • KDE Professional Learning: Aligns with standards and goals; focuses on content and pedagogy; occurs collaboratively; is facilitated by educators; focuses on continuous improvement; is ongoing

12. Teacher Quality NCTQ (April, 2018) report recommends that educator preparation programs need to focus on the following four areas: • Prescreen applicants for knowledge of content knowledge • Prepare them for classroom management—internship, constructive, targeted feedback. • Reading and math preparation for elementary teachers • Strong student teaching that lasts longer than six weeks UofL CEHD teacher candidate and graduate data: • Possess strong content knowledge (98.2% respondents report this in the Kentucky New Teacher Survey, Spring 2018) • First time national PRAXIS exam pass rate for CEHD teacher candidate 2016-2019 cohorts is 87.04% compared to the KY state average of 81.23% • Additionally, all student teachers engage in 14 weeks or more of student teaching to ensure they have quality clinical experiences

13. Teacher Quality UofL educator preparation programs were rated the highest for teacher candidates in the following four categories in the EPSB survey results, Spring 2018: • Application of content knowledge (98.2%) • Understanding of content area (98.1%) • Designing Instruction (92.6%) • Using Technology (91.3%) UofL educator preparation programs were rated lower for teacher candidates than the other effectiveness areas* in the following four categories in the EPSB survey results, Spring 2018: • Managing time (86.3%) • Recognizing and responding to the needs of individual students (82.6%) • Using data (80.2%) • Working with parents and other outside persons (82.4%) *the overall rankings were still higher than 82%

14. Potential Teaching Incentives From Taking the Long View: State Efforts to Solve Teacher Shortages by Strengthening the Profession (August 2018, Learning Policy Institute, Espinoza, D., Saunders, R., Kini, R., & Darling-Hammond, L.) “Fortunately, research offers insights on how to attract, develop, and retain a strong and stable teacher workforce. This report builds on that research by focusing on six evidence-based policies that states are pursuing to address their teacher shortages while also strengthening their educator workforce.” The report’s policy strategies/recommendations include: • Service scholarships and loan forgiveness • High-retention pathways into teaching • Mentoring and induction for new teachers • Developing high-quality school principals • Competitive compensation • Recruitment strategies to expand the pool of qualified educator • Teaching and Learning Pathways in middle and high schools, including Dual-Credit • Advanced certificates and endorsements

15. Teacher Recruitment Initiatives The University of Louisville CEHD is implementing and further developing teacher profession recruitment strategies and initiatives which include: • Reducing tuition rates for graduate level initial teacher training and advanced educator preparation beginning summer 2019 • Preparing candidates for National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certification • Multicultural Teacher Recruitment Program (MTRP) • Targeted scholarships for teacher education candidates • Strategic recruiting • Teachers-in-Residence

16. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND INVESTMENT IN TEACHER EDUCATION AND TEACHER TRAINING FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY! 16