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Preparing for NCATE: The Many Hats of the NCATE Coordinator. Rosetta Sandidge, University of Kentucky Jeri A. Carroll, Wichita State University Accreditation, Accountability, Quality NCATE/AACTE Institutional Training Arlington, VA, Fall 2007. The Many Hats. Programs Program Development
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Preparing for NCATE: The Many Hats of the NCATE Coordinator Rosetta Sandidge, University of Kentucky Jeri A. Carroll, Wichita State University Accreditation, Accountability, Quality NCATE/AACTE Institutional Training Arlington, VA, Fall 2007
The Many Hats • Programs • Program Development • Assessment Coordinator • Field Experiences • Program Review • Annual Reports • NCATE • Overall Preparation • Pre-Visit • Site Visit • Visit Follow-up
Programs • Required Readings • NCATE Standards and IR Guidelines • Understand connections to program review • SPA Standards, SPA Templates, SPA Newsletters • Understand connections to NCATE IR • National Recognition Report Template • Checklists for a Program Report • Required Viewing • Resources • PowerPoints • Watch for SPA Specific Webinars
Programs • Program Development • Facilitate the identification of programs • or review the programs in line with the standards • Check Sheets • Assessments • Rubrics • Data • Review of data • Submission for review
Programs • Assessment Coordinator • Develop/refine the assessment system • Procedures • Timeline • Assessments • Get assessments into the system • Gather data from the system • Program teams/advisory councils review, analyze, evaluate the data • Report on the data • Identify and enter unit operations into the system
Programs • Field Experiences, Clinical Practice, Internships • Teams to create and/or review for all licensure and non-licensure, initial and advanced programs • Methods of tracking all placements (districts and schools, diversity, size) • Field experience handbooks--routine updates • Training of all who supervise and/or who are supervised • Gathering of demographic data (clinical faculty, school faculty, P-12 students, candidates)
Programs • Program Review • State or National • SPA • State or institutional training • Examine the National Recognition Report Form • Study the program report documents [handout] • Have one program complete the process as an example for others • Ask to have it reviewed (consultant) • Set up a timeline……takes longer than you think • Follow the process for electronic naming and upload
Programs • Annual Reports [handout]
NCATE • Required Readings and Viewing • Overall Planning for NCATE Visit • Preparation for Pre-visit • Preparation for Site Visit • Site Visit Follow-Up
NCATE • Required Readings • NCATE Standards • Handbook for Accreditation Visits • BOE Updates • BOE Training Materials • Required Viewing • Standard 1, 2, and 4 DVDs • PowerPoints in Resources Section of NCATE.org • Webinars available in Resources Section of NCATE.org
NCATE Overall Planning for Visit • A plan and timeline for accomplishing tasks • Organizational structure (NCATE Steering Committee, Standards Work Groups, Conceptual Framework Committee, Assessment Committee) • Representation on committees (unit, arts and sciences, P-12) • Roles of various committees • Identification of support staff
NCATE Overall Planning for Visit • Professional development for NCATE committee members (AACTE/NCATE Institutional Orientation, faculty retreats, consultants, meetings) • Make accreditation activities and documentation part of regular life of unit • Work with standards groups to conduct initial scan of unit’s alignment with standards • Keep conceptual framework, assessment system, and data at forefront of work
NCATE Preparation for Pre-visit • Extremely critical component of process • Purpose of pre-visit • Be well prepared for pre-visit • Draft Institutional Report submitted to chair in advance of pre-visit – writing and editing of report • Status of program reviews ready to discuss • Support documentation/exhibit room well underway • Draft interview schedule ready for review • Campus and hotel logistics ready to discuss
NCATE Preparation for Site Visit • Determine type of exhibit room • Identify and clearly label evidence for each standard/element • Plan Sunday evening event/poster session • Obtain confirmation not once but twice for interviews, school visits, class observations • Identify volunteers – you’ll need help! (e.g., exhibits, drivers, escorts, copiers)
NCATE Site Visit Follow-up • Plan celebration of work that has been accomplished • Express appreciation to all involved • Submit rejoinder • Take AFIs seriously and use AFIs to plan next steps