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Writing the Specialty Area Report

Accreditation 2007. November 3-7, 2007 is the continuing accreditation visit for professional education programs leading to state licensure at Western Carolina UniversityTwo teams will visitNCATE (about 6 team members)DPI (approx. 20-25 members). Self-Study Reports. The College of Education and Allied Professions will submit one report to NCATE called the Institutional Report or IRSpecialty Area Reports (SARs) will be submitted to DPI for every license area at each level..

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Writing the Specialty Area Report

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    1. Writing the Specialty Area Report

    2. Accreditation 2007 November 3-7, 2007 is the continuing accreditation visit for professional education programs leading to state licensure at Western Carolina University Two teams will visit NCATE (about 6 team members) DPI (approx. 20-25 members)

    3. Self-Study Reports The College of Education and Allied Professions will submit one report to NCATE called the Institutional Report or IR Specialty Area Reports (SARs) will be submitted to DPI for every license area at each level.

    4. Specialty Area Reports The SAR is required for each license area at each level. For example, elementary education might have one report that addresses the initial level and graduate or advanced level or they could submit separate reports.

    5. SAR The SAR addresses each of the DPI Program Approval Standards for the licensure area at each level. NC Program Approval Standards are available at http://www.ncpublicschools.org/humanrsrcs/

    6. Guidelines for the SAR Guidelines for writing the SAR are available at: http://www.ceap.wcu.edu/accreditation/index.html And also available at: http://www.ncpublicschools.org/humanrsrcs/

    7. Addressing the Standards Under Program Approval Standard 1: Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Dispositions, undergraduate programs must address four sets of standards: Core Diversity Technology Specialty Area Standards

    8. Standard 1: Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Dispositions Core, Diversity, Technology, and Specialty Area Standards are available at: http://www.ncpublicschools.org/humanrsrcs/ in the document titled Teacher Education Specialty Area Standards.

    9. Begin Now Work on Specialty Area Standards Ask the question, “Where do our candidates demonstrate proficiency of the Specialty Area Standards for my area?”

    10. What Does “Proficiency” Mean? Evidence of proficiency can include: Tests (external – Praxis, internal – course) Graded assignments Graded performances Evaluated products (portfolios, reflections, observations, etc.)

    11. What Does “Proficiency” Mean? Evidence of proficiency should not include Course grades (can help; but cannot stand alone) Ungraded or unevaluated assignments, performances, or products

    12. What Does “Proficiency” Mean? Evidence of proficiency should be quantifiable and aggregated data over time. Evidence of proficiency should include the assessment instrument or assessment rubric.

    13. Examples of Evidence at Western Carolina University Teacher Work Sample scores Exit Criteria for internship and student teaching Technology Portfolio scores Comprehensive Portfolio Scores Common Assignments in Core Courses Other field experience evaluations

    14. Program Approval Standards That Can Be Written Now Standard 4: Diversity Standard 5: Faculty Qualifications, Performance, and Development Standard 5 A: Working Conditions Standard 5 B: Part-time Faculty Standard 6: Program Governance and Resources Standard 6 A: Faculty Assignment

    15. Program Approval Standards That Will Be Mostly Generic Standard I B: Licensure-only Candidates Standard 2: Assessment System and Evaluation Standard 3: Field Experiences and Clinical Practice Standard 3 A: Field Experiences and Clinical Practice

    16. What Else Can I Do Now? Collect evidence listed in the Guidelines for Writing the Specialty Area Report Update checklists, handbooks, and other advising materials Update curricula Collect candidate work samples (stronger and weaker)

    17. What Else Can I Expect? Data Templates Narrative for Reports Requests for Information

    18. Resource Persons DPI trained reviewers include: Catherine Carter, Pam Vesely, Sharon Dole, Renee Corbin, Janice Holt, David Claxton, Dale Carpenter Reviewers who have served on visiting teams include: Renee Corbin, Janice Holt, Dale Carpenter, and Sharon Dole

    19. Examples of Reports UNCC - http://education.uncc.edu/accreditation/reports_resources.htm UNCG - http://www.uncg.edu/soe/ncate/reports/prog_rep.html

    20. Timelines Friday, December 8, 2006 – First draft of SAR (will not have all parts finished) Friday, February 9, 2007 – Second draft of SAR Monday, July 2, 2007 – Final SAR

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