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WELCOME to the Accreditation System 2007

WELCOME to the Accreditation System 2007. Purposes of Accreditation System. Accountability-public and profession Adherence to Standards High quality preparation for educators On-going program improvement. What will we do?.

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WELCOME to the Accreditation System 2007

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  1. WELCOME to the Accreditation System2007

  2. Purposes of Accreditation System • Accountability-public and profession • Adherence to Standards • High quality preparation for educators • On-going program improvement

  3. What will we do? • Accreditation includes a series of activities that, over time, give a picture of how the program is meeting standards. • The activities are:

  4. Accreditation Activities • Ongoing Data Gathering & Analysis • Biennial Report • Program Assessment • Site Visit • Follow Up

  5. Do these all happen at once? • Accreditation activities are spread out over a period of 7 years. • Each program sponsor is completing at least one of the activities each year.

  6. Accreditation Activities across the Cycle

  7. What is due and when? • Each program sponsor belongs to a cohort that is color coded. Each cohort has a sequence of activities to follow.

  8. Accreditation Cohorts

  9. YELLOW COHORT (18) Sample Cohort Map

  10. Biennial Reports • Focus on candidate outcomes • Each program sponsor will submit a report for each approved program that is offered that includes aggregated data, analysis, and program modification • Two sections of the report: A—for each program (see above) and B—for overall trends and action plan submitted by the Dean.

  11. Biennial Reports • Submitted in years 1, 3 and 5 • CTC staff will review the reports • 06-07 is the Pilot Year • Want involvement from all credential preparation programs, not just teacher education

  12. Program Assessment • Each cohort will participate in a thorough review of all approved preparation programs during the 4th year of their cohort’s cycle. On average, 100 programs will be reviewed representing approximately 14 institutions annually.

  13. Program Assessment • CTC staff will organize and facilitate the Program Assessment which will be two days of dedicated time—meeting together—to complete. • Two trained reviewers will be looking for the links between the Biennial Report data and how that relates to the programs. Are changes made in response to candidate competence? How does the program know it is preparing competent educators?

  14. Program Assessment • Reviewers are looking for congruence of standards, input factors, output data and programmatic changes. • Program Assessment is a process--a professional dialogue.

  15. Program Assessment • At this point,there will be 3 parts to the Program Assessment Document. • Part I: current program in place and any new/additional information to place program in context. • Part II: current course syllabi and updated faculty vitae

  16. Program Assessment • Part III: assessments used to measure candidate competence, including rubrics, training information and calibration activities. • Due date: institutional choice: October or January. October submissions—at least 2 rounds of dialogue. January—at least one.

  17. Program Assessment • Preliminary Report of Findings to COA by January of following year (example: reports due in either Oct. 07 or Jan. 08—Preliminary Report of Findings to COA, January 2009. • Results of the Assessment will “focus” the site visit.

  18. Site Visit • Year 6 • The visit focuses on Common Standards, areas of question from Program Assessment and confirmation of the Preliminary Report of Findings. • Team of trained Board of Institutional Reviewers. The team will range from 3-10 individuals.

  19. Site Visits • The team will use the information from both the Biennial Reports and the Program Assessment in addition to the interviews with employers, graduates, candidates and faculty to make a decision regarding each Common Standard. • Two CTC staff will attend each review as facilitators. • Institutions/Program sponsors will receive a draft site visit report at the end of the site visit.

  20. Site Visits • The visits for 07-08 and 08-09 will be conducted under the current Handbook. Blue and Green cohorts—no changes from current structure. • Visits with the revised system begin in 09-10.

  21. Findings and Follow up • Any issues, concerns, questions or follow-up to the site visit will be reported on in the year following the visit. • Information from each activity (Biennial Report, Program Assessment and Site Visits) will then be reported at Committee on Accreditation (COA) meetings. • The COA, in turn, shares findings with the Commission.

  22. Evaluation of the System • Are we practicing what we preach? • Evaluation will be ongoing and used for decision making. • Formal and informal evaluation and assessment. • Reported to Committee on Accreditation and Commission.

  23. Resources • www.ctc.ca.gov • Go to Credential Program Administration • On bar at right under Program Info select Accreditation of Educator Preparation Programs • There you will find information and updates on all accreditation activities.

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