SACS Reaffirmation
| Objective | AA. Field Experience | |
| All students will successfully complete the field experiences in the middle school courses Associated Goals: Goal I Enhance Quality And Effectiveness Of Field Experiences |
| Indicator | Field Experience EED 374 and EED 385 students will successfully complete 10 hours of field experience in each course |
| Criteria | Field Experience Profiles in the Office of Field Experience or logs submitted to professors |
| Finding | Field Experience 100% of EED 374 profiles submitted and 100% of EED 385 logs submitted |
| Indicator | Field Experience II 4-8 methods students will successfully complete the required 120 hours of field experience |
| Criteria | A. Completion of Field Experience Completion of 120 hours of field experiences as noted by campus sign-in sheets |
| Finding | Completion of Field Experience Campus sign-in sheet show that 95% of the ACS methods had 100% attendance in their 120 hours of field experience |
| Criteria | B. Completion of Field Experience Mentor teacher evaluations of students at end of experience |
| Finding | A. Mentor Teacher Evaluation 100% of mentor teachers submitted an evaluation of their methods student |
| Finding | B. Mentor Teacher Evaluations 98% of mentor teachers evaluated the students as at least an overall 4 on a 1-5 scale |
| Criteria | C. Completion of Field Experience Formal and informal observations by methods professors |
| Finding | Formal Observations by Professors 100% of the methods students were evaluated using the PDAS with an overall score of proficient |
| Finding | Informal Observations 100% of the campuses had regular visits for informal observations by methods professors |
| Action | A. Mentor Teacher Evaluations Professors continue to conference with mentor teachers concerning expectations of methods students |
| Action | B. Mentor Teacher Evaluations Methods Block professors continue to build relationships with mentor teachers and development standard expectations for student performance |
| Action | Completion of 120 Hours of Field Experience Have conference with student on first absence from field experience with next absence requiring referral to concerns committee |
| Action | Field Experience Office of Field Experience and professors of EED 374 and EED 385 will continue to stress the importance of the experience and monitor progress and attendance |
| Action | Formal Observations Develop job descriptions for methods professors so new and adjuncts will continue to do formal observations |
| Action | Informal Observations Write job descriptions to standardize the quality of informal observations by methods professors |
| Objective | AB. Analyze Experience | |
| All EED 374 and EED 385 students will successfully analyze thier filed experience based on specific course requirements. Associated Goals: Goal I Enhance Quality And Effectiveness Of Field Experiences |
| Indicator | Competency Relationships Correctly relate the field experiences to the Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities (PPR) state competencies |
| Criteria | Relating Competencies Scores indicate all students were successful in relating the assignment to the appropriate competencies |
| Finding | Competency Relationships 60% of assignments required an explanation of the relationship of the assignment to the PPR competencies |
| Indicator | Completion Of Field Assignments Completion of field experience related assignments as assigned by professors |
| Criteria | Successful Field Experience Scores indicate all students were successful receiving at least a "B" on the field experience papers |
| Finding | Successful Completion of Field Assignments 98% of the students scored at least an 80 on all field related assignments |
| Action | A. Relationship of Competencies to Assignments Create guidelines to assist new faculty and adjuncts in the necessity of having students correlate PPR competencies to assignments |
| Action | B. Relationship of Competencies to Assignments Department of Curriculum and Instruction Leadership team will lead discussions on importance of procedures with the program |
| Action | Completion of Field Assignments Continue to improve the quality of assignment guidelines and rubrics |
| Objective | AC. 4-8 Completion Of Field Assignments | |
| 4-8 students will successfully complete the field related assignments and relate them to the state PPR competencies Associated Goals: Goal I Enhance Quality And Effectiveness Of Field Experiences |
| Indicator | Completed Assignments Completed all field experience assignments for each of the methods classes |
| Criteria | A. Completion of Assignments Scores in EED 434 indicate successful completion of field related assignments |
| Finding | Successful Completion of Field in EED 434 98% of students scored at least an 80 on all field asignments |
| Criteria | B. Completion of Assignments Scores in EED 435 indicates successful completion of field related assignments |
| Finding | Successful Completion of Field in EED 435 98% of students received an 80 or better on all assignments |
| Criteria | C. Completion of Assignments SCores in EED 436 indicate successful completion of field related assignments |
| Finding | Successful Completion of Field in EED 436 99% of students scored at least an 80 on all field assignments |
| Criteria | D. Completion of Assignments Scores in EED 467 indicate successful completion of field related assignments |
| Finding | Successful Completion in EED 467 95% of students scored at least an 80 on all field assignments |
| Indicator | Taught Lessons Successfully taught 3 formal lessons that were observed and evaluated |
| Criteria | Teaching Experience Scores on PDAS indicate successful teaching experiences |
| Finding | Taught Lesson 100% of the methods students taught 3 formal lessons on which they were evaluated using the PDAS instrument |
| Finding | Taught Lesson Plans 99% of the three lessons received an overall rating of proficient or better based on the PDAS |
| Action | Success in EED 434 Improve written directions for all assignments |
| Action | Success in EED 435 Develop improved directions and samples |
| Action | Success in EED 436 Develop a more precise set of directions and instructions |
| Action | Success in EED 467 Develop plan for dispersing the Teacher Work Sample components to other courses |
| Action | Taught Lesson Continue the requirement for 3 formal lessons |
| Action | Taught Lesson PLans Continue concentration on the components of the PDAS and how they relate to the lesson plan |
| Objective | BA. Portfolio Procedure | |
| In each class, students will place selected evidence with justification for the PPR competencies taught in that class into the programmatic portfolio Associated Goals: Goal II Student Achievement |
| Indicator | Common Assignments Completion of the common assignments for each course related to specific competencies for which that course is responsible |
| Criteria | Common Assignments Reports from each course on scores on the common assignments |
| Finding | Reporting Common Assignments There is no process for collecting this information |
| Indicator | Competencies Related To Assignments Completion of competency relationships for each assignment |
| Criteria | Competency Relationships With each assignment in methods block, students will provide a rationale and reflection of why each assignment addresses the chosen competency |
| Finding | Competency Relationships 90% of all methods assignments submitted by students included the competency rationale and reflection |
| Action | Common Assignments Develop strategy for developing and applying a standardized rubric |
| Action | Competency Relationships Provide assistance to 4-8 instructors to include competency rationale and reflection to each assignment |
| Objective | BB. Demonstrate PPR Mastery | |
| In an interview with 4-8 methods professors, students will demonstrate mastery of the PPR competencies Associated Goals: Goal II Student Achievement |
| Indicator | Portfolio Completed PPR Portfolio |
| Criteria | Record of Scores on Completed Portfolios Scores on completed portfolios |
| Finding | Record of Scores on Completed Portfolios 95% of 4-8 methods students scored at least a 90% on the PPR Programmatic Portfolio |
| Action | Record of Scores on Completed Portfolios Implement seminar during the methods semester to assist students in their understanding of the requirement for the PPR Programmatic Portfolio |
| Objective | CA. Lesson Plan Writing | |
| All students in the 4-8 program will demonstrate mastery in writing effective lesson plans using the departmental lesson plan format Associated Goals: Goal III Unit And SPA Assessments |
| Indicator | Lesson Plan Components Records indicating successful lesson plan assessments of each of the four major components at a target of "3" |
| Criteria | Record of Scores on Completed Lesson Plans Completed lesson plan scores |
| Finding | Record of Scores on Completed Lesson Plans 95% of methods students received a "2" or better on their lesson plans |
| Indicator | Lesson Plan Methods Records of successfully completed lesson plans in applicable methods classes |
| Criteria | Submission of Scores on Lesson Plans Submission of lesson plan scores into TK-20 |
| Finding | Submission of Scores on Lesson Plans 90% of applicable lesson plan scores were submitted to TK-20 |
| Indicator | Lesson Plans Completion of lesson plan components in each course in the program |
| Criteria | Lesson Plans Scores form completed lesson plans in each applicable course |
| Finding | Scores on Lesson Plans 95% of methods students were successful in their writing effective lesson plans |
| Action | Record of Scores on Completed Lesson Plans Implement seminar during methods semester to assist students in their understanding of the requirement for the lesson plans |
| Action | Record of Scores on Completed Lesson Plans Implement seminar during the methods semester to assist students in their understanding of the components that make up the department lesson plan guidelines |
| Action | Submission of Scores on Lesson Plans Provide assistance to and designate time for methods instructors to assess lesson plans and input scores into TK-20 |
| Objective | CB. Teacher Work Sample (TWS) | |
| All students will successfully complete the Teacher Work Sample (TWS) during the student teaching semester Associated Goals: Goal III Unit And SPA Assessments |
| Indicator | TWS Scores Targeted scores of "2" or "3" on all TWS |
| Criteria | TWS Record of number of students meeting "Met Expectations" on each of the 7 components of the TWS |
| Finding | TWS On the 7 components of the TWS, on at least 90% of the components, 75% of the students met expectations with a score of "2" or "3" |
| Action | TWS Student teachers will receive more individual assistance with setting up the TWS during student teaching |
| Objective | CC. Disposition Growth | |
| Students maintain scores of "3" or improve scores from a "1" to a "2" or "3" on their dispositions Associated Goals: Goal III Unit And SPA Assessments |
| Indicator | Disposition Growth Targeted scores of "2" or higher on student completion of Disposition Summary Chart |
| Criteria | Disposition Growth Students'' completion of Dispositions Summary Chart |
| Finding | Disposition Growth 95% of all students received a "2" or higher on the grading of the Dispositions Summary Chart |
| Action | Disposition Growth Implement seminar during the methods semester to assist students in their understanding of the requirement for the Disposition Summary Chart |