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Assessment : 2007 - 2008 : Educational Programs :
Superintendent Certification

3 Goals     3 Objectives     7 Indicators     7 Criteria     7 Findings     5 Actions

GOAL: Academic Program Alignment

Objective Program Alignment
Implement aligned course structure objectives with Standards for ELCC and Texas Certification
Associated Goals: Academic Program Alignment

Indicator Advisory Board Approval
Advisory Board approves recommended alignment and proposed courses.
Criteria Advisory Board Approval
Approval for course alignment and new courses is given.
Criteria Satsifaction Rating Approved
Advisory Board approves customer satisfaction rating.
Indicator New Aligned Courses
New courses reflecting alignment to Texas and ELCC standards.
Indicator Program Alignment
Aligned superintendent certification program with the ELCC and Texas standards.
Criteria Progam Alignment
Advisory Board approves recommended alignment and proposed courses.
Finding Administrator Employer Survey
No employer survey had been distributed for four years.
Finding Assessments
Assessments of current courses reflect traditional test strategies rather than authentic assessments of content knowledge and skills.
Finding ELCC Alignment
Of the four courses in the current superintendent certification program, only 42% correlate with the ELCC standards.
Criteria Program Alignment
New courses reflecting alignment to Texas and ELCC standards.
Finding Course Analysis
Of the current four courses required for superintendent certification, only 35% of the content correlate with the Texas Competencies for Superintendents.
Criteria Program alignment
100% of superintendent certification program aligned to Texas Competencies and the ELCC standards.
Actions for Objective:

Action Assessment Development
All course assessments will be analyzed for alignment with standards and to determine the extent of authentic assessment status.
Action Content Analysis
A team of former superintendents and current professors with superintendent experience will analys the Texas and ELCC standards to determine extent of alignment problems.

GOAL: Customer Satisfaction

Objective Customer Satisfaction
Measure customer satisfaction in the superintendency program
Associated Goals: Customer Satisfaction

Indicator Advisory Board Satisfaction
Advisory Board provides satisfaction rating
Indicator Customer Satisfaction
Certified completers express satisfaction with the superintendent certification program.
Indicator Participation Surveys
Customer satisfaction will be expressed by increased student enrollment and increased participation in participant surveys.
Criteria Customer Satisfaction
90% of certified completers express satisfaction with the superintendent certification program.
Finding Customer Satisfaction
Customer satisfaction will be expressed by increased student enrollment and increased participation in participants surveys.
Finding Student Participation
Student participation in the superintendency program reduced to classes with less than five people in a section for more than a three year period.
Actions for Objective:

Action Customer Satisfaction
90% of certified completers expressed satisfaction with the superintendent certification program.
Action Employer Surveys
Pending development of employer survey, surveys will be sent to the school board president where graduates of the superintendency program are employed.

GOAL: Develop A Quality Superintendent Certification Program

Objective Increase Pass Rate For Superintendent Certification Exam
80% of the students will pass the superintendent certification examination.
Associated Goals: Develop A Quality Superintendent Certification Program

Indicator Student Pass Rate
Pass rate on the TExES superintendent certification examination will increase to 80%.
Criteria Student Pass Rate
100% of course content aligned with TExES competencies for superintendent certificaion.
Finding Pass Rate for Certificaton Exams
Final pass rate for students taking the TExES superintendent certification exam has not been received from external evaluator.
Actions for Objective:

Action Pass Rate for Certification Exam
Continue to monitor and modify as needed course content to prepare students for the superintendent certification exam.

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