NCATE

 


     The Standard of Excellence

      In Teacher Preparation

National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education

 

Arthur E. Wise President

 

November 2, 2000

 

Dr. Robert C. Brown President

Arkansas Tech University Russellville, AR 72801

 

Dear President Brown:

 

At its October 17-21, 2000, meeting in Washington, DC, the Unit Accreditation Board of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) considered the application for continuing accreditation of the School of Education, as the unit that oversees professional education offerings at Arkansas Tech University. I am pleased to inform you of the Unit Accreditation Board's decision to continue the accreditation of the School of Education at the initial teacher preparation and advanced levels. Details of this action are provided in the enclosed accreditation action report. Strengths noted in the Board of Examiners report have not been reiterated in the accreditation action report, but are certainly considered part of the institution's accreditation visit record. You may use the information provided in the Board of Examiners report at your discretion.

 

Let me take this opportunity to congratulate you and your professional education unit for displaying the high quality necessary to be granted national accreditation, and to express appreciation for the cooperation received from the faculty, staff, and administration of your institution.

 

The next NCATE visit is scheduled for spring 2005, and you will begin to receive materials for that visit approximately two years prior to the visit. (In partnership states, the date of the visit must be determined jointly by the state and NCATE.) In addition, your institution will be required to complete a Joint Data Collection Instrument each year during the accreditation period. This annual report requests data about your institution and progress made toward correcting any deficiency cited as a weakness in the accreditation action report. You are also expected to report evaluations and improvements made in relation to standards over the upcoming five-year period.

 

To assist you in letting potential students and the public know the benefits of attending a profes­sionally accredited school, college, or department of education, we have also enclosed (with the copy of this letter that is sent to the head of your professional education unit) a packet that includes press tips, as well as a sample press release and sample op-eds. Please feel free to contact NCATE's communications department if you need further assistance.

 

 

 

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Dr. Robert C. Brown November 2, 2000 Page 2

 

Also enclosed is a copy of NCATE's Policies on Dissemination of Information, which describes the terms and dates by which your current accreditation action becomes a matter of public record, and also lists other parties who will be notified of accreditation action. If your state has a partner­ship agreement with NCA TE, the state agency with program approval authority receives a copy of this letter and the enclosed report.

 

Should you have any questions regarding NCATE's action or the items reported herein, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ACCREDITATION OF TEACHER EDUCATION

 

 

Arthur E. Wise

 

Enclosures

 

cc:

Dr. Dennis W. Fleniken, Dean, School of Education Donna Zornes, Arkansas Department of Education