Program Assessment Form

Office of Director Teacher Education Student Services

School of Education, 2004-2005

Goals	Intended Outcomes	Performance-Based Measures to be Used	Actual Results Obtained	Use of Results
Assist students and support advisors in the efficient accomplishment of professional programs of study. Assist students and support advisors in the efficient accomplishment of professional programs of study. (Continued from page 1)	Maintains a filing system and database to monitor progress in professional programs of all Early Childhood, Middle Level and Secondary Education students, active and inactive.	There will be a student folder containing current and accurate information for 100% of the education majors enrolled in a professional education program at Arkansas Tech.		Inactive students and students who have changed their major will be identified. Students enrolled but having no folder will be identified and folders made or requested from the advising center, registrar’s office or the office of a previous major. Advisors will be assigned for ECED and MLED majors entering the School of Education.
				An annual check of folders on file for SEED majors with a date of four years or older or not having applied for Stage II to date will be completed. A determination will be made whether to keep each in active or move them to inactive files. Reasons for inactive status identified include a) graduated, b) changed major and c) dropped out of school.
		100% of students enrolled in Stage II/Phase II courses will have an approved Stage II/Phase II application on file in the office of Director Teacher Education Student Services.		Students purged from the rolls and their advisors will be notified and provided necessary information for continued progress toward accomplishment of performance standards.
		100% of Internship applications have been invited, received and processed prior to the first day of classes of each semester.		Applications of intention will be used to initiate distribution and requests for placement in partner schools. All applications will be approved or denied with the close of the semester prior to internship.
	Receive requests, place, verify and administer evaluation of select field experiences in ECED, MLED and SEED programs.	100% of students enrolled in SEED 2002, SEED 3554, SEED 4556, ECED 2002, ECED 3053, MLED 2001, MLED 3023, MLED 3071, MLED 3092 and MLED 4023 have been placed for appropriate field experience by the 6^th week of classes.		Information received through contacts with partner schools in requesting field placements will be used to improve working relationships (e.g. updating contact files; establishing the most efficient technology tool for communication). A database of the utilization of partner schools in the service area will be updated to describe, assess and refine the field placement process. Information will be shared with faculty, department head and dean for continued expansion, refinement and development of partnerships to enhance preparation of teacher candidates and improve school performance. Appropriate data files will also be sent to the NCATE electronic folio. Use of technology to improve communication and the efficiency of placement will be reevaluated to insure compatibility between university and field systems.
		100% of students placed in field experiences have been verified and evaluations of performance have been sent to supervising teachers by the 11^th week of classes.		Continued monitoring will inform process. Changes in procedure may be indicated to improve the process.
Support assessment of the unit. Support assessment of the unit. (Continued from page 2)	Prepare and distribute materials for supervision and evaluation of field placements.	100% of unit supervisors received sufficient and correct materials for supervision and evaluation of assigned interns by the 2^nd week of classes each semester.		Continued monitoring will inform process. Changes in procedure may be indicated to improve the process.
	Receive, process, route and file evaluation results and feedback to designated stakeholders. Receive, process, route and file evaluation results and feedback to designated stakeholders. (Continued from page 2)	100% of field evaluations received have been filed in students’ folders.		Continued monitoring will inform process. Changes in procedure may be indicated to improve the process.
		100% of Praxis I and II scores received have been entered into the database and a summary of results has been reported to appropriate department heads.		Continued monitoring will inform process. Changes in procedure may be indicated to improve the process.
		100% of interns completing internship have completed all exit evaluations and summarized data has been reported to appropriate stakeholders.		Results will be summarized, routed to the unit department head and faculty, filed to electronic folio as appropriate and added to assessment task force data to be presented each semester.
		Exit Portfolio data has been collected, summarized and reported to appropriate stakeholders.		Results will be summarized, routed to the unit department head and faculty, filed to electronic folio as appropriate and added to assessment task force data to be presented each semester.
Maintain partnerships with public schools in the service area.	Facilitates communication with and between students, school administrators and service center offices to support the development of teacher candidates in all programs.	Director and staff provide accurate information and appropriately route inquiries courteously and professionally with no more than 3 documented complaints in the semester.		Continued monitoring will inform process. Changes in procedure may be indicated to improve the process.
		Field sites meet internal and external standards for placement, particularly: 1) 100% of teacher candidates are placed in internship with PATHWISE trained field supervisors; 2) 100% of field supervisors are licensed in the content-specific teaching field supervised; 3) The service area provides diverse and varied field settings for developing candidates.		Continued monitoring will inform process. Changes in procedure may be indicated to improve the process.
Goals	Intended Outcomes	Performance-Based Measures to be Used	Actual Results Obtained	Use of Results