UAS

Summative Decision Point: Admission to Internship in Initial Licensure Programs

Source of Performance Information & Benchmark Criteria	Type of Performance Information to Be Recorded	Intended Evidence for Affect on Student Learning	Link to Conceptual Framework Foundations/Unifying Factors Emphasized	Link to Developing AR Standards for Licensure of Beginning Teachers
Completion of all courses in professional program/major with grade of “C” or better; ECED/MLED require grade of “C” or better in all course work; Major GPA of 2.50 for all programs.	Transcript record of completion; Application for Internship	Grades and GPA demonstrate the knowledge/content skills for leading student learning	Strong Liberal Arts Background; Diversity, leadership, oral and written communication, technology, purposeful reflection, and parents and community Core Values 1, 2, 3, 4, 5	Standards 1 & 2
Cumulative GPA of 2.50	Transcript record	Grades and GPA demonstrate the knowledge/content skills for leading student learning	Strong Liberal Arts Background; Oral and written communication and technology Core Values 1, 2, 3, 4, 5	Standards 1 & 2
Praxis II Subject Assessments ADE cut score or above	Institutional Score Report received from ETS on file in Director of Teacher Education Student Services	Score demonstrates the knowledge/content skills for leading student learning	Strong Liberal Arts Background; Diversity, leadership, parents and community, and written communication Core Values 1, 2, 3, 4, 5	Standards1 & 2
Create, teach, and videotape a lesson, reflect on it, and obtain mentor feedback.	Completion of designated course field requirements; evaluation rubric and performance feedback from the field on record in Director of Teacher Education Student Services.	Knowledgeable of the range in levels of learning found in the classroom; can implement ideas for how to make a positive affect on learning; presents student work samples exemplifying impact on student learning.	Strong Liberal Arts Background; Professional and Pedagogical Knowledge, Skills, and Dispositions; Systemic and Developmentally Appropriate Practices; Knowledge of the School Culture; Diversity, leadership, oral and written communication, technology, purposeful reflection, and parents and community Core Values 1, 2, 3, 4, 5	Standards 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
Application Interview	Extended open-ended questions directed by application; recommendation of advisor considers the Candidate’s performance in the advanced field experience, dispositions, oral language, the research awareness project.	Knowledgeable of the range in levels of learning found in the classroom; can implement ideas for how to make a positive affect on learning; presents student work samples exemplifying actual, and potential for, impact on student learning.	Professional and Pedagogical Knowledge, Skills, and Dispositions; Systemic and Developmentally Appropriate Practices; Knowledge of the School Culture; Diversity, leadership, oral and written communication, purposeful reflection, and parents and community Core Values 1, 2, 3, 4, 5	Standards 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
Dean of Students: Verification of professional behavior	Disciplinary record while in attendance at ATU	Record indicates the potential for appropriate role model	Professional and Pedagogical Knowledge, Skills, and Dispositions	Dispositions of Standards 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5

Assessment of Evidence and Use of Results:

An application to professional internship, complete with current transcript(s) and appropriate documentation, is presented to the Document Examiner in the office of Teacher Education Student Services for review and verification. The results of the review and verification are fed to candidate and advisors. Test scores, GPAs, and specified grades are entered into the database for data collection; monitor % passing exam; provide feedback to Unit, Arts & Sciences, and P-12; evaluate Unit requirements and make appropriate changes to programs; evaluate impact on minority enrollment and implement strategies; and monitor enrollment; identify areas of strength and need to determine a professional development plan and promote optimal growth opportunities during internship.