Need To Know: The Basis for Building Collaborative Performance-Based Programs

WHO Needs to Know (Stakeholders)	WHAT Do They Need to Know to Judge the Unit’s/Program’s Value and Usefulness?	WHAT DATA Will Be Collected? Who Will Collect the data? How, and When?	WHAT WILL BE DONE WITH THE DATA? the information gained? How Will the Results Be Used to Make Decisions About/Improve the Program/Unit?
Candidates	Performance in relation to Unit conceptual framework and Arkansas Standards for Beginning Licensure, other relevant professional standards; potential to make a difference in student achievement	Praxis I, II, III; Stage II info; Exit Portfolio data; Artifacts from courses; standards-based rubrics; course evaluations; standards connected to artifacts; field placement evaluations; knowledge, performances, dispositions throughout programs	Feedback to candidate and into peer review and program evaluation to inform curriculum decisions; Summarize data by program; Program improvement; how many candidates meet standards; indicate candidate improvement program
Unit Faculty	continuing development of effective preparation program—provide what need to know to teach and modify the program; teacher candidates’ potential to make a difference in student achievement; developmentally appropriate	Praxis I, II, III; Stage II info; Exit Portfolio data; Artifacts from courses; Exit Booklet info; Employer Survey data; Graduate Survey data	Review by program faculty; feedback to courses and program objectives, refinement, alignment, change; post to NCATE website
Dean	All NCATE evidence, website data/info; overview of unit performance; composite of all data; course enrollments; approval rates on gateways	Data will be reviewed annually at the close of the spring semester by the assessment committee chaired by the full-assessment personnel.	Overview all programs; share with faculty for program improvement; justifies budget; address recruitment and retention concerns; collaboration across campus
Department Head	All NCATE evidence, website data/info; composite of all data; objectives per course met; which standards are correlated and met	Data will be reviewed annually at the close of the spring semester by the assessment committee chaired by the full-assessment personnel.	Overview all programs; share with faculty for program improvement
Unit Committees	Summaries will be prepared and distributed to appropriate stakeholders. Stakeholders will be gathered in the pre-school in-service meeting in August. The assessment system will become a standing agenda item. Considerations for and from assessment will drive goal setting and plans for implementation for the coming year.	Data will be reviewed annually at the close of the spring semester by the assessment committee chaired by the full-assessment personnel.	Make decisions/recommendations about program changes; address curriculum concerns; share with faculty for program improvement
Teacher Education Council	Performance of students on Stage II/III, Praxis I, II, III; Conceptual Framework; candidate data at Gateways	Data will be reviewed annually at the close of the spring semester by the assessment committee chaired by the full-assessment personnel.	Examine data from each level; Use data/content area changes in courses; recommendations for program improvement
Arts & Sciences Dean, Department Head, Faculty	adequate content preparation; performance on licensure tests (Praxis I, II, III); performance on portfolio by program	Data will be reviewed annually at the close of the spring semester by the assessment committee chaired by the full-assessment personnel.	Share with faculty for program improvement ; Changes in content area preparation
Standing Committees	Summaries will be prepared and distributed to appropriate stakeholders. Stakeholders will be gathered in the pre-school in-service meeting in August. The assessment system will become a standing agenda item. Considerations for and from assessment will drive goal setting and plans for implementation for the coming year.	Data will be reviewed annually at the close of the spring semester by the assessment committee chaired by the full-assessment personnel.	Share with faculty for program improvement; Feedback into programs
University Administration	Unit Review; Considerations for and from assessment will drive goal setting and plans for implementation for the coming year.	Summaries will be prepared and distributed to appropriate committee members. Annual data will be reviewed	Publish to web; share with faculty across departments for program improvement; consideration of adequate funding; recommendations/commendations to Deans/Dept Hds
Arkansas State Department of Education Teacher Licensure	potential to make a difference in student achievement	Certification officer will recommend teacher candidates for initial licensure at the close of the fall and spring semesters.	Feedback to ADE; Coordination with university and national sources
NCATE	Quality of program for accreditation	NCATE website and unit review as needed by standard	Accreditation or make continual recommendations
North Central	Quality of program for accreditation	Access to website	Accreditation or make continual recommendations
School personnel	Potential to make a difference in student achievement; Summaries of evaluations of site placement	Data will be reviewed annually at the close of the spring semester by the assessment committee; Follow-up surveys, mentor training, Cohort participation, summaries of performance in the field	Plan to improve field placement; Follow-up surveys; mentorship; mentor training; Cohort membership; Triads participation; aggregated data for feedback to unit
Peer Review	Teaching portfolio; candidate work samples	Annually shared with faculty, Dept Hd and Dean	Improve faculty performance; provide vision for continual revision/improvement of curriculum; vehicle for addressing program concerns