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Respond to the following assurances. Note: Teacher preparation programs should be prepared to provide documentation and evidence, when requested, to support the following assurances. ($205(a)(1)(A)(iii); $206(b)) » Program Assurances

Program Assurances

1. Program preparation responds to the identified needs of the local educational agencies or States where the program completers are likely to teach based on past hiring and recruitment trends. Yes No
2. Preparation is closely linked with the needs of schools and the instructional decisions new teachers face in the classroom. Yes No
3. Prospective special education teachers are prepared in core academic subjects and to instruct in core academic subjects. Yes No Program does not prepare special education teachers
4. Prospective general education teachers are prepared to provide instruction to students with disabilities. Yes No
5. Prospective general education teachers are prepared to provide instruction to limited English proficient students. Yes No
6. Prospective general education teachers are prepared to provide instruction to students from low-income families. Yes No
7. Prospective teachers are prepared to effectively teach in urban and rural schools, as applicable. Yes No
8. Describe your institution's most successful strategies in meeting the assurances listed above:

Through monthly meetings with the Teacher Education Committee (community and institutional stakeholders) and the School of Education and Human Development (SEHD) faculty, several programmatic needs were addressed such as developing a recruitment plan, assessing program learning outcomes, revising course syllabi, establishing clinical experience partnerships with local school districts, and hosting professional development workshops for students. The clinical experience partnerships were established with our local school districts and they were developed to ensure student in our program would be exposed to P-12 students from a variety of backgrounds. The primary goal of the SEHD and Teacher Education Committee meetings is to provide strategic planning to help our students succeed in the teacher preparation program and to be effective teachers upon completion of their program.