Assessment Plan and Outcomes/Learning Outcomes- Summarize your assessment plan and indicate the outcomes/learning outcomes that were developed. Relate to the KSU Strategic Plan and align with the budget. In your list of outcomes, please indicate how they were routinely assessed throughout the year (i.e., type of assessment or methodology) related to your activities, events, and costs associated and your use of results for each goal and objective. Assessment results are not to be reported in this section; they should be embedded in other sections.
The assessment plan goes under review on an annual basis. The SEHDCS has been assessing the program using a six year assessment plan that ends in 2025. Below is the modified plan. In short, Goal 1: Collaborate with partners to implement a dynamic strategic plan, Goal 2: Collaborate with partners to improve student recruitment and enrollment, Goal 3: Collaborate with partners to increase retention & graduation Goal 4: Collaborate with partners to improve academic excellence and career readiness, Goal 5: Strengthen alumni relations, Goal 6: Serve as a learning development resource for our community
| Objective | Action |
|---|---|
| 1.1 Engage staff & faculty. | SoE, TEC, & Design Team meetings |
| 1.2 Engage students. | Design Team & Teacher Candidate meetings |
| 1.3 Engage P-12 partners. | TEC & Design Team meetings, KTIP trainings, and meetings with specific districts |
| Objective | Action |
| 2.1 Participate in recruitment efforts/events. | Faculty participation in all recruitment events held on KSU campus |
| 2.2 Inform middle and high school students about KSU | Pat Higgins thru the KRP project and attendance at various schools; student university supervisors that are out in the schools all semester,.. |
| Objective | Action |
| 3.1 Promote passing ETS Praxis tests (CORE & Praxis II tests required for KY teacher certification). | Established 2 seminar classes in the School for taking and passing the CORE and Praxis II exams. |
| 3.2 Update Ed prep curricula to meet the needs of candidates. | In progress – several curricular revisions were approved by the TEC and Faculty Senate. |
| Objective | Action |
| 4.1 Update ed prep curricula to meet the needs of candidates and P-12 partners. | In progress – several curricular revisions were approved by the TEC in fall 2017 and spring 2018. |
| 4.2 Prepare grads to enter the profession of teaching with high expectations & qualifications. | Working with Workforce to ascertain needs of P-12 |
| Objective | Action |
| 5.1 Find KSU’s graduates from the SoE. | Communicating with alumni and establishing a database of alumni. |
| Objective | Action |
| 6.1 Learn what our community needs RE learning development | We’ve had many meetings with P-12 partners this year. |