Provide any additional comments, exceptions and explanations below.
Our university underwent upper administrative changes in 2014-2015
Academic year 2015-16
Is your program preparing teachers in science in 2015-16?
Yes
How many prospective teachers did your program plan to add in science in 2015-16?
Provide any additional comments, exceptions and explanations below
Upper administration has continued to shift and our School of Education also has undergone changes in faculty and leadership. A new focus on accuracy, accountability, and excellence has begun. The Teacher Education Committee (our policy- and decision-making body for ed prep) is designing policies and procedures that carefully follow Kentucky regulations and are focused on student support.
Will your program prepare teachers in science in 2016-17?
Ves
How many prospective teachers does your program plan to add in science in 2016-17?
Provide any additional comments, exceptions and explanations below:
We are reaching out personally to high school students who might be interested in biology ed. Our educational pathways are fully underway with two local school districts. We have created two new 1-hour courses designed to support candidates in the areas of literacy and mathematics, as they prepare to take a standardized exam (CASE) required for admission to the Biology Education Program. These courses will be offered for the first time in fall 2016. Initiatives also are underway to revamp our ed prep curricula, to imbed cultural competence into our teaching, and to partner with P-12 teachers in course instruction.
Each institution of higher education (IHE) that conducts a traditional teacher preparation program (including programs that offer any ongoing professional development programs) or alternative route to state credential program, and that enrolls students receiving Federal assistance under this Act, shall set annual quantifiable goals for increasing the number of prospective teachers trained in teacher shortage areas designated by the Secretary or by the state educational agency, including mathematics, science, special education, and instruction of limited English proficient students. (5205(a)(1)(A)(ii), 5206(a))
Information about teacher shortage areas can be found at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/pol/tsa.html.
Please provide the information below about your program's goals to increase the number of prospective teachers in special education in each of three academ ic years
Academic year 2014-15
Did your program prepare teachers in special education in 2014-15?
Yes
How many prospective teachers did your program plan to add in special education in 2014-15?
Did your program meet the goal for prospective teachers set in special education in 2014-15?
Yes
Description of strategies used to achieve goal, if applicable
Description of steps to improve performance in meeting goal or lessons learned in meeting goal, if applicable
We did add two students to our traditional special education program in 2014-2015 but overall, strategies to recruit students from outside of Kentucky and to support online learning were not effective.
Provide any additional comments, exceptions and explanations below
Academic year 2015-16
Is your program preparing teachers in special education in 2015-16? Yes How many prospective teachers did your program plan to add in special education in 2015-16? 2 Provide any additional comments, exceptions and explanations below
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