Yes

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Prospective general education teachers are prepared to provide instruction to limited English proficient students Yes

Prospective general education teachers are prepared to provide instruction to students from low-income families Yes

Prospective teachers are prepared to effectively teach in urban and rural schools, as applicable. Yes

Describe your institution's most successful strategies in meeting the assurances listed above

In August 2015, we began the planning for a major, research-based, cultural competence initiative that will span across all our EPPs to assure that every teacher candidate who graduates from KSU is prepared to teach every child.

Section III Assessment Pass Rates

Assessment code - Assessment nameTest Company GroupNumber taking testsAvg. scaled scoreNumber passing testsPass rate (%)
ETS5543 -SE CK AND MILD TO MODERATE APPL. Educational Testing Service (ETS)Other enrolled students2
ETS5543 -SE CK AND MILD TO MODERATE APPL. Educational Testing Service (ETS)All program completers, 2014-151
ETS5543 -SE CK AND MILD TO MODERATE APPL. Educational Testing Service (ETS)All program completers, 2013-145

Section III Summary Pass Rates

GroupNumber taking testsNumber passing testsPass rate (%)
All program completers, 2014-151
All program completers, 2015-145
All program completers, combined 3 academic years6

Section IV Low-Performing

Provide the following information about the approval or accreditation of your teacher preparation program.

Is your teacher preparation program currently approved or accredited?

Yes

If yes, please specify the organization(s) that approved or accredited your program

State

NCATE

Is your teacher preparation program currently under a designation as "low-performing" by the state (as per section 207(a) of the HEA of 2008)? No

Section V Use of Technology

Provide the following information about the use of technology in your teacher preparation program. Please note that choosing 'yes' indicates that your teacher preparation program would be able to provide evidence upon request.

Does your program prepare teachers to:

  • Integrate technology effectively into curricula and instruction. Yes
  • use technology effectively to collect data to improve teaching and learning Yes
  • use technology effectively to manage data to improve teaching and learning Yes
  • use technology effectively to analyze data to improve teaching and learning Yes
  • Provide a description of the evidence that your program uses to show that it prepares teachers to integrate technology effectively into curricula and instruction, and to use technology effectively to collect, manage, and analyze data in order to improve teaching and learning for the purpose of increasing student academic achievement. Include a description of the evidence your program uses to show that it prepares teachers to use the principles of universal design for learning, as applicable. Include planning activities and a timeline if any of the four elements listed above are not currently in place.