Please certify that your institution is in compliance with the following assurances. (\205(a)(1)(A)(iii), \206(b)) Note: Be prepared to provide documentation and evidence for your responses, when requested, to support the following assurances.

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

Preparation is closely linked with the needs of schools and the instructional decisions new teachers face in the classroom. Yes

Prospective special education teachers are prepared in core academic subjects and to instruct in core academic subjects.

Yes

Prospective general education teachers are prepared to provide instruction to students with disabilities.

Yes

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:

Faculty and administration is highly engaged in monthly Standards Board meetings, the Kentucky Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (KACTE) and other teacher education agencies and workshops at the State and national level through participation, board membership, and serving as officers. We have strengthened our clinical and field office by adding a person directly responsible for setting placements, training of clinical supervision staff, and ensuring that data is managed through LiveText.

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