Streamlining & Streamlining & Redesign of the Redesign of the Accreditation Accreditation

Process: Preliminary Process: Preliminary DiscussionsDiscussions

Donna M. GollnickDonna M. Gollnick

Online Institutional Online Institutional ReportReport Tested in fall 2008 & spring 2009 visitsTested in fall 2008 & spring 2009 visits

CharacteristicsCharacteristics– Prompts for each elementPrompts for each element– 11 required tables11 required tables– Ability to upload key links, tables, & figuresAbility to upload key links, tables, & figures

Institutions to have option of Online IR Institutions to have option of Online IR in fall 2009 and spring 2010 visitsin fall 2009 and spring 2010 visits

Data from national Data from national program reviewprogram review

Accepted for Std. 1Accepted for Std. 1

– Content knowledge for teachersContent knowledge for teachers– Pedagogical content knowledge Pedagogical content knowledge

for teachersfor teachers– Professional knowledge & skills Professional knowledge & skills

for other school professionalsfor other school professionals– Student learning for teachers & Student learning for teachers &

other school professionalsother school professionals

Streamlining Options in Streamlining Options in Spring 2009 & Fall 2009 Spring 2009 & Fall 2009 VisitsVisits Previsit conducted electronicallyPrevisit conducted electronically

Visit to begin on Sunday afternoon & Visit to begin on Sunday afternoon & finish by noon on Wednesdayfinish by noon on Wednesday

School visits eliminatedSchool visits eliminated

Poster sessions eliminatedPoster sessions eliminated

Virtual focused visitsVirtual focused visits

ExhibitsExhibits Electronic exhibits should be used Electronic exhibits should be used

when possible (not required, but most when possible (not required, but most institutions now have most of the institutions now have most of the exhibits available electronically).exhibits available electronically).

Exhibits should be available for each Exhibits should be available for each standardstandard

List of key exhibits are available on List of key exhibits are available on NCATE’s websiteNCATE’s website

Future GoalsFuture Goals

Who is involved in these Who is involved in these discussions?discussions?

Selected deans, NCATE coordinators, & state Selected deans, NCATE coordinators, & state agency representatives have participated (or agency representatives have participated (or will) with senior staff to discuss program will) with senior staff to discuss program review, unit accreditation, and continuous review, unit accreditation, and continuous improvement visits.improvement visits.

Executive directors of member organizationsExecutive directors of member organizations

Input from institutions and other NCATE Input from institutions and other NCATE constituents being sought atconstituents being sought at– Annual conferencesAnnual conferences– Special meetingsSpecial meetings– Website Website

Next StepsNext Steps

Recommendations being shared with Recommendations being shared with NCATE board members as they are NCATE board members as they are developed.developed.

UAB will consider & refine UAB will consider & refine recommendations at its April 2009 recommendations at its April 2009 meeting.meeting.

Executive board will adopt Executive board will adopt recommendations at its May 2009 recommendations at its May 2009 meeting.meeting.

Continuing to StreamlineContinuing to Streamline

Shorter visits being tested in 2009Shorter visits being tested in 2009

Smaller teams, especially for Smaller teams, especially for continuing visitscontinuing visits

Better use of technology before, Better use of technology before, during, & after the visitduring, & after the visit

Less burdensome self-study processLess burdensome self-study process

Less burdensome program review Less burdensome program review processprocess

Continuous ImprovementContinuous Improvement

How can accreditation be used to How can accreditation be used to support continuous improvement in support continuous improvement in teacher education?teacher education?

How could NCATE determine that How could NCATE determine that standards continue to be met, allowing standards continue to be met, allowing a different type of self-study & visit?a different type of self-study & visit?

How can data be used to How can data be used to determine if stds are determine if stds are met?met?

Part B of AACTE/NCATE annual report Part B of AACTE/NCATE annual report currently under revisioncurrently under revision

Part C (NCATE portion) now includesPart C (NCATE portion) now includes – substantive changessubstantive changes– Progress made on eliminating areas for Progress made on eliminating areas for

improvementimprovement

What key criteria would What key criteria would suggest a conventional suggest a conventional visit?visit? Assessment system no longer exists, Assessment system no longer exists,

data are not collected systematically & data are not collected systematically & regularly, or data are not used to regularly, or data are not used to evaluate candidates & programs.evaluate candidates & programs.

Major changes have occurred.Major changes have occurred.– Majority of programs offered onlineMajority of programs offered online– Number of off-campus programs, especially Number of off-campus programs, especially

outside the state, increased dramaticallyoutside the state, increased dramatically

Considering a brief Considering a brief report 3 years before report 3 years before visitvisit

Address key standards elementsAddress key standards elements

Report would be reviewed by BOE Report would be reviewed by BOE membersmembers– Identify any concerns Identify any concerns – Indicate the type of visit neededIndicate the type of visit needed

If evidence suggest that standards If evidence suggest that standards continue to be met, the unit could work continue to be met, the unit could work with NCATE to identify the focus of the with NCATE to identify the focus of the next visit.next visit.

What might this What might this continuous visit look continuous visit look like?like?

Self-study would focus onSelf-study would focus on

–Specific standard, especially 3 or Specific standard, especially 3 or 44

–Transformational project in Transformational project in teacher educationteacher education

–Further development of valid & Further development of valid & reliable assessmentsreliable assessments

What would be What would be involved?involved?

Data would have to show that Data would have to show that standards continue to be met.standards continue to be met.

Unit would submit a proposal & Unit would submit a proposal & negotiate the nature of the next visit negotiate the nature of the next visit with NCATEwith NCATE

The IR would include data on the work The IR would include data on the work being donebeing done

Some BOE team members would have Some BOE team members would have expertise in area of unit’s self-studyexpertise in area of unit’s self-study