CAEP 4 Accountability Measures

CAEP (Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation) has four accountability measures which are used to provide information to the public on both program outcome and program impact. The chart below is the list of CAEP measures with links to supporting evidence for each measure.

Outcome Measures

Impact Measures (CAEP Standard 4)

Measure 1: Completer Effectiveness (Initial)

Concord University Teacher Education Program completers contribute to p-12 student-learning growth:

Concord University Teacher Education Program completers apply professional knowledge, skills and dispositions in the P-12 classroom:

Measure 2: Satisfaction of Employers and Stakeholder Involvement (Initial and Advanced)

School districts/principals that employ completers of the Concord University Educator Preparation Program are satisfied with their new employee’s preparation:

  • Initial Licensure: Semi Structured Interview with Employers 2021-22
  • Initial Licensure: New process piloted FY22 with Sky Factor. Institutional Survey FY22 data not available due to low response rate. FY23 institution will pilot new survey process.
  • Advanced Program: New process piloted FY22 with Sky Factor. Institutional Survey FY22 data not available due to low response rate. FY23 institution will pilot new survey process.

Concord University’s Educator Preparation Program involves stakeholders:

Measure 3: Candidate Competency at Completion (Initial and Advanced)

R.3.3 – Concord University Teacher Education Program candidates are academically competent to effectively teach P-12 students:

A.R.3.4 – Completers of Concord University Advanced Programs are competent to help facilitate learning with positive impacts on divers P-12 student learning and development through: application of content knowledge, data literacy, research-driven decision making, effective use of collaborative skills and application of technology:

  • Advanced Program: New process piloted FY22 with Sky Factor. Institutional Survey FY22 data not available due to low response rate. FY23 institution will pilot new survey process.
  • Advanced Program Overall GPA (2021-22 completers): 3.83
    • Educational Leadership (2021-22 completers): 3.89
    • Reading Specialist (2021-22 completers): 3.50
  • Advanced Program  EDLDA MED COMPLETERS 2021-22
  • Advanced Program Licensure Exam: Zero 2021-22 completers have attempted the Praxis II exam for  the Advanced degree
  • Advanced Program Capstone / Research Project:

Measure 4: Ability of Completers to be hired in education positions for which they have been prepared

Candidate Hireability Initial Licensure:

 Candidate Hireability Advanced Licensure: Advanced completers often are not employed in advanced areas for which they are prepared within one year of completion due to limited number of openings in educational leadership and reading specialist positions. Many reading specialist completers choose to remain in the elementary education classroom, where they implement their advanced training. Furthermore, WV Policy 5202 regulations prevent the employment of educational leadership completers until 3 years post initial licensure completion