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.

Impact Measures (CAEP Standard 4)

Measure 1: Completer Effectiveness (Initial)

CU Teacher Education Program completers contribute to p-12 student-learning growth:
-Case Study Part A and B

CU Teacher Education Program completers apply professional knowledge, skills and dispositions in the P-12 classroom:
-Case Study Part A
-Initial Licensure CU Semi-Structured Interviews with Principals 2020-21-Initial Licensure NExT Supervisor Satisfaction (Institutional Survey FY21 data not available due to low response rate from supervisors). New Proccess being piloted FY22 with Sky Factor.

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

School districts/principals that employ completers of CU Educator Preparation Program are satisfied with their new employee's preparation:
-Initial Licensure CU Semi-Structured Interviews with Principals 2020-21
-Initial Licensure NExT Supervisor Satisfaction (Institutional Survey FY21 data not available due to low response rate from supervisors). New Proccess being piloted FY22 with Sky Factor.
-Advanced Program Employer & Completer Satisfaction Survey Data 2020-21

CU's Educator Preparation Program involves stakeholders:
-Memo of Understanding (MOU) agreements
-Educator Preparation Advisory Council (EPPAC) meeting minutes Fall 2020 / Spring 2021

Outcome Measures

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

R.3.3 - CU Teacher Education Program candidataes are academically competent to effectively teach P-12 students:
-Performance Assessment: WVTPA 2020-21
-Licensure Exam: Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT)
-Licensure Exam: Praxis II Content Exam
-Student Teaching Evaluation: WVERT 2020.21

A.R.3.4 - Completers of CU 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 technolocy:
-Advanced Program Employer & Completer Satisfaction Survey Data 2020-21
-Advanced Program Overall GPA: Educational Leadership = 3.73 / Reading Specialist = 3.92
-Advanced Program EDLDA at program completion
-Advanced Program Licensure Exam: Praxis II Content Exam
-Advanced Program Capstone / Research Project: Educational Leadership / Reading Specialist

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

Candidate Hireability: 2020-21 Initial Licensure Completers

Candidate Hireability: 2020-21 Advanced Licensure Completers