California’s Accreditation System:

Providing Information about Your Intern Program

Spring Intern Director’s MeetingApril 2010

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Representatives from Intern Programs

Carrie Ann Blackaller CSU Dominguez Hills (Red-Yr 4)

Edmundo LittonLoyola Marymount University (Yellow-Yr 6)

Laurel RuddyStanislaus COE (Yellow-Yr 6)

Jacqueline RegevFortune School of Education (Blue-Yr 1)

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Accountability for Intern Programs

Common Standards— institution wide focus

Program Standards— MS, SS and Ed Sp– Intern Specific Requirements – MS/SS Standards: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14,

15, 16– Ed Sp Standards: 1, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15

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Purposes of the Commission’s Accreditation System

–Accountability-public and profession

–Adherence to Standards

–High quality preparation for educators

–On-going program improvement

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Accreditation System

• Ongoing Data Gathering & Analysis• Biennial Report• Program Assessment• Site Visit• Follow Up

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Data Collection and Analysis

Annually• Collect data• Analyze data• Decide if program modifications are

needed

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Biennial Reports

• Focus on candidate outcomes and program effectiveness

• Each program sponsor submits a report for each approved program that is offered that includes aggregated data, analysis, and program modification

• Submitted after years 1, 3 and 5

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Impact of Biennial Reports at the Institution

• Did your Intern Program complete a BR?

• Did your BR present disaggregated data for the Intern program?

• What was the impact of your intern program completing a Biennial Report?

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Program Assessment

• Year 4 of cohort cycle

• Focus on the adopted Program Standards

• Thorough review of ALL approved preparation programs

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Program Assessment Document• Part I: Narrative, describing the program

currently in place.

• Part II: Current course syllabi

• Part III: Assessments used to assure candidate competence and reported on in the BR– e.g. rubrics, training information, calibration

activities.

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Program Assessment Review

• Program assessment is a process; a professional dialogue

• Reviewers look for a description of HOW the

program meets the standards

• Each component of the standard is reviewed for supporting evidence narrative.

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Impact of Program Assessment for the Intern Program

• What was the process of getting the Program Assessment documentation together for the approved program?

• Is the Intern Delivery model thoroughly described in the program document?

• What was the impact of the feedback from the PA reviewers?

• Have there been any program modifications based on reviewer feedback?

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Site Visit• Year 6

• Team of trained Board of Institutional Reviewers individuals visit the institution

• 3 ½ day visit—2 days of interviews

• Make decisions on all Standards—Common and Program

• Come to a consensus on an Accreditation Recommendation

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Impact of a Site Visit at the Institution

• How have the Biennial Report or Program Assessment activities prepared or not prepared your institution for the site visit?

• How do you ensure that your intern program is accurately presented during the site visit?

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Findings and Follow upYear 7 –Report on issues, concerns, questions or

follow-up to the site visit or

–Address stipulations• If Major or Probationary Stipulations, may

involve a re-visit, otherwise • Submitting documentation to CTC

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Impact of Follow-Up Activities at the Institution

• What are some examples of the work after a site visit?

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