Section C: 1999 AACTE/NCATE Report
Category I - Design of Professional Education (Standards 1.A through 1.I)
Evaluations, changes, and improvements under Category I standards during this year:
The Office of Professional Field Experiences revised observation and participation experiences of preservice teachers and strengthened the supervision of both the sites and the students. For example, the Phase II supervisor visits all sites and checks for participation of WSU students; all field supervisors were surveyed regarding the quality of the cooperating teachers and the school sites where WSU students are placed.
The course required during student teaching (ED 440) was reviewed and the required portfolio now reflects the student teachers’ display of best teaching practices focused on PRAXIS domains.
Category I Weaknesses Cited During Previous Visit:
No weaknesses cited.
Category II - Candidates in Professional Education (Standards II.A through II.D)
Evaluations, changes, and improvements under Category II standards during this year:
The College continued its efforts to recruit underrepresented students. The Student Fact Book, Fall 1999 indicates the following data compared to the start of the decade and mid-decade:
College of Education and Human Services, CEHS
CEHS Ethnicity, Fall 1999
|
Asian |
African American |
Hispanic |
Foreign |
Native American |
Caucasian |
Unknown |
Total |
|
|
CEHS 1990 |
5 |
50 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
1708 |
0 |
1774 |
|
CEHS 1995 |
6 |
79 |
9 |
5 |
3 |
1594 |
13 |
1709 |
|
CEHS 1999 |
9 |
91 |
11 |
5 |
5 |
1850 |
51 |
2022 |
|
WSU 1999 |
243 |
1,323 |
103 |
147 |
44 |
9,716 |
540 |
12,116 |
The College received a number of grants focusing on recruitment of underserved populations including grants with a focus on diversity:
Diversity in Teacher Education (98-00) Etta Hollins, sponsored by National Network for Educational Renewal (NNER)
Diversified Teaching Force (96-00) Greg Bernhardt, sponsored by Ohio Department of Education
Developing Future Teachers and Students Taking Action to Succeed (95-00) Stephen Fortson, sponsored by U.S. Department of Education and Ohio Department of Education
Dewitt Wallace-Readers Incentive Award in Teacher Education Programs (97-00) Donna Cole, Jim Tomlin, sponsored by the National Network for Educational Renewal (NNER)
During the annual campus’ Martin Luther King celebration, the College annually sponsors the Brotherhood Reception.
Category II - Weaknesses Cited During Previous Visit:
No weaknesses cited
Category III - Professional Education Faculty (Standards III.A through III.D)
Evaluations, changes, and improvements under Category III standards during this year:
The Department of Educational Leadership has the largest graduate program on campus, Teacher Leader. They have altered curriculum, faculty course assignments, and instituted a rigorous enrollment management policy.
Category III - Weaknesses Cited During Previous Visit:
No weaknesses cited
Category IV - The Unit for Professional Education (Standards IV.A through IV.C)
Evaluations, changes, and improvements under Category IV standards during this year:
With the assistance of the CEHS Student Services office, the department of Human Services conducted a follow-up survey of their graduates.
Category IV - Weaknesses Cited During Previous Visit:
No weaknesses cited
Additional Changes in the Unit:
The College incorporated the programs required by the Ohio Department of Education’s change from certification to licensure. This impacted all grade levels and content areas. The change included Elementary Education changing to Early Education (ages 3-8) and Middle Education (ages 8-14) and Secondary Education becoming Adolescent Education (ages 12-21). Former K-12 programs became Multi-Age programs (ages 3-21). Many former certification areas were condensed into more comprehensive licenses. For example, the many categories of special education have been collapsed to either Mild-Moderate Intervention Specialist or Moderate-Severe Intervention Specialist licensure.