Ohio Board of Regents Update Office of Academic Quality Assurance

OBR and AQA Updates Chancellor Petro’s Goals Ohio NCTQ Study Panel –

Educator Preparation Programs - O.A.C RE: Full Approval of Programs B. The Chancellor will review programs regularly and determine their continued approval status as approved, approved with conditions, or not approved. 1. A college or university shall be designated as approved if the program meets all conditions of paragraph (A) to the satisfaction of the Chancellor; 2. A college or university education preparation shall be designated as approved with conditions if the program does not meet one of the conditions of paragraph (A) of this rule; a. A college or university educator preparation program that is designated approved with conditions has up to 24 months after notification of the decision to take corrective action and become approved without conditions. The Chancellor may limit enrollment in the program until the program receives approval without conditions; b. After twenty-four months, if the institution continues to fail to satisfy the requirements in (A), the program will be designated as not approved. If the educator preparation program is designated as not approved, any student previously enrolled in the professional education program at the time of the decision will be permitted to complete the program by a deadline established by the Chancellor and be certified by the institution as a candidate for licensure. The institution shall not admit any new students until it is granted approval by the Chancellor. “education preparation program… has up to 24 months after notification of the decision to take corrective action and become approved without conditions” “After 24 months... program will be designated as not approved.”

THE STATE OF STATE EDUCATOR PREP PROGRAM REVIEW Adopted Program Review Committee Recommendations Created Review Process, Forms, Reviewer Selection & Support Reducing Redundancies, Seeking Alignments – OBR, CAEP, METRICS Piloting Continuing Program Review - Compliance/Continuous Improvement Reconvening Program Committee … and Adding Practitioners

PROGRAM COMMITTEE MEMBERS Mary Jo Cherry, Ursuline Becky Erb, Marietta John Henning, OU Teresa McGowan, Miami Julie McIntosh, U Findlay Becky Pissanos, BGSU Regina Sapona, UC Mike Smith, Lourdes Carol Ziegler, Notre Dame Ted Zigler, Ohio Dominican

OHIO EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS Approved Licensure Programs = 524 –Initial Licensure: 1,352 –Advanced Licensure (also includes pupil services) = 172 Approved Endorsements Programs = 39 TOTAL: 1963 (as of September 27, 2011)

... and newly approved – Walden University Education Specialist (Ed. S.) in Education Leadership and Administration: Building Principal Grades 4-6, Grades 4-9 and Grades 5-12 Coursework for the degree is offered on line, but the program incorporates on-ground Ohio field experiences.

PILOT CONTINUING PROGRAM REVIEW Program Approval Pre-Visit Conversations Site Visit (accreditation visits) Strengths - Improvements Doc

.... PILOT CONTINUING REVIEW FOCUS: key assessments; program coherence; faculty quality and scholarship, field experiences/clinical practice ASSURE: standards met, compliances verified CYCLE: state review with national accreditation VALIDATE: program status – OBR, Unit, accreditor CREATE: strengths, requirements (if any) and improvements document

PROGRAM REVIEWS TO DATE Total Proposals Received – 133 *Total Programs Reviewed – Licensure Programs – 56 - Endorsements – 73 *As of September 26, 2011 High Need Program Reviewer Areas - higher ed faculty & k-12 teachers; Intervention Specialist – Gifted Mathematics – All Levels Multi-Age – All Areas Reading – All Levels School Nurse School Treasurer Social Studies – All Levels

Visit Review applicable content standards and download: –Form A: New Programs (Associate, Undergraduate, Graduate) –Form B: Endorsements –Continuing Program Audit. Please contact Sheryl Hansen regarding these audits or Submit program review template to Submit applicable program review fees to: Ohio Board of Regents, 30 E. Broad St. – 36 FL, ATTN: AQA, Columbus, OH SUBMITTING NEW PROGRAMS AND ENDORSEMENTS

Reminders Adolescence to Young Adults (AYA) Science Licensure Program Addition Request Form Closed or Dormant Program Notification Form Available via: or Coming Soon - Request Form to Add an Additional Multi-Age World Language Specialization for Licensure

Reading Endorsement Update Individuals who wish to add the reading endorsement must successfully complete the 12-hour reading core in addition to the program standards and requirements for the reading endorsement. This means that reading endorsement programs who accept teachers who were not required to take the entire 12-hour reading core during their initial teacher preparation program (including teachers with the multi-age license, the adolescence to young adult license, and the career-technical license) will need to ensure that these candidates complete the 12-hour reading core in addition to the program standards and requirements for the reading endorsement. Effective for all students first enrolled on or after January 1, 2012 Teachers must complete the 12-hour reading core in addition to meeting the program standards and requirements for the endorsement

NCATE Alliance for Clinically Based Teacher Preparation NCATE’s Goal Ohio’s Goal Environmental Scan –10 Design principles for effective clinically based programs –Pilot the instrument –Standards Aligned Surveys Data Discussion 2:30pm Kildare Room Newest member: Kentucky

Metrics – Associate Licensure Programs Ohio Coalition of Associate Degree Early Childhood Education Programs Friday, October 14, 2011 Please contact Kelly Gaier for more information: or

Educator Licensure Program Finder

Education Preparation Program Finder

Where can you find the Education Preparation Program Finder? – finder?field_online_option_value=Allhttp://studentdev.oln.org/program- finder?field_online_option_value=All OR – < Students < Planning < Teaching In Ohiohttp://

Education Preparation Program Finder We need your help! –Correct and up-to-date information –Please ensure your education page includes contact information so prospective students can find a person to speak with

CONTACT US Tom Bordenkircher, Associate Vice Chancellor, Academic Quality Assurance Melissa Cardenas, Director, Academic Quality Assurance Jane Fullerton, Consultant Kelly Gaier, Administrator, Academic Quality Assurance Sheryl Hansen, Director, Academic Quality Assurance and Collaborations Karen Herrington, Consultant Patty Klein, Executive Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and System Integration Corey Posey, Program Consultant Russ Utgard, Consultant