1. CONNECT WITH CAEP | www.CAEPnet.org| Twitter: @CAEPupdates www.CAEPnet.org Timeline for Accreditation Handbook and Early Adopters Stevie Chepko, Sr., VP for Accreditation Stevie.cheko@caepnet.org Elizabeth Vilky, Sr. Director, Program Review Elizabeth.Vilky@caepnet.org

2. CONNECT WITH CAEP | www.CAEPnet.org| Twitter: @CAEPupdates www.CAEPnet.org Timeline for Accreditation Handbook Sept. 17 - Draft 2 of Accreditation Handbook  Sent to staff  Sent of Chairs of IB, CI/TI and Chair of Accreditation Council  Sent to focus group participants Sept. 29 & 30 – Discussion with selected focus groups at CAEP Conference Oct. 10 – Draft 3 of Accreditation Handbook  Sent to staff  Sent to Accreditation Council members  Partners and other stakeholders

3. CONNECT WITH CAEP | www.CAEPnet.org| Twitter: @CAEPupdates www.CAEPnet.org Timeline for Accreditation Handbook (cont.) Oct 26 – 30 – Accreditation Council acts on policy changes related to procedures in the Accreditation Handbook  Discussions in committees on policies and procedures as defined in the Accreditation Handbook  Thursday, October 31, 2014 – Accreditation Council finalizes recommendations to the Board Nov. 15 – Recommendation sent to CAEP Board from Accreditation Council on policy and procedure changes Nov. 20 – Accreditation Handbook uploaded to CAEP Board site

4. CONNECT WITH CAEP | www.CAEPnet.org| Twitter: @CAEPupdates www.CAEPnet.org Timeline for Accreditation Handbook (cont.) Dec. 4 – 6 CAEP Board Acts on recommendation from Accreditation Council  Reviews Policy and Procedure changes  Once changes are approved, staff will be charged with making the necessary changes in all documents April 1 – Final copy released  Copies available at CAEP Conference in Denver  Copy available on-line

5. CONNECT WITH CAEP | www.CAEPnet.org| Twitter: @CAEPupdates www.CAEPnet.org Overview of the CAEP Accreditation Pathways Stevie Chepko, Senior Vice President for Accreditation Stevie.chepko@caepnet.org

6. CONNECT WITH CAEP | www.CAEPnet.org| Twitter: @CAEPupdates www.CAEPnet.org Session Outline CAEP process—general framework with common elements  Eligibility: same for all pathways  Program Review: same for all pathways, but varies by state  Self-study  Site visit: (almost) same for all pathways  Accreditation Council: same for all pathways  Annual Reporting Process: (almost) same for all pathways  (Pending Accreditation Council and CAEP Board Approval)

7. CONNECT WITH CAEP | www.CAEPnet.org| Twitter: @CAEPupdates www.CAEPnet.org The Three Pathways Continuous Improvement (CI) Transformation Initiative (TI) Inquiry Brief (IB) Pathways differ chiefly in what is submitted for the self- study: Format Addressing the Standards Demonstrating quality assurance (Pending Accreditation Council & CAEP Board Approval)

8. CONNECT WITH CAEP | www.CAEPnet.org| Twitter: @CAEPupdates www.CAEPnet.org Distinctive characteristics: CI Format: structured report Addressing the standards: EPPs write directly to the standards with evidence and supporting narrative Demonstrating quality assurance: The EPP develops and implements a data-driven Continuous Improvement Plan that focuses on improvement with respect to a selected Standard, Standard component, or cross-cutting theme (Pending Accreditation Council & CAEP Board Approval)

9. CONNECT WITH CAEP | www.CAEPnet.org| Twitter: @CAEPupdates www.CAEPnet.org Distinctive characteristics: TI Format: structured report Addressing the standards: The EPP writes directly to the standards with evidence and supporting narrative Demonstrating quality assurance: The EPP develops a Transformation Initiative Plan (sometimes in consortium with states, schools, or other collaborators) for a rigorous research investigation of an aspect of educator preparation that will inform the profession and/or offer research-proven models for replication of promising practices (Pending Accreditation Council & CAEP Board Approval)

10. CONNECT WITH CAEP | www.CAEPnet.org| Twitter: @CAEPupdates www.CAEPnet.org Distinctive Characteristics: IB Format: research monograph Addressing the standards: The EPP make claims consistent with its own goals and mission about the competence of its completers and align the claims to the Standards Demonstrating quality assurance: The EPP describes its quality assurance system and conducts an internal audit to determine whether the system is functioning as designed ( Pending Accreditation Council & CAEP Board Approval)

11. CONNECT WITH CAEP | www.CAEPnet.org| Twitter: @CAEPupdates www.CAEPnet.org Writing the Self-Study: Common Elements EPP context same for all pathways Evidence Characterization of the quality of the evidence Discussion of results and their implications Demonstration of quality assurance (Pending Accreditation Council & CAEP Board Approval)

12. CONNECT WITH CAEP | www.CAEPnet.org| Twitter: @CAEPupdates www.CAEPnet.org Writing the Self-Study: CI/TI EPP context Evidence uploaded for each standard Five questions for each source of evidence with respect to the standard it is supporting  what is it  what evidence is available regarding its quality  what criteria has been established for successful performance (and why)  what do the reported results mean  how are results used in improvement Response to Area(s) for Improvement (from last review including legacy) Submission of CI or TI plan (Pending Accreditation Council & CAEP Board Approval)

13. CONNECT WITH CAEP | www.CAEPnet.org| Twitter: @CAEPupdates www.CAEPnet.org Writing the Self-Study: The CI Plan A description of the focal area for continuous improvement - standard(s)/component(s)/themes Rationale for selecting the focal area – Why? What are the baseline data? What are the goals Plan for Continuous Improvement – what you are going to improve on and how Evidence of success – emphasis on data quality Progress will be reported annually by the EPP and evaluated during the subsequent accreditation visit to determine if components 5.3 and 5.4 of Standard 5 are satisfied (Pending Accreditation Council & CAEP Board Approval)

14. CONNECT WITH CAEP | www.CAEPnet.org| Twitter: @CAEPupdates www.CAEPnet.org Writing the Self-Study: The TI Plan Significance of the Project Quality of the Project Design Quality of the Research Design Capacity to Conduct the Initiative Progress will be reported annually by the EPP and evaluated during the subsequent accreditation visit to determine if components 5.3 and 5.4 of Standard 5 are satisfied In self-study, the progress on the TI proposal is evaluated. Role it plays in the accreditation decision is in Standard 5. (Pending Accreditation Council & CAEP Board Approval)

15. CONNECT WITH CAEP | www.CAEPnet.org| Twitter: @CAEPupdates www.CAEPnet.org Writing the Self-Study: IB EPP context Evidence identified for each claim Discussion of rationale and reliability/validity of each source of evidence with respect to the claim it is supporting  what is it  what evidence is available regarding its quality  what criteria has been established for successful performance (and why) Presentation of results Discussion of results and their implications  what do the reported results mean  how are results used in improvement Report on internal audit (Pending Accreditation Council & CAEP Board Approval)

16. CONNECT WITH CAEP | www.CAEPnet.org| Twitter: @CAEPupdates www.CAEPnet.org Writing the Self-Study: The IB Internal Audit Description of the quality assurance system  Curriculum  Faculty  Facilities/Resources  Candidates  Clinical Partnerships Description of the procedure followed in conducting the internal audit Presentation of the findings, the conclusions that faculty draws from the findings, and a discussion of the implications for the program. (Pending Accreditation Council & CAEP Board Approval)

17. CONNECT WITH CAEP | www.CAEPnet.org| Twitter: @CAEPupdates www.CAEPnet.org The Site Visit (almost) same for all pathways Activities: site visitors will look at documentation and conduct interviews of various parties involved in the EPP Purpose: site visitors will evaluate the accuracy and quality of the evidence Result: site visit report and EPP response CI/TI: examination of progress on the development and implementation of the CI Plan or TI Plan IB: examination and verification of internal audit (Pending Accreditation Council & CAEP Board Approval)

18. CONNECT WITH CAEP | www.CAEPnet.org| Twitter: @CAEPupdates www.CAEPnet.org The Accreditation Decision same for all pathways Initial and joint reviews resulting in recommendations for accreditation status and AFIs/stipulations if appropriate Acceptance of recommendations by the Accreditation Council as a whole EPP representative is invited to observe initial review of case (Pending Accreditation Council & CAEP Board Approval)

19. CONNECT WITH CAEP | www.CAEPnet.org| Twitter: @CAEPupdates www.CAEPnet.org Annual Reporting (almost) same for all pathways Submissions made between January and April Mostly the same sections, with one pathway-specific section (Pending Accreditation Council & CAEP Board Approval)

20. CONNECT WITH CAEP | www.CAEPnet.org| Twitter: @CAEPupdates www.CAEPnet.org Questions?