1. BIR Update Session NCATE Cluster Members September 28, 2010 Ensuring Educator Excellence

2. 2 Topics to be addressed ► Ca-NCATE Protocol ► NCATE Continuous Improvement Model ► Timing for the visit—  Sunday to Tuesday, continuing visits  Sunday to Wednesday, initial visits ► Timeline for Work Before the Visit ► Off-Site Visit—a web enhanced conference call ► Focus of the visit—from the “Off-Site Visit” report

3. 3 CA-NCATE Protocol ► ► Agreement between California and NCATE ► ► Allows an institution to seek both CTC and NCATE accreditation through one set of activities ► ► State Consultant and California Co-Chair are responsible for ensuring the visit follows the ProtocolProtocol ► ► Available from the CTC’s National Accreditation webpageNational Accreditation

4. AIMS ► All tools and templates are found in the AIMS system ► http://aims.ncate.org/AIMS_MainFrame.asp http://aims.ncate.org/AIMS_MainFrame.asp ► BOE Resources ► Unit Assessment System (UAS) 4

5. 5 Continuous Improvement ► ► Pilot in Spring 2010-Fall 2011 but will be standard visit beginning in Spring 2012 ► ► All Standards at ‘Acceptable’ and 1 or more standards are moving to ‘Target’ ► ► Off-site Review—team reads IR and reviews all electronic evidence prior to the site visit ► ► Web-Conference call with team and NCATE staff ► ► Off-Site Report goes to institution ► ► Institution writes an IR Addendum ► ► Visit focuses on the issues raised in the Off-site Review

6. Timing of Activities 1. IR is submitted by the Institution--AIMS 2. Off-Site Review takes place 3. Off-Site Report is returned to the Institution 4. IR Addendum is posted in AIMS 1. 6-12 months prior to the site visit 2. 4-10 months prior to the site visit 3. 1 month after the “Off-Site Review” 4. 1-4 months prior to the site visit 6

7. Length of the visit Continuing Sunday to Tuesday Sunday to Tuesday Focus on the Standard Focus on the Standard University of Pacific University of Pacific San Jose State University San Jose State University Initial Sunday to Wednesday Focus on the Standard and Elements Cal Poly SLO University of La Verne 7

8. 8 Timeline for Team Member Work ► Review IR and all evidence in preparation for the Off-Site Review ► Off-Site Review--through a conference call with a web –3-4 hours ► Off-Site Report completed: Usually write 1 Standard ► IR Addendum reviewed with any additional evidence ► Site Visit and complete report

9. 9 Off-Site Visit—a web enhanced conference call  NCATE Co-Chair  California Co-Chair  A minimum of 1 California member  NCATE members  State Consultant  NCATE staff ► 3-4 hour conference call from your office or home. Computer and phone must be available

10. Report from the Off-Site Review ► Must be completed within a limited time frame ► Goes to the Institution ► Determines the focus for the site visit ► Sample Off-Site Report Off-Site ReportOff-Site Report ► Institution will submit additional information additional informationadditional information 10

11. 11 Site-Visit: Focus from the “Off-Site Review” ► Exhibits identified in the Off-Site Review Report ► Questions/Issues identified in the Off-Site Review  Biennial Reports  Program Assessment and the California Program Sampling team members

12. California Addendum ► 4 sentences from the California Common Standards ► NCATE-CTC Crosswalk NCATE-CTC Crosswalk NCATE-CTC Crosswalk ► Gather information and write up the short California Addendum for the report while at the site visit California Addendum California Addendum 12

13. California Consultant ► University of La Verne: Cheryl Hickey ► San Jose State University: Cheryl Hickey ► University of the Pacific: Terry Janicki ► Cal Poly San Luis Obispo: Teri Clark 13

14. California Co-Chair ► University of La Verne: Jo Birdsell ► San Jose State University: Mark Cary ► University of the Pacific: Judith Greig ► Cal Poly San Luis Obispo: Mark Cary 14

15. Resources BOE Resources ► AIMS Introduction AIMS Introduction AIMS Introduction http://www.ncate.org/documents/boeMaterials/AIMSTeamIntroductionBOEReport.doc ► Standards Handbook: http://www.ncate.org/documents/standards/NCATE%20Standards%202008.pdf Standards Handbook: http://www.ncate.org/documents/standards/NCATE%20Standards%202008.pdf Standards Handbook: http://www.ncate.org/documents/standards/NCATE%20Standards%202008.pdf ► Report Style Guide Report Style Guide Report Style Guide http://www.ncate.org/documents/boeMaterials/boe_style_guide.pdf 15