Teacher Preparation Improvement Plan (TPIP)

2000-2001

 

 

 

 

Attached is the revised version of the Teacher Preparation Improvement Plan (TPIP).  The original TPIP was presented at the Deans and Directors of Teacher Education meeting on November 9, 1999 and was subsequently reviewed by a variety of K-16 educators.  Upon the advent of Title II reporting, Deans and Directors recommended that Title II data also be included in the TPIP.  The revisions to the document address the data needed for Title II reporting.

 

 

 

 

The TPIP has three parts:

·        Part I includes data sheets and charts that may be completed to meet the Title II reporting requirements.

·        Part II includes data sheets that use a multiple choice or short answer response format, as well as attachments to be completed for each Professional Development School and each post-baccalaureate initial certification program.

·        Part III combines a self-assessment with an improvement plan that is linked to areas of the Redesign of Teacher Education determined as “Not Fully Implemented.”

 

 

An original and four copies of the completed TPIP must be submitted by February 26, 2001 to:

 

                                                Dr. Virginia H. Pilato

                                                Maryland State Department of Education

                                                Program Approval and Assessment

                                                200 West Baltimore Street

                                                Baltimore, Maryland 21201

 

 

 

If there are questions concerning the TPIP, please contact Dr. Virginia Pilato (410-767-0390), Ms. Maggie Madden (410-767-0564) or Dr. Louise Tanney (410-767-0424).


 

Maryland State Department of Education

Teacher Preparation Improvement Plan (TPIP)

Cover Sheet

 

 

Name of Institution ____________________________________________________________

 

Contact Person(s)

 

            Name(s):________________________________________________________________

 

            Affiliation: ______________________________________________________________

 

            Telephone: _____________________________________________________________

 

            Fax: ___________________________________________________________________

 

            E-Mail: ________________________________________________________________

 

 

 

 

 

Authorizing Officials:

 

 

 

Signature                                                                                              Chief Academic Officer

 

 

 

Signature                                                                                              Dean/Director/Chair

 

 

 

School System Representative (if applicable)

 

 

 

Date Submitted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Teacher Preparation Improvement Plan (TPIP) Data Sheet

 

Name of Institution__________________________________________________________

 

 

 

Part I

 

Professional Education Unit Profile

 

Brief Description Program Year 2000-2001 (include the following):

 

·        Public or independent; size; location (urban, suburban, rural)

·        Description of Programs for initial certification at undergraduate and graduate level

·        Organization of the Unit; Responsibility of the Unit concerning initial teacher certification

·        Status of State or National Accreditation in Teacher Education

 

Student Demographics

 

·        Enrollment in Professional Education Programs      (total #)

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate

 

Graduate

 

Ethnicity (%)

 

 

 

 

 

White

 

 

 

 

 

African American

 

 

 

 

 

American Indian

 

 

 

 

 

Asian

 

 

 

 

 

Hispanic

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maryland Residents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gender (%)

 

 

 

 

 

Male

 

 

 

 

 

Female

 

 

 

 

 

·        Education Program Entrance Requirements

 

Undergraduate

 

 

Graduate

 

 

·        Education Program Exit Requirements for Undergraduate Programs

 

 

·        Education Program Exit Requirements for Graduate Programs

 

 

·        Percent of Transfer Students (Undergraduate)

 

Program Completer Demographics

 

·        Total Anticipated Number of Education Program Completers (total #) in 2000-2001

 

·        Anticipated Number Recommended for Initial Certification in 2000-2001

 

 

Age

 

Percent

 

Under 25

 

 

 

25 - 34

 

 

 

35 - 44

 

 

 

45 - 54

 

 

 

55 and over

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Faculty Demographics

Institution

·                    Full-time faculty      (total #)

 

 

 

Faculty

 

Ethnicity (%)

 

 

 

White

 

 

 

African American

 

 

 

American Indian

 

 

 

Asian

 

 

 

Hispanic

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

Gender (%)

 

 

 

Male

 

 

 

Female

 

 

 

Doctorate (%)

 

 

 

Professional Education Unit

·                    Full-time Education Program Faculty     (total #)

 

 

 

 

Faculty

 

Ethnicity (%)

 

 

 

White

 

 

 

African American

 

 

 

American Indian

 

 

 

Asian

 

 

 

Hispanic

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

Gender (%)

 

 

 

Male

 

 

 

Female

 

 

 

Doctorate (%)

 


·                    Adjunct Education Program Faculty    (total #)

 

·                    Full-time with Institution, part-time in Education (total #)

 

·                    Part-time in Education only (total #)

 

 

 

Institutional Demographics

Institution

 

·        Student-to-Faculty Ratio

·        Average Class Size

 

Professional Education Unit

 

·        Student-to Faculty Ratio

·        Average Class Size


Name of Institution__________________________________________________________

 

Part II

 

Where a Yes/No response is indicated, please place an “X” beside the option that pertains to your programs.  Some questions require extended answers or description.

 

1.         Do you require successful completion of Praxis I:

a.            for entrance into your teacher preparation program?                      Yes (  )             No (  ) 

b.            prior to student teaching or internship in a PDS?                        Yes (  )             No (  ) 

c.            for program completion?                                                      Yes (  )             No (  ) 

 

                        If required, with what entrance date is the Praxis I requirement effective?

                                                                                                                                    ________________

2.         Do you require successful completion of Praxis II:

a.            as a program completion requirement?                             Yes (  )             No (  ) 

b.            as a graduation requirement?                                                     Yes (  )             No (  ) 

 

3.         If required, with what entrance date is the Praxis II requirement effective?                                                                                                                                                          ________________

4.                  What percentage of candidates admitted to your teacher preparation program transferred from a community college in the 2000-2001 year?

__________________________________________________________________

 

5.         Do you have teacher education articulation agreements with community colleges?

Yes (   )              No (  )

 

If Yes, please list the community colleges.

_________________________________________________________________

 

_________________________________________________________________

 

6.         Do you provide an extensive Professional Development School experience of at least 100 days in two consecutive semesters for teacher candidates?

                                                                                                            Yes (  )             No(  )  

If Yes, please provide information for EACH  PDS (single or multi-site) using

 Attachment A (PDS Information Sheet) for each PDS.

 

7.         What percentage of your teacher candidates who will graduate in the 2000-2001 academic year will have completed an extensive internship experience in a Professional Development School?

______________________________________________________________________


8.         What percentage of your total candidates that will graduate in the 2001-2002 academic year do you project will complete an extensive internship experience in a Professional Development School?  ___________________________________


9.         How many additional Professional Development Schools would be required for all

            teacher candidates to have an extensive internship in a Professional Development

             School?

____________________________________________________________________

 

10                Describe the amount of time teacher candidates spend in field experiences (including  

            internship/student teaching).______________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

 

11.       Is a performance-based assessment process used in teacher preparation programs?                                                                                                        Yes (  )                    No (  )          

 

If Yes, is successful completion of a performance-based assessment used as an exit

            requirement?                                                         Yes (  )             No (  )       

 

If Yes, what standards do you use in the performance-based assessment  process?

EDoT                 INTASC         EDoT and INTASC               Other

 

If Yes, do you use standards-based rubrics for the performance-based assessment              process?

Yes  (  ) No (  )

 

If Yes, do the program incorporate the standards of professional content organizations (e.g., NCTE, NCTM etc.)?  

Yes (  )        No (  )       

 

If Yes, are school system personnel involved in assessment?

Yes (  )        No (  )       

 

12.       Does the program require successful completion of a standards-based portfolio (not an interview portfolio) as an exit requirement?

Yes (  )         No (  )       

 

If Yes, what standards do students use in the performance-based portfolio process?

EDoT                 INTASC         EDoT and INTASC               Other

 

If Yes, does the program use standards-based rubrics for the performance-based portfolio process?                                              Yes (  )        No (  ) 

 

If Yes, are the standards of professional content organizations (e.g., NCTE, NCTM, etc.) incorporated in the portfolio process?   

Yes (  )        No (  )       


            Are school system personnel involved in portfolio assessment?

Yes (  )        No (  )       

 

 

 

13.       Do you offer post-baccalaureate initial certification programs? (e.g., MAT, Resident Teacher Certificate, etc.)                                         Yes (  )        No (  ) 

 

 

If Yes, please complete Attachment B (Post-Baccalaureate Initial Certification Information Sheet)  for EACH program (Post-Baccalaureate, MAT, RTC, etc.)

 

14.       Do you have plans to collaborate with local school systems to provide new initial             certification programs?                                                       Yes (  )             No (  )

 

15.       Are newly approved reading courses currently available to students?

            Yes (  )      No (  )       

 

If No, with what entrance class will these courses be available?

 

16.       Identify your sources of grant support to teacher education, (e.g., Title II, Special Education SIG, Goals 2000 partnership grant, Maryland Higher Education, etc.)

  

            Funding Source(s) ______________________________________________________

 

            Amount of Funding (2000-2001) ___________________________________________

 

            For what purpose was funding granted?_______________________________________   

 

            _____________________________________________________________________

 

            _____________________________________________________________________

 

Identify partners you may have related to the above funding. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________     


Attachment A

 

 

Professional Development School (PDS) Information Sheet

 

 

 

·        Name of Institution____________________________________________________

 

 

·        Name(s) of School(s) System(s):

      _______________________________________________

 

 

·        Name(s) of School(s) _________________________________________________

 

Address ____________________________________________________________

 

___________________________________________________________________

 

Phone number _________________            Fax number ________________________

 

Name of school principal ______________________________________________

                        Please list additional schools in multiple site PDS on the next page.

 

·        Level of School(s) (elementary, middle, or high school)______________________

 

 

·        Date of inception_____________________________________________________

 

 

·        Number of interns expected to graduate in academic year 2000-2001____________

 

 

·        Number of interns expected to graduate in academic year 2001-2002___________

 

 

·        Number of full time weeks in internship experience________________________

 

 

·        Name of IHE faculty liaison(s) assigned to the PDS______________________

Address ____________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

Phone number _________________            Fax number ________________________

email ______________________________________________________________

 

 

·        Name of K-12 school site PDS coordinator_________________________________

Address ____________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

Phone number _________________            Fax number ________________________

email ______________________________________________________________

 

Additional schools in multiple site PDS.

·        Name(s) of School(s) _________________________________________________

 

Address ____________________________________________________________

 

___________________________________________________________________

 

Phone number _________________            Fax number ________________________

 

                        Name of school principal ______________________________________________

 

 

·        Name(s) of School(s) _________________________________________________

 

Address ____________________________________________________________

 

___________________________________________________________________

 

Phone number _________________            Fax number ________________________

 

                        Name of school principal ______________________________________________

 

 

·        Name(s) of School(s) _________________________________________________

 

Address ____________________________________________________________

 

___________________________________________________________________

 

Phone number _________________            Fax number ________________________

 

                        Name of school principal _________________________________________

 

 

·        Name of school system PDS contact______________________________________

Address ____________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

Phone number _________________            Fax number ________________________

email ___________________________________________________________


Attachment B

 

Post-Baccalaureate Initial Certification Program Information Sheet

 

 

·        Name of Institution_______________________________________________

 

 

·        Name of Program________________________________________________

 

 

·        Description of Program___________________________________________

 

 

______________________________________________________________

 

 

______________________________________________________________

 

·        Number of candidates enrolled in the 2000-2001 academic year

 

 ______________________________________________________________

 

 

·        Number of candidates enrolled who currently teach on provisional certificates in the 2000-2001 academic year

_______________________________________________________________

 

 

·        Names of local school systems with whom you have formal agreements regarding this particular post-baccalaureate initial certification program  

 

______________________________________________________________

 

______________________________________________________________

 

______________________________________________________________

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


TEACHER PREPARATION IMPROVEMENT PLAN

 

Part III

 

A:         Self Assessment

 

Please rate the progress of your teacher preparation program toward full implementation of the recommendations of the Redesign of Teacher Education in the following areas:

 

Redesign Element                                                                        Fully Implemented                 Partially                                 Planning                        No Plan

                                                                                                                                                Implemented

                                                                       

         I .  Strong Academic Preparation

 

Strong academic background for all teacher candidates (academic rigor and number of courses required), particularly in math, science and technology.

 

 

 

 

Collaboration with arts and sciences faculty

 

 

 

 

 

Alignment with K-12 content standards

 

 

 

 

 

Support for students preparing for Praxis I and II

 

 

 

 

 

II.    School-Based Professional Preparation

 

Extensive internship for all teacher candidates

 

 

 

 

 

Experiences with diverse populations

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing professional development for K-16 teachers and administrators

 

 

 

 

 

TEACHER PREPARATION IMPROVEMENT PLAN

A: Self Assessment (continued)

 

Please rate the progress of your teacher preparation program toward full implementation of the recommendations of the Redesign of Teacher Education in the following areas:

 

Redesign Element                                                                        Fully Implemented                 Partially                                 Planning                        No Plan

                                                                                                                                               Implemented                 

III. Performance Assessment

 

Assessment strategies (other than Praxis I) for measuring academic knowledge for program entry

 

 

 

 

Assessment strategies (other than Praxis I) for measuring academic competence prior to the extensive internship

 

 

 

 

Assessment strategies for measuring pre-professional readiness for the extensive internship

 

 

 

 

Use of multiple authentic assessment measures for summative assessment

 

 

 

 

IV.  Linkage with K-12 Priorities

 

MSPAP, Maryland’s Learner Outcomes, Core Learning Goals, and K-12 content standards, Early Childhood Programs

 

 

 

 

New reading requirements

 

 

 

 

 

Special education inclusion

 

 

 

 

 

Education that is multicultural

 

 

 

 

 

Technology for K-12 Learning

 

 

 

 

 

Responsiveness to the teacher shortage crisis, including programs for career changers

 

 

 

 

 

Innovative delivery systems to meet teachers’ need for continuing professional development

 

 

 

 

TEACHER PREPARATION IMPROVEMENT PLAN

 

Part III

 

B: Improvement Plan

Every campus is expected to be moving toward full implementation of the Redesign.  Using this organizational structure, please describe your continuation plans for all areas of your teacher preparation program that were not designated as “fully implemented” in Part A: Self Assessment.  If you have had an on-site review since Spring 1995, include how you are addressing issues raised by your most recent state approval review team.  Please limit your plan to no more than three pages per element of the Redesign.)

 

Redesign Element                                                Objectives                         Strategies                           Performance

                                                                                                                                                Measures              

         I .  Strong Academic Preparation

 

Strong academic background for all teacher candidates (academic rigor and number of courses required), particularly in math, science and technology.

 

 

 

Collaboration with arts and sciences faculty

 

 

 

Alignment with K-12 content standards

 

 

 

Support for students preparing for Praxis I and II

 

 

 

Collaboration with community colleges

 

 

 

II.    School-Based Professional Preparation

Extensive internship for all teacher candidates

 

 

 

Professional Development School experience for all teacher candidates

 

 

 

Experiences with diverse populations

 

 

 

Continuing professional development for K-16 teachers and administrators

 

 

 

 

 

                                               

 

V.     Performance Assessment

 

Assessment strategies (other than Praxis I) for measuring academic knowledge for program entry

 

 

 

 

Assessment strategies (other than Praxis I) for measuring academic competence prior to the extensive internship

 

 

 

 

Assessment strategies for measuring pre-professional readiness for the extensive internship

 

 

 

 

Use of multiple authentic assessment measures for summative assessment

 

 

 

 

VI.  Linkage with K-12 Priorities

 

MSPAP, Maryland’s Learner Outcomes, Core Learning Goals, and K-12 content standards, Early Childhood Programs

 

 

 

 

New reading requirements

 

 

 

 

 

Special education inclusion

 

 

 

 

 

Education that is multicultural

 

 

 

 

 

Technology for K-12 student learning

 

 

 

 

 

Responsiveness to the teacher shortage crisis, including programs for career changers

 

 

 

 

 

Innovative delivery systems to meet teachers’ need for continuing professional development