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CAEP Accountability Measures

The College of Education prepares students (known as “candidates”) who seek to enter education-related professions. Candidates pursuing teaching, professional school personnel, or administrative careers in schools and other professional roles will find an assortment of integrated programs organized to meet their professional aspirations. All programs of the College are experiential, collaborative, standards-based, assessment-informed, research-guided, and technology-supported. Idaho State University has an institutional commitment to educator preparation. Educator preparation programs are offered through the faculties of the College of Education, the College of Arts and Letters, the College of Science and Engineering, and the Division of Health Sciences.

*CAEP Review- Fall 2022 | Accreditation Granted

Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) logo

CAEP Website

Programs reviewed in the CAEP 2022 visit: 

  • BA Elementary Education (Initial)
  • BA Secondary Education (Initial)
  • BA Special Education (Initial)
  • BA Early Childhood (Initial)
  • MA Teaching (Initial)
  • MEd Special Education  (Initial)
  • MS Deaf Education  (Initial)
  • MEd Educational Administration (Advanced)
  • GradCert Special Education Director (Advanced)
  • EdS Educational Administration (Advanced)

Endorsement Documentation

In partnership with CAEP, the Idaho State Department of Education and Idaho State Board of Education review each program according to the Idaho Standards for Initial Certification of Professional School Personnel.

Evidence is collected in partnership with colleagues across disciplines and colleges at Idaho State University.

ISU Teacher Education Endorsement Documentation

Accountability Measures

Initial Program Completers (R4.1)

Indicators of Impact on Learning

The Impact on P12 Growth Case Study reviews the selected completers’ assessment portfolios then engages them in a discussion of their professional teaching practices.

 

Indicators of Teaching Effectiveness

The employer survey (see 3. Satisfaction of Employers) helps ISU determine if our completers are effective at promoting student growth, particularly criteria 1, 2, 3, 8, and 10 which align to teaching effectiveness from the Employer Survey (Measure 2). 

State-Level Data Request on EPP Performance Evaluations

A public records request is made once a year for an aggregate of performance evaluations and professional contracts (4th year) with the State Board of Education.

 

Initial Program Completers (R4.2)

The Employer Survey is distributed every year to the building administrator of completers in their second year of employment.

Advanced Program Completers (RA4.1)

The Employer Survey is distributed in ODD years for the previous two completer cohorts to the district employers for those with an administrative contract. Cohorts with less than 5 completers will be extended into the next cycle. Note that for Superintendents, contract longevity is the success measure for program completers.

Stakeholders (R5.3)

The stakeholder group is brought together in EVEN years.

 

Initial Program Completers (R3.3)

Common Summative Assessment (CSA) Summary Report

Based on the Danielson Framework for Teaching, this provides a triangulated look at the effectiveness of candidates in the classroom. The CSA is a required component across the state for an Institutional Recommendation.

Title II Reports

The Title II Reports provide evidence that our candidates are able to pass their state-approved content knowledge assessments: Praxis II.

Advanced Program Completers (A3.3)

Annual Assessment Report

Each year, the Educational Administration program submits assessment reports to the institution based on the programs’ student learning outcomes.

Press Release: Idaho’s Teacher Shortage Program Persists

In the state of Idaho, individuals who want to find a teaching position can find a teaching position. A small number of completers take jobs out of state as several of our programs are available online and have been attractive to those who live out of state. The remaining completers without an Idaho license choose not to apply for licensure or secure an employment contract with a public school in Idaho.

Completers and Employment

 

Standard Instructional Certificate (Initial)

Principal Endorsement (Advanced)

SPED Director (Advanced)

Superintendent Endorsement (Advanced)

2024-2025 Completers

# completers: 98

# classroom teachers: 57

# no contract: 41

# completers: 15

# classroom teachers: 13

# building administrators: 2

# higher education: 0

# no contract: 0

# completers: 0

# completers: 3

# building administrators: 2

# district administrator: 0

 

 

Additional Reporting Measures

Completers

 

2021

2022

2023

2024

Initial

77

78

77

82

Advanced

34

14*

19

15

*Note that School Psychology and the Master's in Elementary or Secondary are no longer reviewed by CAEP and have been excluded from the completer numbers.

 

CAEP Completer Summary

Educator Preparation (EPP) Data

The College of Education prepares students (known as “candidates”) who seek to enter education-related professions. Candidates pursuing teaching, professional school personnel, or administrative careers in schools and other professional roles will find an assortment of integrated programs organized to meet their professional aspirations. All programs of the College are experiential, collaborative, standards-based, assessment-informed, research-guided, and technology-supported. Idaho State University has an institutional commitment to educator preparation. Educator preparation programs are offered through the faculties of the College of Education, the College of Arts and Letters, the College of Science and Engineering, and the Division of Health Sciences.

Programs reviewed in the NCATE 2015 visit: 

  • BA Elementary Education (Initial)
  • BA Secondary Education (Initial)
  • BA Special Education (Initial)
  • BA Early Childhood (Initial)
  • MEd Educational Administration (Advanced)
  • EdS Educational Administration (Advanced)
  • MEd Elementary Education (Advanced)
  • MEd Secondary Education (Advanced)
  • MEd Literacy (Advanced)

New Programs to be reviewed in the CAEP 2022 visit:

  • MA Teaching (Initial)
  • MEd Special Education (Advanced)
  • MS Deaf Education (Advanced)




Endorsement Documentation 

In partnership with CAEP, the Idaho State Department of Education and Idaho State Board of Education review each program according to the Idaho Standards for Initial Certification of Professional School Personnel.

Evidence is collected in partnership with colleagues across disciplines and colleges at Idaho State University.

ISU Teacher Education Endorsement Documentation

 

Student Voice Survey

CSA Summary Report: Based on the Danielson Framework for Teaching, this provides a triangulated look at the effectiveness of candidates in the classroom.

 P12 Learning & Development Assessment: Discontinued after Spring 2018 to consider a more valid assessment of completer impact on P12 learning and development.

The employer survey (see 3. Satisfaction of Employers) helps ISU determine if our completers are effective at promoting student growth, particularly criteria 1, 2, 3, 8, and 10. Below is a 3 year

Classroom Observations documented by university supervisors and cooperating teachers serve as another source of evidence of teaching effectiveness.

Initial Program Completers

Advanced Program Completers

Reporting Outcome Measures

The table below includes pass rates for initial certification completers reported on Title II. For more information, visit the Title II website:

https://title2.ed.gov/Public/Home.aspx

 Ability of completers to be hired in education positions for which they have prepared (initial & advanced levels) 

(a) completer impact in contributing to P-12 student-learning growth 

Initial

Alumni Survey - Administered at the end of the Academic Year (Qualtrics)

Student Voice Survey

CSA Summary Report

Based on the Danielson Framework for Teaching, this provides a triangulated look at the effectiveness of candidates in the classroom.

(b) completer effectiveness in applying professional knowledge, skills, and dispositions.

Impact on P12 Growth Case Study
3-year Employer Survey Summary

The employer survey (see 3. Satisfaction of Employers) helps ISU determine if our completers are effective at promoting student growth, particularly criteria 1, 2, 3, 8, and 10 which align to teaching effectiveness from the Employer Survey (Measure 2). 

Program Impact Survey Analysis

These data compare the same cohort of students across multiple years. The sample sizes vary along with the response rates.