BIR Update SessionBIR Update SessionNCATE Team MembersNCATE Team Members

February 5, 2009February 5, 2009

Ensuring Educator Excellence

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Topics to be addressedTopics to be addressed1. NCATE Protocol

2. AIMS System

3. Responsibility for understanding the NCATE Unit Standards

4. Electronic Exhibits

5. Web-based document writing

6. Additional Concepts in the Commission’s Common Standards

7. Understanding the role of the NCATE Co-Chair and California Co-Chair

8. The report—process for the COA and NCATE’s UAB

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NCATE ProtocolNCATE Protocol

►California’s agreement with NCATCalifornia’s agreement with NCAT EE

Staff Consultant and California Co-ChairStaff Consultant and California Co-Chair

►Resources for team members Resources for team members http://www.ncate.org/boe/boeresourcehttp://www.ncate.org/boe/boeresources.asp?ch=29s.asp?ch=29

►Commission pays for your travel, Commission pays for your travel, lodging, and mealslodging, and meals

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AIMS SystemAIMS System

►Log in and password for each Log in and password for each team memberteam member

►Resources for team membersResources for team members

► Information about the Information about the InstitutionInstitution

►Team member informationTeam member information

►Submit the BOE reportSubmit the BOE report

Intro to AIMS

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NCATE Unit StandardsNCATE Unit Standards

► Available from NCATE web page: http://www.ncate.org/public/unitStandardsRubrics.asp?ch=4

► NCATE Co-Chair asks NCATE Cluster members to identify standard preferences—but need to read all of the IR

► Rubric: Unacceptable, Acceptable, Target

► Supporting Explanation

► Glossary

NCATE Code of Conduct

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Planning InstrumentPlanning Instrument

►Team members make preliminary Team members make preliminary judgments for each standard and elementjudgments for each standard and element3 = Target 3 = Target 2 = Acceptable 2 = Acceptable 1 = Unacceptable 1 = Unacceptable 0 = Data are not available for making an 0 = Data are not available for making an

initial judgmentinitial judgment

►Judgments are shared at the Judgments are shared at the beginning of the visit beginning of the visit among team among team membersmembers

Excerpt from Planning Instrument

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Electronic ExhibitsElectronic Exhibits

► NCATE is requiring all institutions to utilize electronic document rooms

► It is an expectation that members of the NCATE Cluster review the exhibits before arriving at the site visit

► Cluster members will review most exhibits online…limited printing of documents/exhibits

NCATE Web page—sample exhibit rooms

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Web-based Report Web-based Report WritingWriting

►NCATE Template on AIMSNCATE Template on AIMS

► InstructionsInstructions

►Style GuideStyle Guide

►Areas for ImprovementAreas for Improvement

►Sample ReportSample Report

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Report writingReport writing

► No personal opinions.No personal opinions.

► No identification of individuals—either No identification of individuals—either positive or negative.positive or negative.

► Grammar and spelling do count.Grammar and spelling do count.

► This is a public, professional document.This is a public, professional document.

► When identifying groups of people, refer to When identifying groups of people, refer to those in preparation programs as those in preparation programs as candidates and those in K-12 schools as candidates and those in K-12 schools as students.students.

Various NCATE resources

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California’s Common California’s Common StandardsStandards

COA has adopted a CTC-NCATE Crosswalk

In addition, the 4 Sentences from the California Common Standards MUST be addressed by the IHE and reviewed by the California members of the NCATE Cluster

CTC-NCATE Crosswalk

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Work with other Team Work with other Team MembersMembers

►Team members focusing on each Team members focusing on each credential program—work as a team credential program—work as a team and request information from all team and request information from all team membersmembers

►Biennial Reports—programs will have Biennial Reports—programs will have submitted one Biennial Report. Team submitted one Biennial Report. Team members focusing on the approved members focusing on the approved programs will review this—especially programs will review this—especially important for NCATE Unit Standard 1important for NCATE Unit Standard 1

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NCATE and CTC Co-ChairsNCATE and CTC Co-Chairs

►According to the California Protocol—the visit is led by Co-Chairs. California Co-Chair is an experienced BIR member who has served on a number of teams and as an NCATE Cluster member.

►Co-Chair attends the Pre-Visit and works with the NCATE Co-Chair.

►State Consultant is another resource.

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Report—what happens after Report—what happens after the visit?the visit?

California-COA

• Report is completed by Wednesday except for minor edits

• Summary of Report is presented to unit

• Meeting within 2 Months

• California Co-Chair presents the report to the COA

• CTC Consultant is present

• Accreditation Decision is made by the COA

NCATE — UAB

• DRAFT Exit Report is presented to Dean

•NCATE Co-Chair facilitates completion of the report

• Specific Timelines for

Factual Corrections

Rejoinder by the Institution

• March/April or October—the Accreditation Decision is made by the UAB