THE QUALITY OF TEACHER PREPARATION IN WEST VIRGINIA Compiled by The Office of Professional Preparation Division of Educator Quality and System Support West Virginia Department of Education Charleston, WV 25305 August 2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page…………..…………………………………………………………………………………………..i Table of Contents…………………………………………………………………………………………….iii SECTION I: OVERVIEW Foreword……………………………………………………………………………………………………....4 Major Conclusions……………………………………………………………………...…………………….5 Acknowledgements…………………………………………………………………………………………..6 Title II Contacts……………………………………………………………………………………………….7 SECTION II: THE PROGRAMS Historical Information and Accreditation………………………………………………………………….9 Program Completer Profile………………………………………………………………………………...10 Field Experiences……………………………………………………………………….…………………..12 Student Teaching……………………………………………………………………….…………………..13 State Assessment Passing Scores……………………………………………………….………………16 SECTION III: RELEASABLE INSTITUTIONAL PROGRAM COMPLETER PERFORMANCE Alderson-Broaddus College………………………………………………………………………………..18 Appalachian Bible College ………………………………………………………………………………. 20 Bethany College…………………………………………………………………………………………….22 Bluefield State College……………………………………………………………………………………..24 Concord College…………………………………………………………………………………………….26 Davis & Elkins College……………………………………………………………………………………..28 Fairmont State College……………………………………………………………………………………..30 Glenville State College……………………………………………………………………………………..32 Marshall University…………………………………………………………………….……………………34 Ohio Valley College…………………………………………………………………………………………36 Salem International University…………………………………………………………………………….38 Shepherd College……………………………………………………………………….………………….40 University of Charleston……………………………………………………………………………………42 West Liberty State College………………………………………………………………………………...44 West Virginia State College………………………………………………………………………………..46 West Virginia University……………….…………………………………………………………………...48 West Virginia University – Parkersburg…………………………………………………………………..50 West Virginia Wesleyan College……………………………………………………….………………….52 Wheeling Jesuit University…………………………………………………………………………………54 SECTION IV: PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT DATA Alderson-Broaddus College Appalachian Bible College ………………………………………………………………………………..56 Bethany College Bluefield State College……………………………………………………………………………………..57 Concord College Davis & Elkins College……………………………………………………………………………………..58 Fairmont State College Glenville State College……………………………………………………………………………………..59 Marshall University Ohio Valley College…………………………………………………………………………………………60 Salem International University Shepherd College……………………………………………………………………….………………….61 University of Charleston West Liberty State College………………………………………………………………………………...62 West Virginia State College West Virginia University……………….…………………………………………………………………...63 West Virginia University – Parkersburg West Virginia Wesleyan College……………………………………………………….………………….64 Wheeling Jesuit University…………………………………………………………………………………65 SECTION I: OVERVIEW FOREWORD No Child Left Behind legislation requires having a highly qualified teacher in every classroom to ensure that all students achieve academic proficiency by 2013-2014. Meeting the highly qualified teacher challenge is one that necessitates pertinent training at both the preservice and inservice levels for West Virginia’s classroom teachers. The nineteen institutions with West Virginia approved professional preparation programs are charged to provide the training necessary for their graduates to meet the growing needs of students in West Virginia’s classrooms. The Quality of Teacher Preparation in West Virginia examines the quality of teacher preparation in the eighteen institutions of higher education that have West Virginia approved professional preparation programs. The publication contains information regarding the demographics of program completers, the requirements of field experiences and student teaching, as well as the performance of program completers on the state and institutional assessments. For this publication, a program completer is defined as an individual who has completed an approved professional preparation program in West Virginia and qualifies for a Provisional Professional Teaching Certificate in West Virginia. The information provided pertains to the 1,165 individuals who qualify as 1,552 program completers for school year September 1, 2007 through August 31, 2008. You are encouraged to use The Quality of Teacher Preparation in West Virginia to assist you in the development of educational policies and programs. Inquiries regarding this publication should be directed to Nathan Estel, Executive Director or Kellie Crawford, Coordinator, Office of Professional Preparation. Steve Paine State Superintendent of Schools MAJOR CONCLUSIONS The first higher education institution in West Virginia to begin preparing teachers was Fairmont State College in 1865. West Virginia’s higher education institutions have been preparing teachers for a combined total of 1,745 years. The 19 professional preparation programs in West Virginia are fully accredited by the North Central Association while 12 of the institutions have also earned accreditation from the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and 3 have earned accreditation from the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC). A program completer is defined as an individual who has completed a West Virginia approved professional preparation program and qualifies for a Provisional Professional Certificate in West Virginia. Individuals who complete more than one content specialization are counted as a program completer for each content specialization they complete. Between September 1, 2007 and August 31, 2008, 1,165 students completed professional preparation programs in West Virginia while 1,552 were identified as program completers. Based on demographic data contained in Tables 2, 3 and 9, the typical 2007-2008 program completer is white (1,142 or 98%), female (910 or 78%), traditional (770 or 66%), and majors in Elementary Education (552 or 47%). During the 2007-2008 school year, 1,992 individuals were enrolled in Teacher Education, of which 1,165 completed the program. A total of 1,350 individuals completed student teaching during the 2001-2002 school year. Student teachers completed an average of 13.5 weeks and 537.9 clock hours of student teaching for an average of 39.8 hours per week. A total of 337 faculty supervised the 1,350 student teachers during the 2007-2008 school year for an average of 4.7 student teachers per supervising faculty. Institutions placed students in 645 schools, of which 269 are designated as Title I schools, to complete various field experiences and student teaching. A total of 55,525 special education students are serviced by the 269 schools. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Quality of Teacher Preparation in West Virginia is a publication that evolved from a West Virginia Department of Education collaborative, statewide initiative with the state’s higher education institutions. The Office of Professional Preparation within the Division of Educator Quality and System Support is responsible for the design, compilation, and distribution of the information contained in the report. The Office of Professional Preparation acknowledges the leadership of Nathan Estel fman, Executive Director and the work of Kellie Crawford, Coordinator in the production of the document. A special thank you is given to the Title II Contacts, listed on the following page, for their cooperation and collaboration in the production of this publication. West Virginia Professional Preparation Institutions Title II Contacts Sally Digman Karen Morgan Alderson-Broaddus College Salem International University Keely Camden Doug Kennard Bethany College Shepherd University Betsy Steenken Paige Carney Bluefield State College University of Charleston Kathy Liptak Ann Rose Concord University West Liberty State College Steve Creasey Sandi Orr Davis & Elkins College West Virginia State University Van Dempsey Judy Abbott Fairmont State University West Virginia University Kevin Cain Cindy Gissy Glenville State College West Virginia University - Parkersburg Tom Klein Deb Bush Marshall University West Virginia Wesleyan College Jo Pennington Connie Myer Ohio Valley University Wheeling Jesuit University SECTION II: THE PROGRAMS TABLE 1 WEST VIRGINIA TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS STATE AND PRIVATELY SUPPORTED INSTITUTIONS ACCREDITATION STATUS AND DATES OF ESTABLISHMENT September 1, 2007 - August 31, 2008 Year Teacher Number of Years Institution Location Year Established Preparation Preparing Program Began Teachers Alderson-Broaddus College* Philippi, WV 1932 1932 77 Appalachian Bible College* Bradley, WV 1950 2003 6 Bethany College* Bethany, WV 1840 1915 94 Bluefield State College Bluefield, WV 1895 1905 104 Concord University Athens, WV 1872 1875 134 Davis & Elkins College* Elkins, WV 1904 1917 92 Fairmont State University Fairmont, WV 1865 1865 144 Glenville State College Glenville, WV 1872 1872 137 Marshall University Huntington, WV 1837 1867 142 Ohio Valley University* Vienna, WV 1958 1994 15 Salem International University* Salem, WV 1888 1889 120 Shepherd University Shepherdstown, WV 1871 1930 79 University of Charleston* Charleston, WV 1888 1889 120 West Liberty University West Liberty, WV 1837 1870 135 West Virginia State University Institute, WV 1891 1911 98 West Virginia University Morgantown, WV 1867 1927 82 WVU - Parkersburg Parkersburg, WV 1971 1991 18 West Virginia Wesleyan College* Buckhannon, WV