As part of the Helen DeVos College of Education’s continued effort towards improved teacher preparation, annual assessments are conducted at the federal, state, and institutional level. The following reports and partnerships provide detailed program information. The Helen DeVos College of Education and Lee University are Full Members of the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP) and are pursuing initial accreditation in 2025.
As part of the HDCE’s accreditation visit, any faculty, student, alumni, LEA partner, or stakeholder is encouraged submit comments directly to AAQEP. The online form is found here: https://aaqep.org/third-party-comment . The deadline for submitting comments is March 9, 2025.
The US Department of Education describes the federal, Title 2 report this way, “Title II of the Higher Education Act requires three annual reports on the quality of teacher preparation. Schools of education are to report to states the pass rates of their graduates on state certification assessments and other program data in April. States in turn are required to report to the U.S. Department of Education information on certification and licensure requirements, pass rates on state assessments disaggregated and ranked by institution, and other information in October.”
The Helen DeVos College of Education’s Title 2 Reports can be found here:
2022 Title 2 Report
2021 Title 2 Report
2020 Title 2 Report
2019 Title 2 Report
2018 Title 2 Report
2017 Title 2 Report
In 2007, the Tennessee General Assembly passed legislation requiring the publication of a report on key metrics of educator preparation providers throughout the state. Several aspects of the report card are required by that legislation, including indicators on: placement and retention rates, scores on licensure exams, and teacher effect data based on Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System (TVAAS) scores. The report card also includes other key priority areas for the State Board. This information can help providers make program improvements and provide the public with information on important aspects of educator preparation in the state.
TNSBE Report Cards can be found here:
- Cleveland City Schools Primary Partnership Agreement
- Cleveland City Schools SRPA
- Athens City Schools SRPA
- Bradley County Schools SRPA
- Dayton City Schools SRPA
- Etowah County Schools SRPA
- Hamilton County Schools SRPA
- McMinn County Schools SRPA
- Meigs County Schools SRPA
- Polk County Schools SRPA
- Rhea County Schools SRPA
- Sweetwater City Schools SRPA
- Sequatchie County Schools SRPA
For more information on these partnerships, please contact Dr. Shane Brown, Director of Teacher Education at (423) 614-8481 or [email protected].