School of Education: Accreditation and Assessment

NCATE Accreditation

The School of Education at UW-Stout is currently pursuing NCATE accreditation. National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) is the teaching profession’s mechanism to help to establish high quality teacher, specialist, and administrator preparation. Through the process of professional accreditation of schools, colleges and departments of education, NCATE works to make a difference in the quality of teaching, teachers, school specialists and administrators. NCATE believes every student deserves a caring, competent and highly qualified teacher and so do the faculty, staff, and administration of UW-Stout’s School of Education. For more information about NCATE accreditation, go to http://www.ncate.org/institutions/aboutNCATE.asp.

Feel free to browse through Stout’s documentation for NCATE using the links provided.

Precondition Report *Approved February 29, 2008
Full Institution Report ~ in development

DPI

The UW-Stout School of Education’s undergraduate and graduate professional education programs including majors, minors, and concentrations are accredited by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. These programs meet requirements of Wisconsin's PI 34 administrative rules. For more information about PI 34, go to http://dpi.wi.gov.

DPI Report

Title II

Documentation is collected by UW-Stout and is submitted to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction for Title II-HEA purposes, indicating the Unit’s summary pass rate on State licensure examinations.

SOE Assessment Reports

The School of Education has an Assessment System that collects and analyzes data on applicant qualifications, candidate and graduate performance, and unit operations to evaluate and improve the performance of candidates, the unit, and its programs. The School of Education Assessment Coordinator, along with the support of the School of Education Assessment Committee, provides leadership for unit, program, and candidate assessments. Annual assessment reports are shared with School of Education, unit and individual program advisory committees, and University administration to ensure the School of Education is using data for improvement of programs and operations.