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Grambling State University Standard Four
Compendium 2
R4.2 Satisfaction of Employers
Alignment to National Standard: CAEP Standard 4 - The EPP demonstrates the effectiveness of completers’ instruction on P12 student learning and development and completer and employer satisfaction with the relevance and effectiveness of preparation.
Component R4.2 Satisfaction of Employers: The Provider demonstrates employers are satisfied with the completers’ preparation for their assigned responsibilities in working with diverse P-12 students and their families.
How Alignment is Assured: The Assessment Coordinator in consultation with Program Leads and Department Heads, aligns the evaluation measures and assessment tasks with CAEP, InTASC, and appropriate Technology Standards. The Assessment Coordinator maintains alignments and adherence to multiple Louisiana state laws and policy regulations. All Standards have been maintained utilizing Watermark – Taskstream. This standards database is maintained by the Assessment Coordinator so that alignments can accommodate updates to standards, program competencies, courses, or assessments.
Evidence Overview
Use of Assessment as Part of the Quality Assurance System: The EPP measures the employers’ satisfaction with the preparation of completers using surveys and focus groups. The EPP has traditionally used survey data to document effectiveness of completers. This survey was internally aligned to InTASC, State of Louisiana requirements, and professional associations. In the past year, the EPP has conducted a pilot test by asking supervisors to evaluate completers using the Danielson Framework for Teaching evaluation that is used as a part of Standards 1, 2 and 5. Additionally, the EPP conducted a focus group interview of several employers representing diverse educational settings, in an effort to ascertain how well the completers were able to meet the needs of P-12 diverse students as well as create learning opportunities that were inclusive, supportive, and equitable through their knowledge, skills and professional dispositions.
Use of Assessment as Part of the Quality Assurance System: The surveys and interviews are done to ascertain how well the program prepares graduate candidates to meet the needs of their students with respect to content knowledge, applicational skills, and critical dispositions required to ensure that their classrooms are inclusive and meet the needs of diverse students. The surveys are conducted with the supervisors/employers who have been able to observe the completers in their classrooms. Those conducting the surveys are teaching in their respective fields of certification. The surveys assess the ability of the completers to use the knowledge and skills in their classrooms and/or with colleagues. This feedback allows the EPP to document areas of strength and need as well as pinpoint new areas of focus
Details of Assessment Administration:
Surveys: Surveys are sent to employers of the completers after they have secured or maintained teaching positions in their respective districts. Surveys are sent by mail, and/or electronically. The surveys measure completer knowledge and skills to teach content with the dispositions appropriate of an effective educator. The ability to meet the needs of diverse learners and create inclusive classrooms is also surveyed. To ensure a rich response rate, follow-up phone and email reminders are also employed. The surveys used a standard form which links indicators to CAEP and InTASC for more detailed analysis. In 2021, the EPP decided to do a pilot another method of capturing employer satisfaction by asking the employer to rate the completers in the classroom using the Danielson framework (proprietary). We realized that this would allow us to link more completely to Standards 1, 2 and 5 for analyses and continuous improvement. In the initial year, nine principals were emailed a letter and all nine responded.
Focus Groups: To triangulate data, principals and school directors were invited to participate in a zoom focus group interview. Two administrators who have the responsibility for hiring and supervising completers were able to join the session. They spoke of candidates hired over the past two to three years.