Grambling State University Standard Three Compendium

R3.1 Access and Equity

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Alignment to National Standard: Standard 3: Candidate Recruitment, Progression, and Support

The provider demonstrates the quality of candidates is a continuous and purposeful focus from recruitment through completion. The provider demonstrates that development of candidate quality is the goal of educator preparation and that the EPP provides supports services (such as advising, remediation, and mentoring) in all phases of the program so candidates will be successful.

Standard R3.1 Access and Equity The provider presents goals and progress evidence for recruiting highquality candidates from a broad range of backgrounds and diverse populations that align with their mission. The provider demonstrates efforts to know and address local, state, regional, or national needs for hardto-staff schools and shortage fields. The goals and evidence should address progress toward a candidate pool that reflects the diversity of America’s P-12 students.

How Alignment is Assured: The Assessment Coordinator in consultation with Program/Discipline Chairs, 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

The information below discusses the goals, mission, and recruitment of high-quality candidates from a broad range of backgrounds and diverse populations that aligns with the mission.

Mission: The mission states Grambling State University (GSU) is a comprehensive and historically-black public institution that offers a broad spectrum of undergraduate and graduate programs of study.

Goals: In an effort to fulfil the mission, the University seeks to reflect in all of its programs, the diversity present in the world. Thus, the Education Preparation Program (EPP) recruits a diverse population of students which includes local, regional, national, and international candidates. Efforts are made to advise and encourage more students to add special education certification and early childhood endorsements because these are high-needs area across the country.

Recruiting: The recruitment and retention efforts at GSU are extensive. The commitment to student success is evident throughout the institution. Even though the evidence indicates great strides have been made, efforts are ongoing to ensure continuous quality improvement remains at the forefront across the university. Initiatives are implemented in academic affairs units as well as those in student affairs. Additionally, collaboration between and among units is essential to effectively serve students by eliminating silos which often persist in higher education institutions. The College of Education (COE) demonstrates important collaboration by engaging partners from other colleges for the purposes of our secondary education programs. By working together, we offer transformative experiences for our students and facilitate their preparedness to become educators upon completion of their matriculation.

Template for the Presentation of Evidence by Dr. Michele Brewer and Dr. Amber Vraim is licensed under Attribution 4.0