Accreditation & Annual Reporting

 

National Accreditation and Recognition

 

 

UMBC’s Education Department has been nationally reaccredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Education Preparation (CAEP) from 2020 to 2027.

The following initial preparation programs were included in the CAEP accreditation review:

Undergraduate Programs: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Secondary English, Secondary Foreign Language (French, German, Latin, Spanish), Secondary Mathematics, Secondary Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth and Space), Secondary Social Studies, K-12 Dance, K-12 Art, K-12 Music (Vocal and Instrumental), K-12 Theatre.

Master of Arts in Teaching Programs: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Secondary English, Secondary Foreign Language (French, German, Latin, Spanish), Secondary Mathematics, Secondary Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth and Space), Secondary Social Studies, K-12 Dance, K-12 Art, K-12 Music (Vocal and Instrumental), K-12 Theatre, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) with P-12 Certification.

The program accreditation period is April 27, 2020 to June 30, 2027. The spring 2020 review by the CAEP Accreditation Council resulted in 60 newly-accredited EPPs, bringing the total to 341 providers approved under the CAEP Teacher Preparation Standards – rigorous, nationally recognized standards that were developed to ensure excellence in educator preparation programs.

“These institutions meet high standards so that their students receive an education that prepares them to succeed in a diverse range of classrooms after they graduate,” said CAEP President Dr. Christopher A. Koch. “Seeking CAEP Accreditation is a significant commitment on the part of an educator preparation provider.” CAEP is an accrediting body for educator preparation nationally recognized by CHEA. Accreditation is a nongovernmental activity based on peer review that serves the dual functions of assuring quality and promoting improvement.

Educator preparation providers seeking accreditation must pass peer review on five standards, which are based on two principles:

  1. Solid evidence that the provider’s graduates are competent and caring educators, and
  2. Solid evidence that the provider’s educator staff have the capacity to create a culture of evidence and use it to maintain and enhance the quality of the professional programs they offer.

The Bachelor of Science Middle Grades STEM degree program was created after the most recent CAEP accreditation review. The Master of Arts in Education (Advanced Preparation) and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages without P-12 certification are reviewed through the University System of Maryland Academic Program Review. All programs offered by the UMBC Department of Education have been approved by the Maryland State Department of Education.

 

CAEP Accountability Measures

Formerly known as CAEP Annual Reporting Measures

CAEP has identified 4 reporting measures that educator preparation providers are required to track and document on an annual basis. Below is a summary of those measures.

Impact Measures
Outcome Measures

Measure 1 (M1): Completer Impact and Effectiveness

Measure 3 (M3): Candidate Competency at Program Completion

Measure 2 (M2): Satisfaction of Employers and Stakeholder Investment

Measure 4 (M4): Ability of Completers to be Hired in Education Positions for Which They Have Been Prepared

 

 Impact Measures

To measure how our alumni have an impact within their community, we were able to use Maryland public data to create an impact study to measure both Impacts on P-12 Learning and Development (Component 4.1) and Teaching Effectiveness (Component R4.2).

Due to Covid-19, our impact study and follow-up studies were affected. Follow-up impact studies are currently under development and are expected to become available next academic year (2022_2023). 

The UMBC Education Department Employer Survey is administered using a web-based survey instrument.  Respondents are asked to provide feedback regarding how well the program prepared alumni to enter the field of education.

The UMBC Education Department Alumni Survey is administered using a web-based survey instrument. The Department invites participation from all alumni of the teacher preparation program. Respondents are asked to provide feedback regarding how well the program prepared alumni to enter the field of education.

 

Outcome Measures

State of Maryland Teaching (Educator) Certification requirements can be found here: https://marylandpublicschools.org/about/Pages/DEE/Certification/index.aspx

Due to Maryland confidentiality laws, we are unable to track or report this data accurately. The Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center (MLDS)is developing a series of reports in order to better answer this question.  At this time we rely on our Employer survey to track alumni within our Professional Development Schools (PDS). Please see above for the Employer survey data.

Alumni Employment–2020-2021 Cohort and 2021-2022 Cohort

UMBC campus-wide graduation and job placement information can be found by navigating to:

 

 

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Additional Information

The department is happy to share data about the performance of our students and the quality of our program.

If you would like more information please contact UMBC’s Education Department at education@umbc.edu.

 

 

updated 2022 July 27