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Criteria for Identifying Low-Performing Institutions
For Title II Reporting Purposes


In complying with federal legislation requirements regarding Title II, Section 207 of the 1998 Higher Education Act, all Indiana teacher preparation institutions are required to submit to the Indiana Professional Standards Board (IPSB) an annual report on those students who complete their teacher preparation programs. The U. S. Department of Education requires that IPSB identify programs as "low-performing" or "at risk" on the basis of pre-established criteria. The IPSB Teacher Education Committee will review institutional annual reports and make recommendations to the IPSB Executive Committee based on the following four criteria.

  1. Approved Unit Assessment System - An institution must have an approved Unit Assessment System (UAS) in accordance with previously established timelines. If an institution fails to obtain Board approval by June 30, 2004, that institution can no longer recommend candidates for licensure.

    In addition, programs must meet or exceed the following three criteria.

  2. Accreditation Status - Institutions must have full IPSB accreditation status.

  3. Test Scores for Initial Licensure - 70% of program completers must pass all tests required for initial licensure. Note: Institutions should use the rule applied elsewhere in the Title II Reporting Guide, so that an area is reported only if it has more than 10 completers.

  4. Teacher Induction Program - 80% of those beginning teachers who enroll in and complete the required induction program (currently referred to as internship) are successful.

Any program must meet Criterion One to continue recommending candidates for licensure. A program which meets Criterion One, but fails to meet two of the last three would be labeled as "low-performing." An "at risk" program would meet Criterion One, but fail to meet at least one of the last three criteria.

Evaluation of "low performing" or "at risk" status will be part of Indiana's five-year state accreditation cycle. A "low-performing" or "at risk" teacher preparation program which fails to make improvement toward meeting the above criteria may be recommended to the Board for revocation of accreditation status.