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The 最新天美传媒 College of Education is proud to be nationally accredited by the (CAEP). Accreditation is a voluntary process designed to ensure high-quality practices through a rigorous evaluation process consisting of self-evaluation, on-site accreditation evaluators and ongoing assessment.
 
In the fall of 2020, the College of Education on USF's Tampa campus underwent a continuing accreditation review by CAEP. Accreditation reviews take place every seven years.
 
These programs in the College of Education, which prepare teachers and other P-12 school professionals, were reviewed by CAEP in the fall of 2020. These programs are also approved by the Florida Department of Education to confer state licensure/endorsement.

Additionally, the School Psychology Program is accredited by the American Psychological Association Committee on Accreditation, and is recognized by the National Association of School Psychologists.
 

CAEP requires that accredited institutions annually provide data on measures of program effectiveness:

  1. Impact on P-12 learning and development & Indicators of teaching effectiveness
  2. Satisfaction of employers and stakeholder involvement
  3. Candidate Competency at Program Completion
  4. Ability of completers to be hired in education positions for which they have been prepare

The following 2022-2023 data sets for the measures listed above are compiled from: Florida Department of Education Annual Program Performance Reports (APPRs) for each licensure program, which include data on certification exam pass rates, employment and job retention, impact on P-12 student learning (Value Added Modeling or 鈥淰AM鈥) and teacher evaluations for our graduates; satisfaction surveys conducted by the College of Education of our alumni and employers of our graduates. 

Candidate Competency at Program Completion: Florida Teacher Certification Exam (FTCE)

Impact on P-12 Student Learning; Indicators of Teaching Effectiveness; Ability of completers to be hired in education positions for which they prepared; Employment milestones in Annual Program Performance Report (APPR)

Satisfaction of employers and completers: