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Accreditation Data

 PennWest Clarion is fully accredited by CAEP until 2026.  The 2021 site visit resulted in both Initial and Advanced program accreditation with No Areas for Improvement of Stipulations to which to respond.

 The following programs were included in the last CAEP accreditation review.

Program

Program Recognition

Expiration of Recognition

Early Childhood

NAEYC

8/1/25

Early Childhood / Special Education

NAEYC

2/1/28

English / Language Arts

NCTE

8/1/26

Intervention Specialist

CEC

8/1/25

Mathematics

NCTM

8/1/26

Mid Level 4-8

AMLE

2/1/28

Reading**

ILA

2/1/28

Social Studies

NCSS

8/1/25

Special Education

CEC

8/1/25

     

Science Education

(multiple fields)

NSTA*

Fully recognized at last review

Technology Leadership

ISTE*

Recognized with conditions at last review

Post-Bac programs

 

To be added next cycle

*No longer active CAEP SPAs. CAEP Program Review is chosen for the next cycle.

**Advanced Program

 

2023 CAEP Annual Report Data (2021-2022 Academic Year)

Accreditation is your assurance that academic programs meet the highest professional standards. The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) accredits Clarion University of Pennsylvania. CAEP promotes excellence in educator preparation through quality assurance and continuous improvement. 

 CAEP Accredited Provider

Program Impact and Program Outcomes

As the accrediting body for all educator preparation programs, CAEP has four annual accountability measures that provide information to all stakeholders regarding key aspects of Program Impact and Program Outcomes. Listed below are each of the four measures with links to supporting documentation.

Program Impact

Measure One (Initial): Completer Effectiveness and Impact on P-12 Learning and Development

Data regarding Clarion graduate's impact in contributing to P-12 student learning growth. This information is collected during the teacher candidate field experience using a Teacher Work Sample (TWS):

Data regarding the teaching effectiveness in applying professional knowledge, skills, and dispositions of Clarion graduates: Indicators of Teaching Effectiveness Data

Measure Two (Initial and Advanced): Satisfaction of Employers and Stakeholder Involvement

Survey data from employers regarding their satisfaction with teachers and other education experts who graduate from Clarion.

Initial Programs: Employer Surveys

Advanced Programs: Employer Surveys

Program Outcomes Measures

Measure Three (Initial and Advanced): Candidate Competency at Program Completion

In alignment with the Pennsylvania Department of Education's certification testing matrix, 100% of the completers of both initial certification programs and advanced certification programs have the ability to meet and have met licensing (certification) for the licensure or endorsement for which they prepared.

Initial Programs:

2021-22 Title II Summary - Traditional 

Advanced Programs:

Licensure Test Data

Measure Four (Initial and Advanced): Ability of Completers to be Hired in Education Positions for Which They Have Prepared

All completers of both initial certification programs and advanced certification programs met licensing (certification) for the licensure or endorsement for why they prepared. Additionally, all completers of both initial certification programs and advanced certification programs met all requirements for graduation. Therefore, 100% of both initial certification programs and advanced certification programs have the ability to be hired in education positions for which they have prepared. 

Career Outcomes

 

Additional CAEP Data and Information

Annual Reports - Eight Outcome Measures

2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

 Program Data

 Impact of Student Learning: Unit Data

*Pennsylvania does not provide teacher evaluation data.  Focus groups are used to collect effectiveness data from in-service teachers.  Data is limited due to the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Focus group data collection will resume during fall 2021.

Effectiveness and Satisfaction Data

Surveys

Alumni Survey - Survey instrument has been developed based on the InTASC standards. Preparedness on these standards is used to draw conclusions regarding teacher effectiveness.  The survey instrument is distributed bi-annually.  Survey is sent to teacher candidates six months following their completion of the teacher preparation program.

Career Services Employment Data - Data provided by the Office of Career Development is used to gauge employment rates of teacher candidates.

Employer Survey - Employer survey instrument mirrors the Alumni Survey.  Survey results in unit level data.  Data limited due to the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic.  The next survey distribution is set for fall 2021.

Graduation Rate

 

Completer Data - Impact of teacher candidates on PK-12 student learning is collected during the teacher candidate field experience.

 

 Title II

PRAXIS II and PECT Scores

 

Official School Cohort Default Rate Search (ed.gov)

 This page contains links to reports and data for a variety of accreditation reports.  Please contact Dr. Jesse Haight or Dr. Gwyneth Price if you have any trouble accessing the data. 


 

Early Childhood Program Data
Middle Level Program Data
Reading Program Specialist Program Data
Secondary Program Data
Special Education Program Data
Last Updated 6/12/23