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Alignment of College Strategic Goals, University Strategic Priorities

andCAEP Standards

College of Education
Strategic Goals
2015-2020 1 / Texas TechUniversity
Strategic Priorities
2010-20202 / CAEP Standards
2013 3
Goal 1: Produce the Measurable Best Educators in the U.S.
The College will produce “trademark” graduates with distinctive skills and outcome-producing capacities that address stated market needs, thus increasing diversity and enrollments. / Strategic Priority 1, Increase Enrollment and Promote Student Success:
We will grow and diversify our student population in order to improve higher education participation and supply a well-equipped, educated workforce for the State of Texas. / Standard 1: Content and Pedagogical Knowledge
The provider ensures that candidates develop a deep understanding of the critical concepts and principles of their discipline and, by completion, are able to use discipline-specific practices flexibly to advance the learning of all students toward attainment of college- and career-readiness standards.
Standard 3: Candidate Quality, Recruitment, and Selectivity
The provider demonstrates that the quality of candidates is a continuing and purposeful part of its responsibility from recruitment, at admission, through the progression of courses and clinical experiences, and to decisions that completers are prepared to teach effectively and are recommended for certification. The provider demonstrates that development of candidate quality is the goal of educator preparation in all phases of the program. This process is ultimately determined by a program’s meeting of Standard 4.
Integrated throughout the COE goals. / Strategic Priority 2 Strengthen Academic Quality and Reputation:
We will attract and retain the best faculty in the country in order to enhance our teaching excellence and grow our number of nationally recognized programs. / Not applicable
Goal 2: Add value to the profession by collaborating with partner schools, agencies, and communities to maximize P-20 students’ college and career readiness, health, and success.
The College will engage with school, agency, and community partners to maximize college and career readiness, health, and success; and will maximize the measured impact of our graduates on the fields they serve. / Strategic Priority 4 Further Outreach and Engagement:
We will expand our community outreach, promote higher education and continue to engage in partnerships in order to improve our communities and enrich their quality of life. / Standard 2: Clinical Partnerships and Practice
The provider ensures that effective partnerships and high-quality clinical practice are central to preparation so that candidates develop the knowledge, skills, and professional dispositions necessary to demonstrate positive impact on all P-12 students’ learning and development.
Standard 4: Program Impact
The provider demonstrates the impact of its completers on P-12 student learning and development, classroom instruction, and schools, and the satisfaction of its completers with the relevance and effectiveness of their preparation.
Goal 3: Conduct research that brings measurable improvement and innovation to the field. Prepare educators to use research as a tool to continuously improve and innovate.
The College will use intervention research to maximize a measured impact of our graduates on the fields they serve, including maximizing EC-20 students’ college and career readiness, health, and success. / Strategic Priority 3 Expand and Enhance Research and Creative Scholarship:
We will significantly increase the amount of public and private research dollars in order to advance knowledge, improve the quality of life in our state and nation, and enhance the state’s economy and global competitiveness. / Not applicable
Integrated throughout the COE goals. / Strategic Priority 5 Increase and Maximize Resources:
We will increase funding for scholarships, professorships, and world-class facilities, and maximize those investments through more efficient operations in order to ensure affordability for students and accountability to the State of Texas. / Standard 5: Provider Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement
The provider maintains a quality assurance system comprised of valid data from multiple measures, including evidence of candidates’ and completers’ positive impact on P-12 student learning and development. The provider supports continuous improvement that is sustained and evidence-based, and that evaluates the effectiveness of its completers. The provider uses the results of inquiry and data collection to establish priorities, enhance program elements and capacity, and test innovations to improve completers’ impact on P-12 student learning and development.

1COE Strategic Goals are from the COE Strategic Plan 2015-2020.

2 The numbering of Strategic Priorities is for communication purposes and does not indicate order or importance.

3 Approved by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) Board of Directors 8/29/13.