AAQEP Accreditation 2022
Appendix B: Completer Support and Follow-Up Practices
Educational Specialist Credential Program
Event/Activity | Meeting/ Event Date (if applicable) |
Purpose | Person Responsible |
Evidence Collected |
Next Steps |
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Current Practices: | |||||
Hiring graduates as Adjuncts | As needed | To support our current students and to inform us of current school practices | Coordinator and faculty | Ongoing | Review current practices, interview current adjuncts |
Working with residencies | All year | To prepare students for jobs in specific districts | Professors in Residence, Coordinators | Ongoing | Yearly review with Districts and Completers |
Preparing for your Future: Education Specialist Alumni Panel | 08/19/2021 | Panel of alumni presented practical employment information in webinar webinar open to all students |
Cheryl McDonald Jody Burum, Career Center |
Webinar format did not necessitate RSVP. Will collect evidence at future webinars. | Offer panel presentation 1 x each semester in webinar format data collection on/from participants |
Co-teaching Virtually Professional Learning | 9/28/20 9/3020 |
Walk away with practical ideas for how to support your student teacher during virtual,
online learning experiences Experienced Teacher Panel from Washington Virtual Academies Time to share successes and challenges with other local mentor teachers; time to collectively celebrate & problem solve |
Dr. Heather Horsley, Dr. Kimberly Coy Dr. Earl Aguilar, Dr. Imelda Basurto, Cheryl McDonald Program Completer Ambassadors from Fresno Unified |
RSVP form; post-PL evaluation | Use the feedback from the evaluation to plan another PL session |
Cesar Chavez in Education Conference | Spring Annually | Grounded in the core values of this great leader, the goal of the conference is to
engage a community of parents, counselors, educators, students, and other stakeholders
in critical discussion and reflection to promote educational efforts that work towards
collective dignity and social transformation. The César Chávez Education Conference welcomes scholar-practitioners at all career stages seeking a supportive venue to share their work. One of our goals is to provide space for researchers and practitioners to come together across generations to share and learn from one another and, in so doing, to become part of a broader community interested in education, gender rights, and social justice. |
Conference Chairs (changes annually) | Conference Program; Conference registration; Photo artifacts; Conference Evaluation | Has been on-hold during COVID-19; Reinitiate for Spring 2022; Invite program completers to present. |
Conference on Character and Civic Education | February 24, 2021 | Exemplary School Award for Character and Civics; a conference focused on ethical implications of the profession. | Dr. Jessca Hannigan | Award Applications; Showcase Conference evaluation | Determine how many of our graduates are employed at schools awarded the Exemplary School Award |
Exemplary Practices in Educational Leadership Conference | February 24, 2021 |
Central Valley leaders from schools, districts, businesses and community organizations to share best practices and challenges. Past conferences have focused on the following topics:
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Dr. Nancy Akhavan | Conference Evaluation | Determine how many program completers present at the conference |
Future Practices: | |||||
Social media | Twitter chat Instagram pares |
Current practices, current challenges |
Coordinators, program faculty |
Begin! | |
Listserv for alumni | Quarterly | Program updates, current challenges in the field, current practices in the field | Coordinator, Faculty | Seek out current email addresses for alumni, create listserv and begin to use it! | |
Connecting alumni with current candidates and each other through volunteer mentoring | Quarterly | Facilitating collaboration and continuing professional development through alumni volunteer mentoring with current candidates and completers | Faculty, current candidates | Try a pilot of this program as a first step. | |
Surveys | Yearly | Reaching out to see the needs of Completers | Coordinator, Faculty | Seek out alumni email addresses so we can expand who we send the survey to. |
Appendix B: