AAQEP Accreditation 2022
Appendix C: Program Capacity and Institutional Commitment
Bilingual Authorization Program
Faculty Qualifications
Current Rank/Title | Assistant Professor |
Terminal Degree (Y/N) | Y |
Institution Granting Degree | UCLA |
Year Degree Granted | 2014 |
Field/Specialization Certificate | Urban education and race and ethnic studies |
Related Qualifications | Link to CV |
Course numbers of regularly assigned courses | LEE 159 LEE 136 LEE 137 |
Years at institution | 4 |
Current Rank/Title | Associate Professor |
Terminal Degree (Y/N) | Y |
Institution Granting Degree | Harvard |
Year Degree Granted | 2002 |
Field/Specialization Certificate | Teaching curriculum, and learning environments, school administration, teaching credential |
Related Qualifications | Link to CV |
Course numbers of regularly assigned courses | LEE 159 LEE 281 LEE 284 |
Years at institution | 15 |
Current Rank/Title | Lecturer |
Terminal Degree (Y/N) | Y |
Institution Granting Degree | Fresno State |
Year Degree Granted | 2015 |
Field/Specialization Certificate | Educational leadership, mathematics education, teaching credential |
Related Qualifications | Link to CV |
Course numbers of regularly assigned courses | LEE 129 LEE 135 |
Years at institution | 6 |
Current Rank/Title | Lecturer |
Terminal Degree (Y/N) | N |
Institution Granting Degree | Fresno State |
Year Degree Granted | 2015 |
Field/Specialization Certificate | Multicultural and multilingual education and teaching credential |
Related Qualifications | Link to CV |
Course numbers of regularly assigned courses | LEE 159 LEE 137 |
Years at institution | 5 |
Current Rank/Title | Lecturer |
Terminal Degree (Y/N) | N |
Institution Granting Degree | Fresno State |
Year Degree Granted | 2017 |
Field/Specialization Certificate | Multicultural and multilingual education and teaching credential |
Related Qualifications | Link to CV |
Course numbers of regularly assigned courses | LEE 159 LEE 136 LEE 137 |
Years at institution | 2 |
Current Rank/Title | Clinical supervisor |
Terminal Degree (Y/N) | N |
Institution Granting Degree | University of Santa Monica |
Year Degree Granted | 2009 |
Field/Specialization Certificate | Spiritual psychology, education administration and teaching credential |
Related Qualifications | Link to Resume |
Course numbers of regularly assigned courses | EHD 170 EHD 178 |
Years at institution | 4 |
Current Rank/Title | Clinical supervisor |
Terminal Degree (Y/N) | N |
Institution Granting Degree | Fresno State |
Year Degree Granted | 2003 |
Field/Specialization Certificate | Literacy and teaching credential |
Related Qualifications | Link to Resume |
Course numbers of regularly assigned courses | EHD 170 EHD 178 |
Years at institution | 4 |
Current Rank/Title | Clinical supervisor |
Terminal Degree (Y/N) | Y |
Institution Granting Degree | Alliant International University |
Year Degree Granted | 2008 |
Field/Specialization Certificate | Educational leadership and management, education administration and supervision, Teaching credential |
Related Qualifications | Link to Resume |
Course numbers of regularly assigned courses | EHD 170 EHD 178 |
Years at institution | 4 |
Facilities
Provides classrooms equipped with white boards, projectors, and speakers.
Provides the INTERESC technology resource center that is equipped with computers, printers, and other technology needs that candidates may need.
Houses a collection of teaching materials for prek-12 grade classrooms. Center staff also assist students with locating teaching materials specific to their needs.
Houses an internationally renowned research center for the study of children’s and young adult literature. Includes a focused collection on children’s literature written in other languages.
Staff Support
Role | Length of Time in Position | Description of Support Provided to Program |
BAP coordinator | 1 | The BAP coordinator is responsible for the recruitment, advising, professional development of candidates that is achieved by maintaining close relationships with campus staff and community partners. For example, campus staff include the dean and associate dean, academic counselors, credential analyst, program faculty, department chair, credential coordinators, clinical practice coordinators, and clinical coaches. Community partnerships include district partners, community college staff, and community organizations. |
Role | Length of Time in Position | Description of Support Provided to Program |
Department chair | 2 | The department chair assists with the coordination of BAP course sections and faculty assignments each semester and also supports advocacy efforts to maintain a strong program. For example, during the 2020-2021 academic year, the chair supported the coordinator with the redesign of the Spanish pathway and the request for a tenure-track hire for the program. |
Role | Length of Time in Position | Description of Support Provided to Program |
Department administrative support coordinator | 1 | The department administrative support coordinator assists with the allotment of BAP course sections and faculty assignments each semester. |
Role | Length of Time in Position | Description of Support Provided to Program |
Academic Counselor | 1 | The academic advisor assists with advising program students with sequencing of courses, timeline to graduation, pathway to becoming a bilingual/dual immersion teacher, and other academic needs. |
Student Feedback
Student advising, transcript audit, degree progress, admissions, credential applications, processing documents for federal, state and local agencies, data collection, reports and record-keeping
Placements and coach assignments, support to Coordinators and Coaches, processes and procedures, collaboration with stakeholders
Tk20 is Fresno State’s digital portfolio for clinical practice where student teachers log their clinical hours, submit their assignments for initial and student teaching and receive feedback from their coaches in the Field Experience Binder, and Submit their Site Visitation PRoject and Teaching Sample Projects for the Fresno Assessment of Student Teaching (FAST) in the Portfolio Binder.
- Tk20 Logging Hours Guide
- Tk20 Help Email: tk20support@mail.fresnostate.edu
Program coordinator maintains regular contact with program candidates via listserv emails that contain information about program updates and events, professional development workshops on bilingual/dual immersion, and job opportunities. The program coordinator is also available to meet with candidates one-on-one to discuss their personal and career goals.