western governors university tennessee 34.9%
2016 REPORT CARD ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS
WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY TENNESSEE OVERALL PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE CATEGORY
34.9% PERCENT OF POINTS EARNED
25.1 OUT OF 75.0 POINTS
DOMAIN SUMMARY 3 SCORED METRICS 20 POINTS AVAILABLE
Employment 2 SCORED METRICS 15 POINTS AVAILABLE
Satisfaction
Provider Impact 4 SCORED METRICS 40 POINTS AVAILABLE
PERFORMANCE CATEGORY
59.4%
PERCENT OF POINTS EARNED
PERFORMANCE CATEGORY
77.3%
PERCENT OF POINTS EARNED
8.5%
PERCENT OF POINTS EARNED
59 77 9 8035
Candidate Profile
NOT YET AVAILABLE
PERFORMANCE CATEGORY
HOW TO READ THIS REPORT
RESULTS
The Teacher Preparation Report Card contains four (4) domains:
STATE AVERAGE: 40.0%
1
2
Candidate Profile, Employment, Satisfaction, and Provider Impact.
70.3%
0
Each domain is comprised of multiple metrics. To date, data has not
100
35.0%
been collected for the Satisfaction domain, so it will be unscored this year. A provider must have at least ten total completers and must
80.0%
4
3
generate a score on at least one half of the metrics in each domain in POINTS EARNED
order to generate an overall performance category rating. For more information, please refer to the technical guide.
12.0 OUT OF 15.0 POINTS
Providers are awarded a performance category based on their ability to successfully prepare Tennessee educators. This is calculated
5
N-SIZE
100
1
The provider’s score on the metric is noted by the dark blue circle.
represents the lowest performance, and Category 4 represents the
2
The state average is marked with a vertical gray line.
highest performance.
3
If the provider scores below the minimum standard, zero points are earned for the metric. If the provider scores at or above the target, all possible points are awarded.
4
If the provider scores within the shaded range, it earns a proportional share of the points available.
5
Below the graphic is an example of the proportionate points earned for the illustrated case.
using the percentage of points earned across all metrics. Category 1
The 2016 Teacher Preparation Report Card will include data on two cohorts of completers (2013-14 and 2014-15). Performance on each metric is displayed in the format shown in the graphic on the right.
WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY TENNESSEE
OVERALL PERFORMANCE
ABOUT THIS PROVIDER Completer Placement Across Tennessee
Website http://tennessee.wgu.edu/
National Director Dr. Francine Peterman
The mission of Western Governors University (WGU) is to improve quality and expand access to post-secondary educational opportunities by providing a means for individuals to learn independent of time and place and to earn competency-based degrees and other credentials that are credible to both academic institutions and employers. The vision and mission of the Teachers College is to prepare professional educators who are extremely competent, caring and considerate, affirming of diversity and cross culturally competent, reflective practitioners, equitable and fair, committed to the belief that all students can learn, collaborative, technologically proficient, and demonstrate professional leadership. The chief purpose of educator preparation programs at WGU is to prepare candidates for excellence in service. Accredited by NCATE, WGU programs integrate research-based best practices, align to state and national standards, and incorporate extensive clinical practice in school settings.
COMPLETER CHARACTERISTICS Number of Completers
10066+76100
50
33
25 0
2013-14
38
2014-15
Enrollment by Ethnicity
02520922 0.0%
Asian
1.4% 4.3%
Hispanic/Latino
1.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0.0%
White Two more More Races
This Institution
0.9% Rest of State
99.1%
Percent of Completers by State of Residency
American Indian or Alaskan Native
Black
1+99 100 100
Percent of Total State Completers
Tenneessee
100% Out-of-State
0.0%
91.4% 1.4%
2016 REPORT CARD ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS
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WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY TENNESSEE
OVERALL PERFORMANCE
COMPLETER CHARACTERISTICS CONTINUED
10013 87+
Completers by Type of Initial Licensure Baccalaureate
87.3% Post-Baccalaureate
12.7% Licensure Only
0.0%
Percent of Admissions Based on*:
ACT Praxis/CORE GRE
009800
SAT
100 100
Completers by Type of Clinical Practice
0.0% 0.0%
97.4%
Miller Analogies
0.0% 0.0%
Student Teaching
100% Internship
0.0% Job Embedded
0.0%
Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching Passage Rate This measure is not available because the sample size is too Pass small. Metrics are excluded when NA data is available for fewer than ten (10) completers.
Did Not Pass
NA
* Providers often consider multiple assessments in the admission process; some candidates were admitted using a former version of the Praxis assessment.
2016 REPORT CARD ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS
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WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY TENNESSEE
OVERALL PERFORMANCE
CANDIDATE PROFILE PERFORMANCE CATEGORY
59.4% PERCENT OF POINTS EARNED
Percentage of completers who scored at or above This measure reports the percentage of completers who received an ACT score above 21 or an SAT score above 1020.
Percentage of high-demand endorsements This measure reports the percentage of all endorsements issued in the area of English as a Second Language, Secondary Math, Secondary Science (Biology, Chemistry, and Physics), Spanish, and Special
STATE AVERAGE: 77.3%
RESULTS
NA
100
5296 635
an ACT score of 21 or an SAT score of 1020
10.1 OUT OF 17.0 POINTS
No data available. 0
51.5%
100
96.3%
N-SIZE
POINTS EARNED
0
NA OUT OF NA POINTS
STATE AVERAGE: 21.7%
RESULTS
100100 29.6%
0
5.9%
Education (Modified, Comprehensive, and Interventionist).
100
33.7%
N-SIZE
POINTS EARNED
71
8.5 OUT OF 10.0 POINTS
055022 27 4
DISTRIBUTION OF HIGH-DEMAND ENDORSEMENTS ESL
0.0%
Secondary Math
4.2%
Secondary Science
4.2%
Spanish
0.0%
21.1%
Special Education
Percentage of racially diverse completers This measure reports the percentage of completers who reported having a racially or ethnically diverse background.
STATE AVERAGE: 13.6%
RESULTS
100 100 8.6%
0
3.1%
100
27.0%
N-SIZE
POINTS EARNED
70
1.6 OUT OF 7.0 POINTS
SEE HOW THE CANDIDATE PROFILE METRICS ARE CALCULATED
2016 REPORT CARD ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS
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WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY TENNESSEE
OVERALL PERFORMANCE
EMPLOYMENT PERFORMANCE CATEGORY
77.3% PERCENT OF POINTS EARNED RESULTS
First year placement rate in Tennessee public schools within one year of receiving their initial license.
Three year placement rate This measure reports the rate at which completers were placed in Tennessee public schools within three years of receiving their initial license.
Beyond year one retention rate* This measure reports the percentage of completers who were placed and remain teaching in Tennessee public schools the following year.
STATE AVERAGE: 65.5%
100100 75.4%
5382 7896
This measure reports the rate at which completers were placed
11.6 OUT OF 15.0 POINTS
0
52.7%
100
80.7%
N-SIZE
POINTS EARNED
65
4.9 OUT OF 6.0 POINTS
Not yet available.
RESULTS
STATE AVERAGE: 91.4%
100 90.9%
0
77.8%
100
95.5%
N-SIZE
POINTS EARNED
22
6.7 OUT OF 9.0 POINTS
SEE HOW THE EMPLOYMENT METRICS ARE CALCULATED
*For the 2016 Report Card, the Beyond Year One Retention Rate will only include data from the 2013-14 cohort of completers who were placed in the 2014-15 school year and remained teaching in the 2015-16 school year.
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WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY TENNESSEE
OVERALL PERFORMANCE
PROVIDER IMPACT PERFORMANCE CATEGORY
3.4 OUT OF 40.0 POINTS
8.5% PERCENT OF POINTS EARNED
Percentage of completers whose Observation This measure reports the percentage of completers who earned an Observation score of at least a 3 (“At Expectations”).
Percentage of completers whose Observation scores are Levels 4-5 This measure reports the percentage of completers who earned an Observation score of 4 or 5 (“Above Expectations” or “Significantly Above Expectations”).
Percentage of completers whose TVAAS* scores are Level 3 or above This measure reports the percentage of completers who earned a TVAAS score of at least a 3 (“At Expectations”).
Percentage of completers whose TVAAS scores are Levels 4-5 This measure reports the percentage of completers who earned a TVAAS score of 4 or 5 (“Above Expectations” or “Significantly Above Expectations”).
100100 82.4%
8396 3266 4670 938
scores are Level 3 or above
STATE AVERAGE: 93.2%
RESULTS
0
100
82.6% 95.9%
N-SIZE
POINTS EARNED
51
0.0 OUT OF 6.0 POINTS
STATE AVERAGE: 54.4%
RESULTS
100100 45.1%
0
32.4%
100
66.1%
N-SIZE
POINTS EARNED
51
3.4 OUT OF 9.0 POINTS
STATE AVERAGE: 61.4%
RESULTS
100 100 38.5%
0
45.5%
100
69.9%
N-SIZE
POINTS EARNED
13
0.0 OUT OF 10.0 POINTS
STATE AVERAGE: 29.2%
RESULTS
100 100 0.0%
0
9.1%
100
37.7%
N-SIZE
POINTS EARNED
13
0.0 OUT OF 15.0 POINTS
SEE HOW THE PROVIDER IMPACT METRICS ARE CALCULATED
*The Tennessee Value A dded Assessment System (TVAAS) reports the impact teachers have on their students’ academic progress. TVAAS 2016 REPORT CARD ON THE OF TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS PAGE 6 measures student growth, notEFFECTIVENESS student achievement.
WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY TENNESSEE OVERALL PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE CATEGORY
34.9% PERCENT OF POINTS EARNED
25.1 OUT OF 75.0 POINTS
DOMAIN SUMMARY 3 SCORED METRICS 20 POINTS AVAILABLE
Employment 2 SCORED METRICS 15 POINTS AVAILABLE
Satisfaction
Provider Impact 4 SCORED METRICS 40 POINTS AVAILABLE
PERFORMANCE CATEGORY
59.4%
PERCENT OF POINTS EARNED
PERFORMANCE CATEGORY
77.3%
PERCENT OF POINTS EARNED
8.5%
PERCENT OF POINTS EARNED
59 77 9 8035
Candidate Profile
NOT YET AVAILABLE
PERFORMANCE CATEGORY
HOW TO READ THIS REPORT
RESULTS
The Teacher Preparation Report Card contains four (4) domains:
STATE AVERAGE: 40.0%
1
2
Candidate Profile, Employment, Satisfaction, and Provider Impact.
70.3%
0
Each domain is comprised of multiple metrics. To date, data has not
100
35.0%
been collected for the Satisfaction domain, so it will be unscored this year. A provider must have at least ten total completers and must
80.0%
4
3
generate a score on at least one half of the metrics in each domain in POINTS EARNED
order to generate an overall performance category rating. For more information, please refer to the technical guide.
12.0 OUT OF 15.0 POINTS
Providers are awarded a performance category based on their ability to successfully prepare Tennessee educators. This is calculated
5
N-SIZE
100
1
The provider’s score on the metric is noted by the dark blue circle.
represents the lowest performance, and Category 4 represents the
2
The state average is marked with a vertical gray line.
highest performance.
3
If the provider scores below the minimum standard, zero points are earned for the metric. If the provider scores at or above the target, all possible points are awarded.
4
If the provider scores within the shaded range, it earns a proportional share of the points available.
5
Below the graphic is an example of the proportionate points earned for the illustrated case.
using the percentage of points earned across all metrics. Category 1
The 2016 Teacher Preparation Report Card will include data on two cohorts of completers (2013-14 and 2014-15). Performance on each metric is displayed in the format shown in the graphic on the right.
WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY TENNESSEE
OVERALL PERFORMANCE
ABOUT THIS PROVIDER Completer Placement Across Tennessee
Website http://tennessee.wgu.edu/
National Director Dr. Francine Peterman
The mission of Western Governors University (WGU) is to improve quality and expand access to post-secondary educational opportunities by providing a means for individuals to learn independent of time and place and to earn competency-based degrees and other credentials that are credible to both academic institutions and employers. The vision and mission of the Teachers College is to prepare professional educators who are extremely competent, caring and considerate, affirming of diversity and cross culturally competent, reflective practitioners, equitable and fair, committed to the belief that all students can learn, collaborative, technologically proficient, and demonstrate professional leadership. The chief purpose of educator preparation programs at WGU is to prepare candidates for excellence in service. Accredited by NCATE, WGU programs integrate research-based best practices, align to state and national standards, and incorporate extensive clinical practice in school settings.
COMPLETER CHARACTERISTICS Number of Completers
10066+76100
50
33
25 0
2013-14
38
2014-15
Enrollment by Ethnicity
02520922 0.0%
Asian
1.4% 4.3%
Hispanic/Latino
1.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0.0%
White Two more More Races
This Institution
0.9% Rest of State
99.1%
Percent of Completers by State of Residency
American Indian or Alaskan Native
Black
1+99 100 100
Percent of Total State Completers
Tenneessee
100% Out-of-State
0.0%
91.4% 1.4%
2016 REPORT CARD ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS
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WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY TENNESSEE
OVERALL PERFORMANCE
COMPLETER CHARACTERISTICS CONTINUED
10013 87+
Completers by Type of Initial Licensure Baccalaureate
87.3% Post-Baccalaureate
12.7% Licensure Only
0.0%
Percent of Admissions Based on*:
ACT Praxis/CORE GRE
009800
SAT
100 100
Completers by Type of Clinical Practice
0.0% 0.0%
97.4%
Miller Analogies
0.0% 0.0%
Student Teaching
100% Internship
0.0% Job Embedded
0.0%
Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching Passage Rate This measure is not available because the sample size is too Pass small. Metrics are excluded when NA data is available for fewer than ten (10) completers.
Did Not Pass
NA
* Providers often consider multiple assessments in the admission process; some candidates were admitted using a former version of the Praxis assessment.
2016 REPORT CARD ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS
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WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY TENNESSEE
OVERALL PERFORMANCE
CANDIDATE PROFILE PERFORMANCE CATEGORY
59.4% PERCENT OF POINTS EARNED
Percentage of completers who scored at or above This measure reports the percentage of completers who received an ACT score above 21 or an SAT score above 1020.
Percentage of high-demand endorsements This measure reports the percentage of all endorsements issued in the area of English as a Second Language, Secondary Math, Secondary Science (Biology, Chemistry, and Physics), Spanish, and Special
STATE AVERAGE: 77.3%
RESULTS
NA
100
5296 635
an ACT score of 21 or an SAT score of 1020
10.1 OUT OF 17.0 POINTS
No data available. 0
51.5%
100
96.3%
N-SIZE
POINTS EARNED
0
NA OUT OF NA POINTS
STATE AVERAGE: 21.7%
RESULTS
100100 29.6%
0
5.9%
Education (Modified, Comprehensive, and Interventionist).
100
33.7%
N-SIZE
POINTS EARNED
71
8.5 OUT OF 10.0 POINTS
055022 27 4
DISTRIBUTION OF HIGH-DEMAND ENDORSEMENTS ESL
0.0%
Secondary Math
4.2%
Secondary Science
4.2%
Spanish
0.0%
21.1%
Special Education
Percentage of racially diverse completers This measure reports the percentage of completers who reported having a racially or ethnically diverse background.
STATE AVERAGE: 13.6%
RESULTS
100 100 8.6%
0
3.1%
100
27.0%
N-SIZE
POINTS EARNED
70
1.6 OUT OF 7.0 POINTS
SEE HOW THE CANDIDATE PROFILE METRICS ARE CALCULATED
2016 REPORT CARD ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS
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WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY TENNESSEE
OVERALL PERFORMANCE
EMPLOYMENT PERFORMANCE CATEGORY
77.3% PERCENT OF POINTS EARNED RESULTS
First year placement rate in Tennessee public schools within one year of receiving their initial license.
Three year placement rate This measure reports the rate at which completers were placed in Tennessee public schools within three years of receiving their initial license.
Beyond year one retention rate* This measure reports the percentage of completers who were placed and remain teaching in Tennessee public schools the following year.
STATE AVERAGE: 65.5%
100100 75.4%
5382 7896
This measure reports the rate at which completers were placed
11.6 OUT OF 15.0 POINTS
0
52.7%
100
80.7%
N-SIZE
POINTS EARNED
65
4.9 OUT OF 6.0 POINTS
Not yet available.
RESULTS
STATE AVERAGE: 91.4%
100 90.9%
0
77.8%
100
95.5%
N-SIZE
POINTS EARNED
22
6.7 OUT OF 9.0 POINTS
SEE HOW THE EMPLOYMENT METRICS ARE CALCULATED
*For the 2016 Report Card, the Beyond Year One Retention Rate will only include data from the 2013-14 cohort of completers who were placed in the 2014-15 school year and remained teaching in the 2015-16 school year.
2016 REPORT CARD ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS
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WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY TENNESSEE
OVERALL PERFORMANCE
PROVIDER IMPACT PERFORMANCE CATEGORY
3.4 OUT OF 40.0 POINTS
8.5% PERCENT OF POINTS EARNED
Percentage of completers whose Observation This measure reports the percentage of completers who earned an Observation score of at least a 3 (“At Expectations”).
Percentage of completers whose Observation scores are Levels 4-5 This measure reports the percentage of completers who earned an Observation score of 4 or 5 (“Above Expectations” or “Significantly Above Expectations”).
Percentage of completers whose TVAAS* scores are Level 3 or above This measure reports the percentage of completers who earned a TVAAS score of at least a 3 (“At Expectations”).
Percentage of completers whose TVAAS scores are Levels 4-5 This measure reports the percentage of completers who earned a TVAAS score of 4 or 5 (“Above Expectations” or “Significantly Above Expectations”).
100100 82.4%
8396 3266 4670 938
scores are Level 3 or above
STATE AVERAGE: 93.2%
RESULTS
0
100
82.6% 95.9%
N-SIZE
POINTS EARNED
51
0.0 OUT OF 6.0 POINTS
STATE AVERAGE: 54.4%
RESULTS
100100 45.1%
0
32.4%
100
66.1%
N-SIZE
POINTS EARNED
51
3.4 OUT OF 9.0 POINTS
STATE AVERAGE: 61.4%
RESULTS
100 100 38.5%
0
45.5%
100
69.9%
N-SIZE
POINTS EARNED
13
0.0 OUT OF 10.0 POINTS
STATE AVERAGE: 29.2%
RESULTS
100 100 0.0%
0
9.1%
100
37.7%
N-SIZE
POINTS EARNED
13
0.0 OUT OF 15.0 POINTS
SEE HOW THE PROVIDER IMPACT METRICS ARE CALCULATED
*The Tennessee Value A dded Assessment System (TVAAS) reports the impact teachers have on their students’ academic progress. TVAAS 2016 REPORT CARD ON THE OF TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS PAGE 6 measures student growth, notEFFECTIVENESS student achievement.
