Site Visit: Consultant Advice March 2008 Ensuring Educator Excellence

Commission on Teacher Credentialing Advice to institutions Utilize your assigned consultant Utilize your assigned consultant Year Out Pre-Visit Year Out Pre-Visit Early preparation Early preparation Scheduling considerations Scheduling considerations Prepare for triangulation Prepare for triangulation

Commission on Teacher Credentialing Utilize your CTC Consultant Free technical assistance and support Year-Out Pre-Visit Year-Out Pre-Visit s s Phone Calls Phone Calls Two Month-Out Pre-Visit Two Month-Out Pre-Visit Once the visit starts—CTC Consultant is the protector of the process Once the visit starts—CTC Consultant is the protector of the process

Commission on Teacher Credentialing Year-Out Pre-Visit Year-out Pre-Visit: Full day of technical assistance from your CTC consultant Year-out Pre-Visit: Full day of technical assistance from your CTC consultant CTC Consultant can meet with CTC Consultant can meet with Dean or Director Dean or Director Accreditation planning committee Accreditation planning committee Department chairs Department chairs All faculty and staff All faculty and staff

Commission on Teacher Credentialing Early Preparation Self-Study (Common Standard response and all program standard responses) Self-Study (Common Standard response and all program standard responses) Submit 5-6 months ahead for CTC consultant to pre-read and pose questions Submit 5-6 months ahead for CTC consultant to pre-read and pose questions Discuss with CTC Consultant Discuss with CTC Consultant Organization of your documentation Organization of your documentation Schedule for the visit Schedule for the visit

Commission on Teacher Credentialing Scheduling the interviews Responsibility of the Sponsor! Candidates Candidates Graduates Graduates Faculty, Staff and Administration Faculty, Staff and Administration Employers Employers Field Supervisors Field Supervisors Advisory Boards, if appropriate Advisory Boards, if appropriate

Commission on Teacher Credentialing Interviews (cont.) Consider the standards the team member is responsible for— Common Standards or a specific program Consider the standards the team member is responsible for— Common Standards or a specific program Individual interviews with all full time faculty Individual interviews with all full time faculty Group interviews with candidates, graduates, and field supervisors Group interviews with candidates, graduates, and field supervisors Separate interviews: Across programs and role groups Separate interviews: Across programs and role groups

Commission on Teacher CredentialingTriangulation Team members are asked to consider multiple sources…interviews across difference role groups and documentation provided by the sponsor—Make it EASY for them! Team members are asked to consider multiple sources…interviews across difference role groups and documentation provided by the sponsor—Make it EASY for them! Provide team with all role groups on Monday and Tuesday Provide team with all role groups on Monday and Tuesday Provide minutes of meetings Provide minutes of meetings Provide candidate files and advising documentation Provide candidate files and advising documentation