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TEACHERS & PREPARATION INSTITUTIONS - INDICATORS
While there are innumerable indicators for each of the sections, we have listed below some of the most important indicators that are also available already in some preparation programs and in some states. If possible, all indicators should be disaggregated by the following personal characteristics: race/ethnicity, gender, age, test scores (SAT, ACT, or other available scores), and GPA.
Pipeline of Teachers- Percentage of students that enter the preparation program
- Percentage of students that leave the preparation program before graduation
- Reasons for entering and leaving the program
- Percentage of students passing and not passing state certification tests
- Percentage of students obtaining state certification
- School characteristics of student-teaching placements
- Percentage of students not choosing to obtain certification by school characteristics of student-teaching placement
- Reasons for not obtaining certification
- Shortage areas of the local teacher labor market
- Production of teachers by certification area
- Percentage of certified graduates employed as a teacher in 1-, 3-, and 5-year intervals after certification
- School characteristics (demographics, achievement, school level, and school location) of the schools employing graduates
- Percentage of certified graduates employed 1 year after certification who remain in teaching for 1, 3, and 5 years
- Retention rates of graduates by school characteristics (demographics, achievement, school level, and school location) of the schools employing graduates
Program Effectiveness
- Average value added of teachers from each preparation institution
- Percent of teachers working in schools because of a policy initiative (such as recruitment programs, signing bonuses, or fast-track teacher preparation programs)
- Program areas considered effective by teachers