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Accreditation

& MEASURES OF IMPACT

CAEP Accreditation

The Graduate School of Education and Human Development (GSEHD) at the George Washington University (GW) is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), the national agency that accredits P-12 educator preparation providers. In May 2022, GSEHD underwent an accreditation review by CAEP, and on November 18, 2022, the CAEP Actions Council announced its final decision confirming that GSEHD's Educator Preparation Program (EPP) met all accreditation standards, with a stipulation (Standard 5.2) at the initial-licensure level and full accreditation at the advanced level. CAEP will conduct a stipulation visit in Spring 2024 to assess GSEHD's progress in addressing the stipulation. The EPP is committed to continuous improvement, with a focus on P-12 practitioner quality.

Initial Licensure Programs:

Early Childhood Special Education (M.A.Ed.)
Elementary Education (M.Ed.)
GW Teach - Secondary Math (Undergraduate Minor)
GW Teach - Secondary Science* (Undergraduate Minor)
Special Education for Children with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities (M.A.Ed.)

*Secondary Science includes the following: Biology, Chemistry, General Science and Physics

Advanced Licensure Programs:

Educational Leadership and Administration (M.A., Ed.S. and PMC)
School Counseling (M.A.) – Accredited by CACREP
Special Education for Cultural Responsiveness and Equity in Teaching (M.A.Ed.)**

**The Special Education for Cultural Responsiveness and Equity in Teaching program is no longer accepting applications.

CAEP Accountability Measures

As a unit, GSEHD is developing a comprehensive plan that will ensure relevant, representative, cumulative, and actionable information regarding our EPP, that is in alignment with CAEP accountability measures. GSEHD intends to provide information on the impact of completers, their competencies, employment opportunities, and the related satisfaction of employers and stakeholders.

Measure 1: Completer Impact and Effectiveness

The EPP is developing a comprehensive strategy to engage with school system partners to facilitate arrangements for observation of completers within their systems. Discussions have already been initiated with several unit partners and intends to utilize these established relationships to conduct detailed assessments of teaching methodologies, behaviors, and instructional elements observed in classroom settings. Initial instrument development will be underway beginning summer 2023. Data collection will begin as instruments for classroom observations are identified and tested, survey instruments are pretested and completed, and protocols for focus groups are developed for use with cooperating school educators and administrators. All instruments will be submitted through GW's IRB as required.

Measure 2: Satisfaction of Employers and Stakeholder Involvement

The EPP is committed to creating an employer and stakeholder satisfaction survey that will utilize existing partnerships to collect completers employment data. It is expected that the survey will be completed and pilot tested by the end of December 2023.

Measure 3: Candidate Competency at Program Completion

The EPP collects and analyzes data on candidate competency through Praxis exams (Content and Principles of Learning and Teaching) and GPA at the time of graduation.

The following data encompasses the 2021-2022 Academic Year for all EPP programs:

Completer GPAs (N=106) corresponding to each program can be seen in Table A.
83% of graduates (N=52) successfully met Praxis Content Exam score requirements for D.C. licensure (see Table B).
85% of graduates (N=40) successfully met Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) Exam score requirements for D.C. licensure (see Table C).

Table A - Completer GPAs
Major	# of Graduates	Average GPA at Completion
Early Childhood Special Education	5	3.78
Educational Leadership and Administration (M.A., Ed.S., and PMC)	66	3.89
Elementary Education	12	3.88
GW Teach - Secondary Math	2	3.87
GW Teach - Secondary Science*	4	3.81
Special Education for Children with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities	6	3.69
Special Education for Cultural Responsiveness and Equity in Teaching	11	3.88
Total	106	3.83

*Secondary Science for AY21-22 consists of Biology completers only.

Table B - Praxis Content Exam Scores
Major	Status
Major	Not Passed	Passed	Total
Early Childhood Special Education		4	5
Educational Leadership and Administration (M.A., Ed.S., and PMC)*	2	10	12
Elementary Education	3	9	12
GW Teach - Secondary Math	1	1	2
GW Teach - Secondary Science**		4	4
Special Education for Children with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities		5	6
Special Education for Cultural Responsiveness and Equity in Teaching		10	11
Total	6	43	52***

*Educational Leadership and Administration completers are not required to submit Praxis scores as part of their studies contributing to the low response rate (N=12).
**Secondary Science for AY21-22 consists of Biology completers only.
***Three (3) completers met graduation requirements, but did not report their scores.

Table C - Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) Exam scores
Major*	Status
Major*	Not Passed	Passed	Total
Early Childhood Special Education		4	5
Elementary Education	1	11	12
GW Teach - Secondary Math		2	2
GW Teach - Secondary Science**		4	4
Special Education for Children with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities	2	3	6
Special Education for Cultural Responsiveness and Equity in Teaching		10	11
Total	3	34	40***

* Educational Leadership and Administration completers are not required to take the Praxis PLT exam in order to pursue licensure in D.C.
** Secondary Science for AY21-22 consists of Biology completers only.
*** Three (3) completers met graduation requirements, but did not report their scores.

Measure 4: Ability of Completers to be Hired in Education Positions for Which They Have Been Prepared

The EPP has gathered information through an alumni survey with aggregated data available below from 2016 through 2019. In order to maintain the confidentiality of the feedback provided by the completers, the information is displayed in an aggregated format.

94% of graduates (N=31) indicated they are employed in positions relevant to the preparation they received.
100% of graduates (N=24) indicated an above average satisfaction with their preparation to meet their current teaching and administrative responsibilities.

Licensure and Endorsement

All educator preparation licensure and endorsement programs offered by the Graduate School of Education and Human Development (GSEHD) are approved by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) and the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), the state education agency for the District of Columbia. Additionally, the District of Columbia is a member of the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC), which has established an Interstate Agreement. The NASDTEC Interstate Agreement eases the process for educators who wish to apply their graduate education and related licensure in states outside of the District of Columbia and with other members of the NASDTEC Agreement. For additional information on reciprocity or specific state requirements, please visit the respective OSSE and NASDTEC websites.