Educator Quality Data
University of Akron is fully accredited by the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) effective April, 2018 for all initial Teacher Licensure Programs (Both undergraduate and Graduate programs). The advanced programs leading to pk-12 principal license is fully accredited by CAEP in June 2021.
Undergraduate
- Early Childhood/Primary Inclusive Teacher Preparation
- Middle Childhood Teacher Preparation
- Early Childhood Intervention Specialist
- K-12 Mild/Moderate Intervention Specialist
- K-12 Moderate/Intensive Intervention Specialist
- AYA Grades (7-12) Integrated Mathematics
- AYA Grades (7-12) Integrated Language Arts
- AYA Grades (7-12) Integrated Social Studies
- AYA Grades (7-12) Integrated Science
- PK-12 Multi-Age Licensure Art Education
- PK-12 Multi-Age Music Education
Graduate
- Education Administration and Leadership (Principal License) MA
- Adolescent to Young Adult (Grades 7-12) licensure: MS
- Integrated Social Studies
- Integrated Language Arts
- Integrated Mathematics
- Life Science
- Earth Science
- Life and Earth Science
- Life Science and Chemistry
- Life Science and Physics
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Chemistry and Physics
- Earth Science
- Earth Science and Chemistry
- Earth Science and Physics
- Multi-Age (P-12) specializations include: Visual Arts
The Educator Licensure programs approved by Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) can be found in the ODHE website.
Following CAEP guidelines, the school publishes the following teacher preparation performance data which address CAEP Annual Reporting Measures.
CAEP Annual Reporting Impact and Outcome Measures
Tag 1. Completer Effectiveness (CAEP R4.1)
The four indicators measuring completer effectiveness include:
- 1. Resident Educator Summative Assessment (RESA) Performance
- 2. Completer Value-Added Performance
- 3. Completer Ohio Teacher Evaluation System (OTES) Performance
- 4. Principal Completer Ohio Principal Evaluation System (OPES) Performance
Tag 2: Satisfaction of Employers and Stakeholders (CAEP R4.2)
The two indicators measuring employer satisfaction include:
- 1. Employer Satisfaction for Teacher Education Completers
- 2. Employer Satisfaction for Principal Education Completers (Advanced Licensure Completers)
Tag 3: Candidate Competency at Completion (CAEP R3.3)
The three data sources measuring candidate competency at completion include:
- 1. Ohio Assessment for Educators (OAE) Passage Rate (Initial Licensure Completers)
- 2. edTPA Passage Rate (Initial Teacher Licensure Completers)
- 3. Ohio Assessment for Educators (OAE) Passage Rate (Advanced Licensure Completers)
Tag 4: Ability of Completers to be Hired
The two sources of data measuring completer employment include:
- 1. Completer Employment in Ohio Education System
- 2. Principal Completer Employment (Advanced Licensure Completers)