The
University
of
Montevallo
has
scored
all A's
on the
newly
released
Alabama's
College/University
Report
Card on
the
Preparation
of
Teachers
and
Instructional
Support
Personnel.
This
latest
edition
of the
report
card
reflects
data
from
2006-2007
and is
the
first
time
multiple
quality
indicators
have
been
used to
measure
schools'
performance.
Quality
indicators
used to
grade
colleges
and
universities
include
pre-teaching
experiences
in
elementary/secondary
schools
(15% of
total
grade);
partnerships
with
Alabama
elementary/secondary
schools
(15% of
total
grade);
Alabama
prospective
teacher
testing
program
(25% of
total
grade);
and
on-the-job
performance
(45% of
total
grade).
UM
scored
A's in
each of
the
quality-indicator
categories
noted
above,
in
addition
to
achieving
an
overall
score of
A.
"Congratulations
to all
UM
faculty
and
staff
who are
involved
either
directly
or
indirectly
in our
teacher
preparation
programs,
especially
those in
the
College
of
Education!"
said
Terry G.
Roberson,
vice
president
for
academic
affairs
at UM.
"The
State
Department
of
Education
has just
released
its
annual
report
card on
the
performance
of these
programs
across
the
state,
and the
University
of
Montevallo
has
performed
extremely
well."
Teacher
preparation
programs
are
designed
to
prepare
qualified
candidates
to
become
effective
teachers
and
instructional
support
personnel.
The
state
Board of
Education
issues
report
cards
reflecting
the
status
of the
state's
27
teacher
preparation
colleges
and
universities.
Both
public
and
private
schools
are
included
among
the 27
schools
that
received
report
cards.
UM is
one of
five
schools
in the
state
that
received
all A's
on its
report
card.
"We
believe
that
Alabama
continues
to be
one of a
handful
of
states
that
hold
teacher
education
institutions
accountable
for the
on-the-job
performance
of their
graduates
by
issuing
report
cards,"
said
Deputy
State
Superintendent
Dr.
Eddie R.
Johnson.
State
Board of
Education
standards
require
each
college
and
university
to
guarantee
its new
graduates
recommended
for
certification.
Colleges
and
universities
must
provide
remediation
at no
cost to
beginning
teachers
receiving
unsatisfactory
job
performance
ratings
during
the
first
two
years of
employment
as an
educator
in the
area of
their
certification.
Montevallo
was the
first
school
to
guarantee
its new
graduates
recommended
for
certification.
The
University
of
Montevallo
has
scored
all A's
on the
newly
released
Alabama's
College/University
Report
Card on
the
Preparation
of
Teachers
and
Instructional
Support
Personnel.
This
latest
edition
of the
report
card
reflects
data
from
2006-2007
and is
the
first
time
multiple
quality
indicators
have
been
used to
measure
schools'
performance.