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.

View the Teacher Preparation Program Performance Profile for 2006-2007 for the University of Montevallo.

View the Teacher Preparation Program Performance Profile for 2006-2007 for the State of Alabama.