MACTE Minute, November 13, 2009

The Minnesota Association of the Colleges of Teacher Education (MACTE) presents the following MACTE Minute for your consideration. It was MACTE’s intention to present a summary of our recent statewide meeting and congress. The three day event in October engaged 158 participants in professional development and continuous improvement. The theme for the three days was “Rethinking Schooling.” The theme represented MACTE’s ongoing commitment to innovation in support of teaching and student learning.  See full position statement.

A Move to Continuous Improvement 

One of the action items on your agenda this morning is of great interest to MACTE. You will review the framework for a redesigned system for evaluating teacher licensure programs. Previously, the system was called Professional Education Program Evaluation Report, or PEPER, and you have heard much about PEPER over the past few years. The redesign represents a shift from a system based primarily on inputs to one based on both inputs and outputs. Along with Board of Teaching staff, representatives of MACTE institutions have spent a great deal of time over the past year participating in the redesign effort. The purpose of the redesign work was to place an emphasis on candidate competence and performance data, while streamlining the reporting requirements for institutions. Both the Board of Teaching and MACTE want the data from the redesigned process in order to engage in continuous improvement for the benefit of Minnesota’s students. Although the basic structure is in place, the work is not yet done. See full position statement.

 

 

As the academic year draws to a close, MACTE would like to extend its sincere thanks to the Board of Teaching.  Our organizations have partnered effectively throughout the year to make positive change for Minensota teaching candidates and the students they will one day teach.  Beginning with the August retreat, the Board has included MACTE in essential conversations and deliberations that will impact our programs and the preparation our candidates receive.  We have worked closely togeher on legislative matters and on the Special Education Task Force, the PEPER Redesign Task Force, and the Standards andRules Committee.    See full position statement.