Ten Steps to Writing a Successful Program Report Audrey Church, Longwood University, Farmville, VA Become thoroughly familiar with the standards. 2010 ALA/AASL Standards for Initial Preparation of School Librarians (must be used for reports beginning Fall 2012) Examine the assignments you currently use in your courses through the lens of the standards. Do this by looking at your syllabi, any narratives about the assignments that you provide your candidates, and the scoring tool that you use to evaluate the assignments. Which standards align? Realize that you are working within CAEP’s framework: Assessments #1 and #2 must demonstrate candidates’ content knowledge; Assessment #3 must show candidates’ ability to plan to meet program needs; Assessment #4 must be the assessment of the practicum or internship; Assessment #5 must demonstrate candidates’ effect on student learning; You must submit a sixth assessment; Assessments #7 and #8 are optional. Select the six to eight assessments that you feel best demonstrate that your candidates master the standards. If your current assessments miss the mark, create new ones. CAEP will be posting new assessment libraries soon. Writing to the 2010 standards: collect data at (at least) the standard level. You may collect it at the element level if you choose. See note below regarding “preponderance of evidence.” By current CAEP guidelines, for an initial report, you must report at least two applications of data for each assessment Familiarize yourself with the Program Report for the Preparation of School Librarians American Library Association/American Association for School Librarians (ALA/AASL, 2010 standards) Cover Sheet Section I Context; Section II List of Assessments Section III Relationship of Assessments to Standards Section IV Evidence for Meeting Standards (1) A two-page narrative that includes the following: a. A brief description of the assessment and its use in the program (one sentence may be sufficient); b. A description of how this assessment specifically aligns with the standards it is cited for in Section III. Cite SPA standards by number, title, and/or standard wording. c. A brief analysis of the data findings; d. An interpretation of how that data provides evidence for meeting standards, indicating the specific SPA standards by number, title, and/or standard wording;
Ten Steps to Writing a Successful Program Report Audrey Church, Longwood University, Farmville, VA Become thoroughly familiar with the standards. 2010 ALA/AASL Standards for Initial Preparation of School Librarians (must be used for reports beginning Fall 2012) Examine the assignments you currently use in your courses through the lens of the standards. Do this by looking at your syllabi, any narratives about the assignments that you provide your candidates, and the scoring tool that you use to evaluate the assignments. Which standards align? Realize that you are working within CAEP’s framework: Assessments #1 and #2 must demonstrate candidates’ content knowledge; Assessment #3 must show candidates’ ability to plan to meet program needs; Assessment #4 must be the assessment of the practicum or internship; Assessment #5 must demonstrate candidates’ effect on student learning; You must submit a sixth assessment; Assessments #7 and #8 are optional. Select the six to eight assessments that you feel best demonstrate that your candidates master the standards. If your current assessments miss the mark, create new ones. CAEP will be posting new assessment libraries soon. Writing to the 2010 standards: collect data at (at least) the standard level. You may collect it at the element level if you choose. See note below regarding “preponderance of evidence.” By current CAEP guidelines, for an initial report, you must report at least two applications of data for each assessment Familiarize yourself with the Program Report for the Preparation of School Librarians American Library Association/American Association for School Librarians (ALA/AASL, 2010 standards) Cover Sheet Section I Context; Section II List of Assessments Section III Relationship of Assessments to Standards Section IV Evidence for Meeting Standards (1) A two-page narrative that includes the following: a. A brief description of the assessment and its use in the program (one sentence may be sufficient); b. A description of how this assessment specifically aligns with the standards it is cited for in Section III. Cite SPA standards by number, title, and/or standard wording. c. A brief analysis of the data findings; d. An interpretation of how that data provides evidence for meeting standards, indicating the specific SPA standards by number, title, and/or standard wording;