Title II Reports
  Enhancing Educator Quality
Title II Report 1999-2000
Section I: Pass rate.

There are no required state tests in effect at this time.

Section II:Program Information for fall 1999 and spring 2000
  1. 834 students admitted into professional education were enrolled during 1999-2000
  2. 293 students were enrolled in student teaching in one of the two terms
  3. We had the following mix of faculty supervising student teachers:
    1. 2.25 FTE (54 faculty credits) from among 12 people who are full-time in professional education.
    2. 2.64 FTE (63 faculty credits) from among 20 people who are appointed part-time faculty in professional education and full-time on campus, e.g., music or English faculty
    3. 1.77 FTE (42.6 faculty credits) from among 15 people who are appointed as part-time faculty in professional education and not otherwise employed by the campus; may be part-time university faculty or K-12 teachers or retired teachers.
    4. Total number of FTE faculty supervising student teachers in 1999-2000 was 6.66 FTE (159.6 total faculty credits) from among 47 people.
    5. Student/faculty ratio per semester was: 22 to 1
  4. Average number of hours per week required of student participation in supervised student teaching: 40
  5. Total number of weeks of supervised student teaching: 18
  6. Total number of hours required: 720
  7. Is your teacher education program currently approved by the state? Yes
  8. Is your teacher education program currently under a designation as "low-performing" by the state? No.
Section III: Contextual information

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point teacher education programs share the vision that our students will encounter rich, multi-cultural experiences, varied and meaningful opportunities for experimentation within K-12 classrooms, a sound understanding of educational pedagogy and knowledge of the most current views regarding educational practices. Additionally, we nurture our students in becoming reflective practitioners, capable of anticipating future needs and changes within the professional arena and capable of assuming roles of leadership.

Each of our programs has adopted a framework of teaching standards that are woven throughout the students' course of study. These standards include building a solid understanding of content knowledge, an understanding of diverse needs of students, an understanding of accommodations to be made in teaching each child, an understanding of design and implementation of on-going assessment practices, and a strong knowledge of pedagogical applications. Students graduating from our programs and being recommended for licensure must demonstrate competence in the knowledge, skills and dispositions as related to each of the ten, teaching standards.

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point has over a 100-year history in teacher preparation. Teacher certification programs comprise the largest academic interest on campus with the greatest numbers of teacher certifications in: elementary education, early childhood education, exceptional education, science education, speech language pathology, English, English as a second language, physical education, family and consumer education, mathematics, music and social studies.

The hub for teacher education programs is the School of Education (SOE), the home of the University's largest major, elementary education. Elementary education students enter teacher education as juniors, with an average 3.3 grade point, making this the most selective major on campus. Also located in the School are majors in exceptional education and early childhood education as well as teacher certification coursework for all K-12 and secondary majors. Full time placement in schools for all education fields is 77% and 80% in elementary education.

The School sponsors the state's largest student education organization, Student Wisconsin Education Association which routinely wins national awards from the National Education Association (NEA), including in 1999-2000 the single "Best Chapter" in the nation, "Best Advisor Award" in 1998-Dr. Henry St. Maurice and national "Outstanding Member of the Year" to Melanie Heckendorf, UWSP student. The School also teaches the largest UWSP graduate program, with over 1,000 teachers enrolled in regular, on-site, or technology-mediated graduate courses.

The School of Education is at the forefront of educational innovation, with grant support of $285,000, the School has created two projects to support Hmong-American students in pursuing teacher certification, and graduate degrees in education. The School houses other innovative programs including: UWSP school-based, Learning Community Master's program, Center for Multiple Intelligence and Technology, Network for Gifted and Talented Education, state headquarters for Wisconsin Creative Problem Solving (Destination ImagiNation). UWSP faculty participate in creative use of distance and internet for class delivery, and service activities. A recent survey revealed that over 1200 K-12 teachers and 6000 school-aged students were involved in special UWSP enrichment programs in any given year.
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