Educator Preparation Quality
bluffton's educAtor preparation performance
Ohio Educator Preparation Performance Reports
High-quality teachers and principals are developed through high-quality educator preparation
programs. To continuously improve the quality of educator preparation programs in
Ohio, the Ohio Revised Code requires the Chancellor of Higher Education and the Superintendent
of Public Instruction to establish and publish metrics for institutions of higher
education that prepare educators and other school personnel.
The identification of metrics and the report format were developed in collaboration with representatives from the public and private educator preparation institutions in Ohio, state agencies, and organizations. The Ohio Department of Higher Education works with the Ohio Department of Education and higher education institutions to collect data on metrics for the annual reports.
2017 Performance report summary
2016 Ohio performance reports
2015 overview (pdf)
2013-14 summary (pdf)
Title II Report of the Quality of Teacher Preparation
In order to be approved for an initial teaching license in Ohio, candidates must complete
an Ohio Department of Higher Education approved Educator Preparation Program and must
pass educator licensure exams. The Ohio Assessments for Educators measure professional
(pedagogical) knowledge and subject-specific content knowledge of candidates.
Passage rates on the OAEs are posted on the Title II website for 2012-2013, 2013-1014, 2014-2015. Pass rates for Bluffton University candidates can be found at: https://title2.ed.gov/Public/Home.aspx or Pass Rates for the Ohio Assessments for Educators.
Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) Eight Annual Reporting
Measures
CAEP has identified eight measures used to provide information to the public on program
impact and program outcome and consumer information. The measures with Bluffton evidence
for each measure follow.
CAEP’s Four Measures of Program Impact
- Completers' impact on P-12 learning and development
Value-Added Data - Indicators of Teaching Effectiveness
Ohio Teacher Evaluation System
- Results of employer surveys, including retention and employment milestones
Bluffton University Employer Survey
Employer perceptions of Bluffton EPP Survey Results 2016 - Results of completer surveys
Teacher Residency ProgramStatewide survey of Ohio Resident Educators' Reflection on their EPP
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
CAEP’S FOUR MEASURES OF PROGRAM
Outcome and consumer information
- Graduation rates
Candidates leaving the EPP after admission to Gate 1
Candidates successfully completing student teaching
Candidates in advanced programs successfully completing the program - Ability of completers to meet licensing requirements
Completers who earned a teaching license
Completers in advanced programs who earned a license/endorsement - Ability of completers to be hired in education positions for which they were prepared
Completers who were able to be hired in education positions
Completers in advanced programs who were able to be hired - Student loan default rates and other consumer information
Bluffton University loan default rates/cost of attendance/typical employment placement sites for completersOhio beginning teacher salaries