AAQEP Institute Convenes in Kansas City |
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A note from Christine DeGregory, Director of Professional Learning |
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Emerging Leaders faculty Sylvia Read, Mark LaCelle-Peterson, and Christine DeGregory |
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Quality Improvement faculty Linda McKee and Debbie Rickey |
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AAQEP was delighted to convene some 70 colleagues this fall for the inaugural AAQEP Institute—the first in-person national event we’d hosted since February 2020!
Meeting at the Gladstone/Kansas City campus of Northwest Missouri State University, attendees participated in one of two session tracks. The Emerging Leaders Seminar made its debut at the Institute, supporting colleagues new to their leadership roles in their programs’ accreditation efforts, while the Quality Improvement Seminar engaged participants in two facilitated workshops, Using Data to Sustain Improvement and Quality Implementation.
Across both strands, participants enjoyed discussions with leaders from different institutions and states, a deeper understanding of accreditation and improvement processes, time to collaborate with their teams and ask questions of staff, and of course, a little Kansas City barbeque!
The AAQEP Institute will return next September, with a planned additional track of Data Visualization alongside the two held this year. Watch for an announcement of dates, location, and other details in the coming months.
Many thanks to AAQEP member Northwest Missouri State University for hosting us, to Evaluation Systems for sponsoring the 2022 Institute, and to all of you who participated!
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Register by December 15 for Early Bird Savings |
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Join us for our other signature event: the sixth annual Quality Assurance Symposium! We’ll be fully in-person February 22-23 at the Crowne Plaza Indianapolis Downtown Union Station.
Register by December 15 for the lowest rates—and save another 20% by bringing a group of six or more.
Hotel alert: The Crowne Plaza room block is filling quickly, so don’t delay if you need to book a guest room!
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It’s been a treat to return to in-person site visits, meetings, and conferences this fall! AAQEP representatives were honored to participate in a variety of events—from the TECSCU conference in Denver to the Benchmark Education conference in Cairo to state EPP meetings in California, Georgia (going on right now!), New York, Pennsylvania, and Texas. The best part has been connecting with so many of you! |
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Bakersfield, CA — Participants in tandem AAQEP site visits at California State University, Bakersfield, led by Michelle Santos (University of Guam) and Lisa Huffman (Texas Woman’s University)
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Cairo, Egypt — AAQEP President/CEO Mark LaCelle-Peterson addressing the Benchmark Education Conference on “Effective Assessment in the Digital Era”
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Harrisburg, PA — Joel Geary
(PAC-TE) and Linda McKee (AAQEP) at the PAC-TE Fall Conference
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Saratoga Springs, NY — AAQEP team leads Stephanie Schneider (SUNY Old Westbury) and Brian Beitzel (SUNY Oneonta) at the NYSATE/NYACTE Fall Conference
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San Diego, CA — Sylvia Read (Utah State University), Brad Damon (UMass Global), Heather Horsley (CSU Fresno), Debbie Meadows (CSU Bakersfield), & Juliette Wahleithner (CSU Fresno) presenting at the CCTE Fall Conference
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Herndon, VA — AAQEP staff Kristin McCabe, Sara Hiller, Christine DeGregory, Linda McKee, and Karen Lowenstein at the first face-to-face staff retreat in 3 years
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A note from Sara Hiller, Director of Accreditation Services
If you have a site visit in spring 2023, fall 2023, or spring 2024, please consider attending our Site Visit Essentials webinar on Tuesday, February 10. The webinar goes over timelines and logistics around the site visit process and only happens twice a year.
Here’s a quick overview of where the action is in the current AAQEP accreditation cycles. Remember to consult the new Provider Review Timeline for details!
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Fall 2022 (21 site visits): Fall reviews are well underway, and accreditation decision meetings start this month. Thanks to all the reviewers and hosts who’ve made a smooth transition back to in-person site visits!
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Spring 2023 (18 site visits): Our first spring reviews are underway, and I’m continuing to contact other spring visit hosts to confirm their Quality Review Teams. Friendly reminder: Quality Assurance Reports (QARs) and local practitioner selection are due at least 6 months before your scheduled visit date.
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Fall 2023 (28 site visits): All site visit dates for next fall have been scheduled. Be sure to return your signed site visit letter to me and pay 50% of your site visit fee to confirm your dates. (And remember to get your draft QAR to us at least 9 months in advance if you want to take advantage of our new staff completeness check!)
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Spring 2024 (18 site visits): I’ve contacted you to start the process to choose your site visit dates. If you have not filled out the site visit dates and QAR information form already, please do so as soon as possible.
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Please give a warm welcome to the newest members of AAQEP:
- Essex County Provisional Teacher Training Program (NJ)
- New Jersey Department of Education
- Oakland City University (IN)
- Teach Us (TX)
- Touro University Nevada
Our membership now encompasses 193 EPPs in 32 states and other jurisdictions, and 16 states have signed cooperation agreements. It's a pleasure to be working with all of you! |
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A note from Mark LaCelle-Peterson, President & CEO
We anticipate next week will be a quiet one at AAQEP as staff join many of you in traveling to be with family and to reflect on our many reasons to be thankful. I am particularly grateful for the spirit of collaboration that pervades AAQEP’s interactions with state partners and educator preparation providers. This spirit embodies our design principle calling for partnerships among AAQEP, providers, and state education authorities to support and ensure quality in educator preparation.
While providers are AAQEP’s primary stakeholder community, states have also been remarkable participants in our system—in fact, several of them helped design AAQEP’s standards and processes right from the beginning—and bring a critical perspective from their oversight of educator preparation, licensure, and practice.
These ongoing conversations have been instrumental in such important work as developing standards crosswalks, streamlining reporting requirements, addressing particular needs for technical assistance, and negotiating transition pathways for providers seeking to work with AAQEP. Most recently, these collaborations have generated a new pilot process for an initial accreditation pathway and another for a program performance review option, among other exciting developments that will enable AAQEP to engage in new ways with providers and states.
I’m grateful for the creative and constructive work that all of our state partners and members are doing to improve learning for students, increase support for educators, and support schools and communities. Thank you for engaging in it with us!
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Reminder: Annual Reports Due by Dec. 30
Join a Webinar Nov. 29
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AAQEP’s annual reporting window is now open. The 2022 Annual Report template, guidance, and member update survey are available on our website and are due by Friday, December 30.
Here’s a reminder of who does what for this reporting:
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Update Survey: All Regular Members – All primary contacts complete this survey on behalf of their institutions/organizations to supply the latest program completer numbers and other general information.
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2022 Annual Report: Members Accredited as of December 31, 2021 – The full report is required starting the year following your initial AAQEP accreditation decision (see our Annual Report Policy), but all members are encouraged to complete it to support programs’ continuous improvement.
Staff will offer a webinar November 29 at 1:00 p.m. EST for interested members to walk through the report template and ask questions.
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Quality Implementation
Online Workshop
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You know the importance of engaging your program’s internal and external stakeholders in continuous improvement, yet building the culture to support that work can be challenging. Learn to use the core principles of a systems model and improvement science to establish productive rhythms of reflection and action. |
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December 7 & 8
1:00-4:00 p.m. EST
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Interested in Becoming a Reviewer?
Join an Interest Session Jan. 17
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Serving as an AAQEP reviewer builds your professional service record, contributes meaningfully to the field, and gives you a close-up view of both AAQEP’s process and the work of your colleagues around the country. Come to a Reviewer Interest Session to learn more and ask questions of two veteran AAQEP reviewers.
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