Professional Education Unit
Program Assessment Plan – Advanced Preparation
Name of Preparation Program: School Counseling
M.A.E. and Rank I
Date Completed: August 14, 2008
Date Submitted: August 14, 2008
Submitted By: Donald R. Nims
Plan Version: 03032008
WKU PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION UNIT WIDE CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT MATRIX - ADVANCED PREPARATION
Conceptual Framework
Standards/Values
Component 1:
Admission Data
Component 2:
Course Based Assessment Data
REQS
Critical Performances
Component 3:
Clinical Experiences Data
Component 5:
Exit and Follow Up Data
Exit
Survey
Alumni
Survey
Employer
Survey
Content Knowledge
CNS 590
Comprehensive Exam
X
X
X
Designs/Plans
CNS 590
Comprehensive Exam
X
X
X
CNS 590
Comprehensive Exam
X
X
X
CNS 590
Comprehensive Exam
X
X
X
CNS 590
Comprehensive Exam
X
X
X
CNS 590
Comprehensive Exam
X
X
X
CNS 590
Comprehensive Exam
X
X
X
CNS 590
Comprehensive Exam
X
X
X
CNS 590
Comprehensive Exam
X
X
X
CNS 590
Comprehensive Exam
X
X
X
Implements/Manages
Assessment/Evaluation
Technology
Reflection
Collaboration
Professional Development
Leadership
Dispositions
Field Experiences & Clinical
Practice
Aligned to Kentucky Teacher and
Learned Society Standards
Capstone Assessment
Various Data Required by Graduate Studies and/or Program
Final Clinical
Experience/Evaluation
Learning Climate
Early Clinical
Experiences
Component 4:
Culminating Assessment
Data
Diversity
CNS 550
CNS 590
CNS 550
CNS 590
CNS 550
CNS 590
Impacts P-12 Student Learning
DATA MAINTAINED BY:
Comprehensive Exam
OTS
Faculty
CEBS ACCSYS
CEBS ACCSYS
DATA REPORTING CYCLE:
Semester
DATA REVIEWED BY:
Program
DATA HOUSED IN:
Program
Program
Program
Program
Program
Program
Yearly
Yearly
Yearly
Yearly
Yearly
Yearly
Biannually
Faculty/Programs/PEC
Program
Program
Program/Dean
Program
Program
Program
1: Program
2: Admission to Culminating Assessment
Admission
*Each advanced program must identify forms or associated questions/rubric items for each X.
Transition Points:
Comprehensive Exam
(May be part of TP 2 or 3)
3: Program Exit
How Data Fit and Are Used Within the Electronic Accountability System
DEMOGRAPHICS
WKU Professional Education Unit Electronic Accountability System Components
COMPONENT 3
COMPONENT 1
COMPONENT 2
Admission Data
Electronic
Portfolio System
Early Clinical
Experiences
Final Clinical
Experience
Culminating
Assessment
Data
Certification &
Praxis
Follow Up
Surveys
INITIAL
PREPARATION
Data entered by
Office of Teacher
Services after
Student
Orientation
Course Based
Critical
Performances
uploaded by
candidates and
scored by
faculty
Data entered by
Curriculum &
Instruction staff
after candidates
submit
Fieldwork
Summary Form
Data entered by
Office of
Teacher
Services
Teacher Work
Sample Scores
entered
electronically by
faculty & Ed
Technology
Data entered by
Office of Teacher
Services
Electronic
survey data
merged into
Accountability
System
ADVANCED
PREPARATION
Data entered by
Office of Teacher
Services after
Graduate
Admission
Course Based
Critical
Performances
uploaded by
candidates and
scored by
faculty
Data currently
housed by each
program
Course Based
Critical
Performances
uploaded by
candidates and
scored by
faculty
Data entered by
Office of Teacher
Services
Data currently
housed by each
program
TRANSITION
POINTS
1: Program
Admission
Data currently
housed by each
program
2: Admission to Culminating Assessment and/or
Final Clinical Experience
*Italics indicates data currently housed elsewhere that will be added to Accountability System in the future.
(Overlap in some
AP Programs)
COMPONENT 4
REPORTS
3: Program Exit
COMPONENT 5
Courses
I
Professional
Identity
Critical Performance Assessment Alignment Matrix (Current: Spring 2008)
MAE School Counseling (Provisional Guidance Certification) - Critical Performance Assessments
Kentucky School Counseling Standards
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
Diversity
Human
Growth/Dev
Career
Helping
Relationship
Group
Work
Assessment
Research &
Evaluation
CNS
Fundamentals
CNS
Context
KS REQS
XII
Clinical
Instruction
EDFN 500
PSY 519
PSY 520
CNS 550
Final
Exam
Final Exam
Reflection
Paper
CNS 551
CNS 552
Exercise
CNS 554
Exercise
Final Exam
CNS 555
CNS 557
Critique
2 Reaction
Papers
React Paper
Final Exam
CNS 558
Reflection
Paper
Reaction
Paper
CNS 559
CNS 568
Prac. Log
Action Plan
CNS 590
CNS 660
Final Project
Standard Guidance Certification requires completion of the M.A.E in School Counseling and the following two courses.
Program
CNS 556
CNS 666
Alignment
Critical Paper
9
3
1
1,6
3,4
3,4
5
5
Kentucky Teacher Standards
1
8,10
2,4
For a Rank I in School Counseling a student must complete all requirements for provisional and standard guidance certification plus electives.
8
Delineation of Unit/Program Transition Points – Advanced Preparation
Transition Point 1: Admission to Education Preparation Programs
Data Reviewed
Unit Level Data:
 Admission Application
 Undergraduate Degree
 GAP Score (UG GPA x GRE)
 Teaching Certificate
Minimal Criteria for Admission/Continuation




Completion of application
Evidence of degree
2200+
Evidence of certificate
Transition Point 2: Admission to Practicum
Data Reviewed
Program Specific Data
 Completion of Course Pre-Requisites
 Admission to Counseling Programs
 KSP Criminal Background Check
 Approved Practicum Site
 Signed Prospectus
 Acceptable Dispositions
Minimal Criteria for Continuation






Advisor approved program
Faculty approved application
Meets program requirements
As approved by practicum instructor
Original in student file
Minimum 3 or 4 on all Dispositions
Transition Point 3: Program Exit
Data Reviewed
Program Specific Data
 Completion of Practicum Experience
 Pass Comprehensive Examination
 Acceptable Dispositions
Minimal Criteria for Exit







Acceptable Site Supervisor Evaluation
Acceptable Mid-Term Evaluation
Practicum Log with Minimum Hours
Acceptable Practicum Portfolio
Minimum 70% on Multiple Choice Exam
Minimum 70% on Essay Questions
Minimum 3 or 4 on all Dispositions
Review
Cycle
Reviewed By
Each
Month
Graduate
Studies
Review
Cycle
Reviewed By
At time of
admission.
Practicum
is a
restricted
course.
Practicum
Faculty
Review
Cycle
Reviewed By
When
Form E is
Signed.
Department
Head
Remediation Opportunities:
TP 1: Candidates who do not qualify for the MAE, may choose other 5th year of 6th year options.
TP 2: Candidates may request additional instruction from faculty and may resubmit Critical Performances in
order to improve their scores.
TP 3: Candidates may request additional instruction from faculty and may retake the comprehensive exam.
Other Key Data Collection Matrix
Preparation Program: School Counseling (MAE, Rank II and Rank I Preparation)
Program Level Data Collection Points (Courses)
CF Values
Unit-Wide Assessment
1
2
CNS 590
Dispositions
Dispositions Form
CNS 550
Field Experiences & Clinical Practice
Early Clinical Experience Summary Information
CNS 550
Field Experiences & Clinical Practice
Final Clinical Experience Summary Information
CNS 550
KTS/Impacts P-12 Student Learning
Capstone Assessment
KTS/Dispositions
Final Clinical Experience Evaluation
KTS
Exit Survey
Diversity*
Early/Final Clinical Experience Summary Information
Comp Exam
CNS 590
Comp Exam
CNS 590
*Please indicate the course or experience your program uses to guarantee that all candidates work with diverse students.
3
4
5
Annual Program Assessment Report Outline (Due September 15)
Academic Year __________
1. Present your continuous assessment results in the following areas:
a. Admission Data
b. Course Based Assessment Data
c. Clinical Experiences Data – Be sure to include dispositions assessment results, P-12 student
diversity statistics, and results of efforts to ensure all candidates work with diverse students.
d. Culminating Assessment Data – Be sure to include impact on P-12 student learning data.
e. Exit and Follow Up Data
2. Summarize the above results by Kentucky Teacher (Initial Programs) OR Program Standards (Advanced
Programs) AND other key Conceptual Framework values. Be sure to describe what the results tell you
about your candidates’ progress toward/proficiency on each standard/CF value.
3. Summarize your efforts to report and disseminate your results (Unit/College-wide meetings,
department/program level meetings, written reports, presentations, etc.).
4. Summarize key discussions and/or decisions made based on assessment results:
a. Describe any assessment or data collection changes you have made/will make based on your
assessment results.
b. Describe any program curriculum or experience changes you have made/will make based on
your assessment results.
c. Describe any decisions about group/individual student progress you have made/will make based
on your assessment results.