Exhibit 2.4.a.1.a Structure of the Unit Assessment System
Alignment of Assessments with Professional, National, State and Institutional Standards
Conceptual Framework
 Mission
 Vision
 Integrated Themes
DRIVE
Common Assessments of
Knowledge, Skills, and
Dispositions
EVALUATED BY
Performance-Based
Standards for Initial
Preparation
Common Scoring Guides
(InTASC, MTTS, SPA, TEEB)
UNIT DATA COLLECTED/COMPILED BY
Standards for Continuing
and Advanced Preparation
(SPA, NBPTS, State Standards)
Center for Professional Practice/
Graduate Program directors
The left side of this graphic shows how the assessment system is aligned with the unit’s conceptual
framework, initial and advanced preparation SPA standards. The right side of the graphic shows that the
unit uses a common set of assessments of knowledge, skills and dispositions for all initial preparation
programs, and that these assessments are evaluated by a common set of scoring guides. For example,
all initial preparation interns are evaluated using the same internship evaluation instrument. Individual
program evaluations differ from each other only due to the differences in SPA standards measured
between programs.
Graduate program directors are responsible for collecting their own set of data to complete the
YASU/DAR process. Due to the highly content specific nature of the advanced certification programs,
these programs follow their SPA’s advanced standards. Non-certification programs align their assessment
activities with a set of national standards (such as the National Board standards).