Both Teacher Education and School Psychology programs are committed to excellence in preparing candidates as leaders in service. Candidates in Teacher Education and School Psychology demonstrate their development of knowledge, skills, and dispositions through multiple assessments. The data provide strong evidence that undergraduate and graduate candidates demonstrate competencies that positively affect learning of P-12 students.
John Carroll University’s Department of Education and School Psychology meets rigorous national standards for educator preparation set by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). CAEP promotes excellence in educator preparation through quality assurance and continuous improvement. The Department of Education and School Psychology at JCU has earned national accreditation by demonstrating excellence in the areas of content pedagogy, clinical experiences, selectivity, program impact, and capacity for continuous improvement.
CAEP ANNUAL REPORTING MEASURES
CAEP Annual Reporting Measures document strong positive candidate outcomes for JCU’s educator preparation programs. Follow the links for more details.
- JCU-prepared teachers working in Ohio’s diverse public schools demonstrate high impact on student learning.
- JCU candidates exceed the nationally recommended benchmark on national teaching performance assessment measuring teaching effectiveness.
- Employers are highly satisfied with JCU’s educator preparation programs and consistently give strong ratings on graduates’ knowledge, skills and dispositions.
- Alumni of JCU’s educator preparation programs consistently give high ratings on preparation for their profession.
- JCU’s average completer rate for undergraduate and graduate level educator preparation programs exceeds 80%.
- JCU’s average candidate pass rate on state licensure exams is 92%, which is above the state average pass rate of 90% for the corresponding exams.
- Over 94% of JCU educator preparation program completers are hired for positions in PK-12 schools within 9 months after graduation. Almost 20% of program completers pursue further education within 9 months after graduation.
- As reported by the Federal Student Aid Office of the U.S. Department of Education, the 2016 cohort loan default rate for JCU is 3.8%, which is well below the 2016 national cohort loan default rate of 10.1% and the 2016 Ohio loan default rate of 11.1%. Additional consumer information, including earnings data, Annual Performance Reports, and Title II Reports, can be found at this link.
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