Although the report card and the annual
reports will contain similar data, the reports
are prepared for different users. The SBE
report card is external-facing and intended for
use by EPPs, teacher candidates, and districts,
among others. TDOE’s annual reports are
primarily intended to inform program design
and improvement of preparation programs and
will not be shared publicly. Most importantly,
data in the annual reports will be used in the
program review process for EPPs, including
comprehensive and interim reviews.
The annual reports will contain seven metrics:36
• Recruitment and Selection: EPPs will
report on criteria demonstrating the
recruitment and selection procedures
used by the preparation provider. Types
of evidence that may be included are
selection protocols and examples of
selectivity characteristics such as admitted
cohort average GPA. EPPs will also
report on performance against identified
recruitment goals. Recruitment goals
should be developed in cooperation with
the primary school district partners.
• Employer Satisfaction: EPPs will report or
verify results from an employer satisfaction
survey. All primary partner LEAs will be
surveyed. In addition, LEAs employing
more than 25 percent of the completer
cohort will be surveyed. EPPs may survey
employers who are not part of the
Tennessee public school system.
• Completer Outcomes: EPPs will verify
completer outcomes as measured by
components, such as:
• Graduation rates
• First-time pass rates on required content assessments
• Ability of completers to meet licensing
requirements
• Completer Impact: EPPs will verify individuals
who should be included for completer
performance as measured by components
of approved Tennessee evaluation models
including the distribution of:
• Placement: EPPs will verify the number
and percentage of candidates placed in
Tennessee public schools in the three years
immediately following program completion.
• Overall evaluation scores
• Retention: EPPs will verify the number and
percentage of placed completers who remain
working in Tennessee public schools in the
third and fifth years following placement.
Comprehensive Reviews
• Completer Satisfaction: EPPs will report or
verify results from a completer satisfaction
survey. Completers placed in Tennessee
public schools will be surveyed within one
year of program completion and again
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after the third year of teaching. EPPs may
survey completers who are not part of the
Tennessee public school system.
• Observation scores
• Individual growth scores
All Tennessee EPPs must participate in a
comprehensive review every seven years
to maintain approval. The comprehensive
review ensures that programs are meeting
CAEP standards and providing a high-quality
education to teacher candidates. According
to SBE policy, EPPs can seek national