Focus on the Future

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Focus on the Future

• March 20, 2009

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• Data CollectionProgram RequirementsConsent
  DatabaseRegional Networks

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• Data Collection

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Vehicles for Data Collection

• Intern Consent Database
• Intern Participant Survey
• Support Provider Survey
• Site Administrator Survey
• Annual Report (PIP)
• Retention Report (CALTIDES to replace)

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07-08 Survey Results Distributed

• Intern Participant Survey
• Statewide Results
• Individual Program Results
• Support Provider Survey
• Statewide Results
• Individual Program Results
• Site Administrator Survey
• Statewide Results

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Intern Consent

• Intern Demographic information
• - Age
• - Gender
• - Ethnicity
• - Source (Previous Career)
• - Undergrad. ed. (in/out state)
• - Credential sought
• - SSN for credential verification

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Intern Participant Survey

• Satisfaction Survey
• Only completers take survey
• Participant feedback for program
• What works for the intern
• What doesnt (Ideas for improvement)
• Evaluation of support provided

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Support Provider Survey

• Feedback to Program
• Assignment Information (workload)
• Preparation for Support Role
• Support Assessment Provided to Intern
• Support Instruction Links
• Problem SP may support multiple interns from
  multiple programs

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Site Administrator Survey

• Principal or other Site Administrator
• Rating of Intern v. Beginning Teachers
• Evaluation of Intern Program
• Problem May have multiple interns from multiple
  programs at one site.

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Annual Program Report

• Purpose To collect data to support Intern
  Program
• - Interns served
• - Program completers
• - New credentials issued
• - New teachers hired

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Retention Reporting

• Valuable cost-effectiveness data regarding intern
  retention in teaching
• CALTIDES will replace retention report using
  SEIDS information
• - CALTIDES California Longitudinal Teacher
  Integrated Data Education System
• - SEIDS Statewide Educator Identifiers
• http//www.cde.ca.gov/ds/td/lo/caltides.asp

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The Future

• Five-year Block Grants
• Why do we collect data?
• Program Effectiveness
• Future/continued funding
• Department of Finance requires
• How do we collect data?
• Through programs?
• From interns and providers?

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Support Provider Site Administrator Survey
Results
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Survey Results

• Statewide SP results in packet emailed to all
  directors
• - Individual SP results emailed (If you didnt
  get program results, your support providers
  didnt take the survey.)
• Statewide SA Results - in packet emailed to all
  directors
• - Individual SA reports not possible

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Reading the Results

• Statewide SP results in packet emailed to all
  directors
• - Individual SP results emailed (If you didnt
  get program results, your support providers
  didnt take the survey.)
• Statewide SA Results - in packet emailed to all
  directors
• - Individual SA reports not possible

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• Mean average of responses to that question
• Standard Deviation Standard deviation is a
  statistical measure of spread or variability. A
  low SD indicates that the data points tend to be
  very close to the same value (the mean), while
  high SD indicates that the data are spread out
  over a large range of values.

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Support Provider Survey Results

• 1,575 Responses
• Supporting at least 2,470 Interns

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Issues

• Intern survey responses did not match SP
  responses.
• Intern may have multiple providers of support.
• Support providers may not be calculating amount
  of support on the same basis.

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Site Administrator Survey Results

• 695 administrators responded
• regarding 1533 interns

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Issues

• SA may have had multiple interns from multiple
  programs on site.
• Is one program better than another?
• Multiple administrators may have responded from
  one site.

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Program Requirements

• Program requirements for providing an accredited
  intern program are in the law, whether funded or
  not.
• Standards have been modified to identify
  additional requirements for intern programs.
• Enhancement only relates to funded programs

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Remember

• Pre-service program report needs to be on file
  with the CTC and can be demonstrated during an
  accreditation visit.
• You must have an Early Completion Pathway and
  demonstrate that you have told participants that
  it is available.
• Intern programs will be looked at during the
  accreditation process.

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The Consent Database

• will continue in order to collect data.
• gives you valuable information about your
  program.
• helps you see that a credential is valid.
• will be the basis for tracking intern successes
  in the future.

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Regional Networks

• Developed to allow programs to talk to each other
  about best practices and to look at the program
  within your region.
• Networks are by geographic region and by type
  (District and Special Education).