Title II Report 2000-2001 Annual Institutional Questionnaire On Teacher Education Academic Year:  2000 – 2001 Respondent Name and Title:  Jane M. Swiss, Ed.D. Chair, Department of Education Respondent Phone Number:  260-434-3259                    Fax Number:  260-434-7595 Electronic Mail Address:  jswiss@sf.edu   University of Saint Francis Department of Education Fort Wayne, IN  46808   Section I.            Annual Title II Report to the Indiana Professional Standards Board   Mission:  The University of Saint Francis exists to serve students by facilitating learning and personal and professional development in an environment permeated by Franciscan Values.  Founded in 1890 by the Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, the University is a Catholic, coeducational institution of higher education in the liberal arts tradition, offering undergraduate and graduate programs designed to meet the needs of a diverse student body.   Commitments   Committed to the mission of Catholic higher education and the Franciscan tradition we will: 1.         Offer high quality, state-of-the-art academic programs, based on a core curriculum, which promote excellence in teaching and learning and foster in each student a lifelong interest in the pursuit of knowledge.   2.         Provide a welcoming and secure campus community where student interests influence program and policy decisions.   3.         Foster the formation, moral, and ethical values in a Christian learning atmosphere that allows students to recognize the unique dignity of each person, understand peace and justice issues an become responsible stewards of creation.   4.            Facilitate the development of each student’s talents and abilities by ensuring that professionally qualified faculty, rather than teaching assistants, teach all classes.   5.            Encourage scholarship, critical thinking, and the development of interpersonal skills enabling students to live and learn in a complex, technological society.   6.         Create an awareness of issues that affect the local and global community-enabling students to realize the value of diversity and the joy of serving others.   7.         Provide an integrated academic and student life program that meets the changing needs of a diverse student body.   8.         Deliver a comprehensive and affordable educational experience.     Student Demographic Characteristics:  The total enrollment at the University of Saint Francis is 1,692 of which 70% attend on a full-time basis.  Ninety-six students are enrolled in specialized non-degree programs.  Sixty-eight percent of the total enrollment are women and 8% are minority students.  Of the 1,372 undergraduate students, most are of traditional college age.  The majority of the students are from Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Illinois, as well as from other states and foreign countries.  Students represent many religious faiths, philosophies, and ethnic backgrounds.   Of the total undergraduate enrollment, 18% (248) are education majors.  Graduate enrollment is 224 and 20% (46) are enrolled in education programs.  The average SAT score for entering freshmen in 2001 was 970 and the average ACT score was 20.   Type of Institution:  At the University of Saint Francis, students are required to fulfill all criteria at three points prior to state licensing.   1.            Admission to Teacher Education.  Candidates must have completed a minimum of 24 semester hours with an overall grade point average of 2.5, a professional GPA of 2.8, achieve a C or above in courses in the major, minor, or in professional education, complete Education 100, 201, and Special Education 136.  Candidates must also submit a letter of support from a member of the faculty of education and from a cooperating teacher from Education 201.  Additionally students must pass the Praxis I basic skills test in reading, writing and mathematics.  A transfer student must have completed on semester of full-time work at the University and one field placement.  Faculty from the Department of Education and from the appropriate content area must approve the admission request.   2.            Admission to Student Teaching.  Candidates must have completed 94 semester hours of course work with a minimum GPA of 2.5 and a professional GPA of 2.8 including the successful completion of all required field experiences.  The extensive application process includes a transcript, essay, evidence of community outreach and professional development, and an Indiana State issued Limited Criminal History.   3.            Approval for State Licensing.  Candidates must have successfully completed the student teaching experiences, all course work, the Praxis I and the Praxis II specialty area tests.  Department recommendation is required.   Program Completer:  At the University of Saint Francis a program completer is a teacher candidate who fulfills all degree requirements as well as all of the requirements for Indiana State licensure.   Teacher Preparation Programs:  The University of Saint Francis offers eight baccalaureate programs leading to state teacher licensure and include Business Education, Elementary Education, English, Health and Safety and Physical Education, Science, Social Studies, the Special Education areas of Emotional Disabilities and Mild Disabilities, and Visual Arts.  The University offers two graduate programs that include School Counseling and Special Education.  A licensure program offers those who already hold a Baccalaureate or higher degree the opportunity to pursue a program leading to teacher licensure in any of the programs within the Department of Education.   Accreditation:  The University of Saint Francis is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.  The National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education in partnership with the Indiana Professional Standards Board accredits the school of education.   Unique Program Characteristics:  The following characterize the teacher education program at the University of Saint Francis:   1.         It has the only graduate program in Special Education in Northeast Indiana.   2.         A four-year performance-based portfolio assessment of beginning teacher competencies is in effect.   3.            Elementary Education majors also pursue a minor licensable area.   4.         All education majors participate in over 100 hours of field experiences prior to student teaching.   5.         Service learning is a integral component of the program.   6.            Students attend local, state, regional, and national conferences.   Notable Features and Accomplishments:   1.         Student participation/presentations at local, state, and national conferences.   2.         Four students and professor presented two sessions at the National Conference for Service Learning, Denver, Colorado.   3.         The Department of Education, Division of Special Education, extended the “Indiana Designs Equitable Access for Learning” (IDEAL) Web-based project.   4.            Professors from the Department of Education presented sessions at the national convention of Council for Exceptional Children and the Association for the Advancement of Educational Research.   5.         As a result of a collaborative effort between the University of Saint Francis and Fort Wayne Community Schools a faculty member taught Advanced Methods in Mathematics Instruction to a select group of Fort Wayne Community Schools elementary teachers.   7.            Professor was a team member to accredit the American School in Lima, Peru for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.   8.         As a result in a collaborative (Intra-Departmental) effort purchase was made of a portable wireless computer laboratory.   Section II.            Program Information   1. Total number of students admitted into teacher preparation, all specializations, in academic year 2000 – 2001 46 Graduate Students 248 Undergraduate Students 294 Students have declared education as a major 2. Number of students in supervised student teaching in academic year 2000 – 2001   28 (One additional student met requirements for student teaching waiver) 3. Number of faculty members who supervised student teachers:   5   a. Full time faculty in professional education   4   b. Part-time faculty in professional education, but full-time in the institution   1   c. Part-time faculty in professional education, not otherwise employed by the institution.     -- 4. Student teacher/faculty ratio 3.6 to 1 5. a. The average number of student teaching hours per week required   30   b. The total number of weeks of supervised student teaching required 10 Weeks for Elementary/Secondary Majors 15 Weeks for Special Education Majors or Minors   c. Average total number of hours required 30             Indiana Sample Institutional Report Card   Table I:  Single-Assessment Pass-Rate Data:  Academic Year 2000 – 2001 Testing Period:  9/95 – 8/00            Number of Program Completers:             29          Type of Assessment Code # # Taking Assessment # Passing Assessment Institution Pass Rate Statewide Pass Rate Basic Skills         Communication Skills 500         General Knowledge 510         Professional Knowledge 520         PPST Reading 710 1 1 100% 98% CBT Reading 711 27 27 100% 98% PPST Writing 720 1 1 100% 99% CBT Writing 721 27 27 100% 99% PPST Mathematics 730 2 2 100% 96% CBT Mathematics 731 27 26 96% 96% Professional Knowledge           Pre-Kindergarten 530         Academic Content Areas         Elementary Education 010         Elementary Education 011 9 8 88.8% 100% Early Childhood 020         English Language 040         English Language 041         Mathematics 060         Social Studies 080         Social Studies 081 3 3 100% 97% Physical Education 090 1 1 100%   Business Education 100 2 2 100% 100% Music Education 110         Art Education 130 1 1 100% 100% French 170         German 180         Spanish 190         Biology 230 3 3 100% 99% Chemistry 240         Physics 260         General Science 430 2 2 100% 100% Earth/Space Science 570         Economics 910         Geography 920         Government 930         Other Content Areas         Technology Education 050         Home Economics 120         Speech Communication 220         Library/Media Specialist 310         Psychology 390