Education Program Accreditation

Defiance College Teacher Education has earned national accreditation for initial licensure programs from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) through 2027. CAEP promotes excellence in educator preparation through quality assurance and continuous improvement and is the only national accreditor for educator preparation recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. The Defiance College Teacher Education Program meets rigorous national standards for educator preparation and has earned national accreditation by demonstrating excellence in the areas of content and pedagogy, clinical experiences, selectivity, program impact, and capacity for continuous improvement.

Defiance College’s teacher licensure programs are also approved by the Ohio Department of Higher Education in Early Childhood; Middle Childhood, Language Arts/Reading, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies; Adolescent to Young Adult in Integrated Language Arts, Integrated Mathematics, Integrated Social Studies, Life Sciences, and Life Sciences and Chemistry; and Multi-age in Intervention Specialist: Mild-to-Moderate.

Ohio Education Licensure

Since the Ohio Department of Education periodically changes teacher licensure requirements, the College reserves the right to modify its programs and requirements to meet changing state standards. The professional courses and the teaching fields outlined will meet the current state standards for teacher licensure in Ohio. Students interested in teaching in another state are advised to contact that state’s department of education to determine if the Ohio teaching license will transfer to a comparable license in that state.

CAEP ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES

Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) has annual reporting measures which are used to provide information to the public on both program outcome and impact. Following is the list of CAEP measures with links to data tables that provide supporting evidence for each measure.

MEASURE 1: Completer Effectiveness

1a. Completer Impact in contributing to P-12 student-learning growth

Ohio’s value-added data system provides information on student academic gains. As a vital component of Ohio’s accountability system, districts and educators have access to an extensive array of diagnostic data through the Education Value-Added Assessment System (EVAAS). Schools can demonstrate through value- added data that many of their students are achieving significant progress. Student growth measures also provide students and parents with evidence of the impact of their efforts. Educators and schools further use value-added data to inform instructional practices.

Value-Added Data

1b. Completer Effectiveness in applying professional knowledge, skills, and dispositions

Ohio’s system for evaluating teachers (Ohio’s Teacher Evaluation System, or OTES) provides educators with a detailed view of their performance, with a focus on specific strengths and opportunities for improvement. The system is research-based and designed to be transparent, fair, and adaptable to the specific contexts of Ohio’s school districts. Furthermore, it builds on what educators know about the importance of ongoing assessment and feedback as a powerful vehicle to support improved practice. Teacher performance and student academic growth are the two key components of Ohio’s evaluation system.

Ohio Teacher Evaluation System (OTES) Data

MEASURE 2: Satisfaction of Employers and Stakeholder Involvement

Employer Satisfaction Survey Data

MEASURE 3: Candidate Competency at Completion

3a. Ohio Assessment of Educators (OAE) Licensure Examination Pass Rate of Completers

3b. Teacher Education Completer Rates

MEASURE 4: Ability of Completers to Be Hired

Completer Employment Data