All Teacher Education Certification Programs at MSSU are nationally accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation through Spring 2030.
4.1 Current CAEP Accreditation Status and Reviewed Programs
Following are the programs reviewed and accredited by CAEP
Initial Programs:
Advanced Program:
Measure 1 (Initial): Completer effectiveness. (R4.1)
Completer impact in contributing to P-12 student learning growth: This measure is addressed specifically in MEES Standard 2: Student Learning, Growth, and Development. A score of 3 or above on the 0-4 scale specifies the educator “effectively demonstrates in performance” that knowledge or skill.
For the 2024-2025 Academic Year, the Teacher’s Principal Survey reported the Mean Score of 3.76 for Standard 2- Learning, Growth, and Development.
Completer effectiveness is also measured by the overall MEES data. Please use this link to access the most up-to-date results: MSSU APR Overall MEES Scores
Measure 2 (Initial and Advanced): Satisfaction of employers and stakeholder involvement (R4.2; R5.3; RA4.1)
Initial: After a graduate's first year of teaching, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education surveys the graduate and the graduate's principal using the First Year Educator-Administrator Surveys. Data derives from survey item 40 (Please click on the response that best reflects your perspective about the overall quality of the professional education program you completed). Graduates reported satisfaction of 96%.
On the completer survey and item 39b (Based upon the performance-based evaluation of this first-year teacher, how would you rate his/her impact upon students?), administrators reported teacher impact at 96%.
Similar surveys are administered to advanced program completers and employers, but MSSU did not receive any data from MO DESE because of low program numbers/response rates.
Measure 3 (Initial and Advanced): Candidate competency at completion (R3.3)
One measure of initial candidate competency at completion is based on the passing score of the Missouri State Assessment. Please see the Title II information linked below for pass rates for initial program completers through Summer of 2024. Other measures of completer competency include grade point averages and MEES scores. Please see the Annual Performance Report information linked below for information on completer grade point averages and MEES scores. Also linked below is the Annual Performance Report for the Education Administration program, which shows competency data for advanced program completers. MSSU APR
Measure 4 (Initial and Advanced): Ability of completers to be hired in positions for which they have prepared
Annual Performance Report
