Issue: Spring 2017 | Posted: June 1, 2017

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School of Education scores high on state report card

Union University’s School of Education has been ranked in the highest possible category on the Tennessee State Board of Education’s 2016 report card on the effectiveness of teacher training programs.

Dottie Myatt, assistant dean for teacher education and accreditation at Union, said the report card is designed to give accountability to educator preparation programs and supply information they can use to improve effectiveness.

“We have to be accountable for the educators we put out into the classrooms,” Myatt said. “They are a reflection of our program.”

Union’s program received an overall performance score of four, the highest possible. It also received a four in the provider impact category, which assesses the effectiveness of educators trained at Union. The category includes teacher observation scores as well as student growth assessments. Union received 96.5 percent of all possible points in this category.