The Fredonia College of Education - Professional Education Unit (COE-PEU), currently accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) is seeking re-accreditation through the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).
As part of maintaining accreditation, every seven years 21 educator preparation programs in the COE-PEU that lead to recommendations for Educator Certifications in New York State must be reviewed by Specialty Professional Associations (SPAs) partnered with CAEP to determine whether each program is meeting the rigorous program standards established by each SPA.
All 21 programs at Fredonia have received National Recognition in the current program review cycle.
Each review requires that each program submit sets of assessments aligned to program standards, evaluation rubrics for each assessment, and data on candidate performance in those assessments as evidence that program standards are being met. Moreover, each program must discuss the assessment results and how these data inform continuous program improvements.
The programs, managed by program coordinators in the College of Education and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, include:
- Childhood Education - Reviewed by the Association of Childhood Education International (ACEI); Dr. Guangyu Tan, Curriculum and Instruction, Program Coordinator
- Childhood Inclusive Education - Reviewed by the Council on Exceptional Children (CEC) and ACEI; Dr. Laura Geraci, Curriculum and Instruction, Program Coordinator
- Early Childhood Education - Reviewed by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC); Dr. Mira Berkley, Curriculum and Instruction, Program Coordinator
- Early and Childhood Education - Reviewed by NAEYC and ACEI; Dr. Berkley and Dr. Tan, Curriculum and Instruction, Program Coordinators
- Adolescence Education: French - Reviewed by the American Council of the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL); Dr. Kate Douglass, World Languages and Cultures, Program Coordinator
- Adolescence Education: Spanish - Reviewed by ACTFL; Dr. Douglass, World Languages and Cultures, Program Coordinator
- Adolescence Education: English - Reviewed by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE); Dr. Scott Johnston, English, Program Coordinator
- Adolescence Education: Social Studies - Reviewed by the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS); Dr. Mary Beth Sievens, History, Chair and Program Coordinator
- Adolescence Education: Mathematics - Reviewed by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM); Dr. Keary Howard, Mathematical Sciences, Program Coordinator
- Middle Childhood Specialist: Mathematics - Reviewed by NCTM; Dr. Howard, Mathematical Sciences, Program Coordinator
- Adolescence Education: Biology - Reviewed by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA); Dr. Kathleen Lesniak, Biology, Program Coordinator
- Adolescence Education: Chemistry - Reviewed by NSTA; Dr. Lesniak, Biology, Program Coordinator
- Adolescence Education: Earth Science - Reviewed by NSTA; Dr. Lesniak, Biology, Program Coordinator
- Adolescence Education: Physics - Reviewed by NSTA; Dr. Lesniak, Biology, Program Coordinator
- Adolescence Science Education, M.A.T. - Reviewed by NSTA; Dr. Holly Lawson, Chemistry, Program Coordinator
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, M.S.Ed. - Reviewed by TESOL; Dr. Karen Lillie, Language, Learning and Leadership, Program Coordinator
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Advanced Certificate - Reviewed by TESOL; Dr. Lillie, Language, Learning and Leadership, Program Coordinator
- Literacy Education: Birth to Grade 6 - Reviewed by the International Reading Association (IRA); Dr. Cindy Bird, Language, Learning and Leadership, Program Coordinator
- Literacy Education: Grades 5 to 12 - Reviewed by IRA; Dr. Bird, Language, Learning and Leadership, Program Coordinator
- School Building Leadership - Reviewed by the Education Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC); Dr. Charles Stoddart, Language, Learning and Leadership, Program Coordinator
- School District Leadership - Reviewed by ELCC; Dr. Janeil Rey, Language, Learning and Leadership, Program Coordinator.
