WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE

Department of Education

Title II Report

Updated:  June 10, 2003

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2001-2002 Institutional Report

2002 Program Completer Data

2002 Praxis Data

  West Virginia Wesleyan College offers a fully accredited, state approved program to prepare future teachers for the nation and state’s schools.  The West Virginia Department of Education established a pass rate of 100 percent for all graduates completing state approved teacher preparation programs.  West Virginia Wesleyan College achieved a 100 percent pass rate for the 49 program completers of this institution’s program from September 1, 2000 through August 31, 2001 .  Highlights of this institution’s program are as follows:

·                    In 1890, West Virginia Wesleyan College was established.

·                    In approximately 1902, the teacher education program was established at this institution.

·                    The institution places teacher education candidates in field experiences and student teaching in a total of 17 public schools.  Of these public schools 58% qualify for Title I services and have an additional 16% of students receiving special education services.

·                    Currently, 199 students are enrolled in the teacher education program.

·                    Between September 1, 2000 and August 31, 2001 , 43 completed the teacher education program.

·                    During that same time period, 46 were enrolled in student teaching.

·                    Prior to student teaching, students complete 95 clock hours of field placements related to their programs of study.

·                    Student teaching requires 10 weeks or 270 clock hours of actual supervised classroom teaching.

·                    There are currently 7 full time faculty members and 2 part time faculty who supervise student teaching.

·                    The student teaching/supervising faculty ratio is 5.1 student teachers to 1 supervising faculty.  

We certify to the best of our knowledge that the information contained in this publication is accurate, complete and conforms to the definitions and instructions used in The Reference and Reporting Guide for Preparing State and Institutional Reports on the Quality of Teacher Preparation, published by the U. S. Office of Education.

Presented by Dr. Lynn G. Rupp, Chair, Department of Education; and William R. Haden, President, West Virginia Wesleyan College.

2002-2003 Institutional Report

 

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