Getting to Better Prep: Using Enhanced State Data Systems to Inform Teacher Preparation

• In Event: Building and Using Assessment and Data Systems to Improve Educator Preparation

Abstract

In the face of growing concerns of teacher shortages and the continued pursuit of thriving school systems, states, and local education agencies (LEAs) are looking to teacher preparation programs to partner in examining their practices to better align to state, local, and student needs. But most states and Educator Preparation Programs (EPPs) lack information on how their programs are preparing teachers and meeting the hiring needs of schools and districts, as well as the needs of students upon entering the classroom. This paper highlights six states that prioritized outcomes-based teacher preparation data systems to close this information gap and offers a checklist of “must do” best practices to help others continue similar work.

Authors

• Katie Diggins

• Jessica Conlon, The New Teacher Project