| Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.)
Assessing Academic Progress
End of Summer Semester. At the end of the first semester
in the summer, M.A.T. faculty and practicum teachers review each candidate's
grades and summer performance. Candidates with a G.P.A. falling
below 3.0, with a C for any course in the program, or with unsatisfactory
evaluations of performance may either be (1) placed on probation
for the Fall Semester with a written academic/performance contract generated
by M.A.T. faculty or (2) dismissed from the M.A.T. program.
End of Fall Semester. M.A.T. faculty and mentor teachers
review each candidate's
academic and fieldwork at the conclusion of the Fall Semester.
Candidates with a G.P.A. falling below 3.0, with a C for any course in
the program, or with unsatisfactory evaluations of performance may either
be (1) placed on probation for the Spring Semester with a written academic/performance
contract generated by M.A.T faculty or (2) dismissed from the M.A.T.
program.
End of Spring Semester/Student Teaching. Each candidate must achieve a
rating level of Proficient or Distinguished on his or her summative student
teaching evaluation to be eligible to pass student teaching and be recommended
for licensure. Candidates receiving a rating of Basic or Unsatisfactory receive a No
Pass for their student teaching portion of the program and
are required to complete another semester of student teaching to be considered
for licensure recommendation.
If a candidate is unsuccessful in the second attempt at student
teaching, the candidate may be dismissed from the program.
End of Spring Semester/Summative or
Final Portfolio Review. Each candidate
must achieve a level of Proficient or Distinguished on his or her summative
or final portfolio evaluation to successfully pass the portfolio portion
of the program. Although formative evaluations of the portfolio occur at
the end of every semester in the program, the summative evaluation of the
portfolio is the one used for determining successful program completion
and recommendation for licensure.
If a candidate falls below the Proficient rating on their
summative portfolio, he or she is placed on probationary status and is given
a contract with stipulations for successful completion of the
portfolio. Each candidate then is granted one additional semester to complete
his or her portfolio.
Probation. For a candidate on Probation, the M.A.T. supervisor draws up
a contract in consultation with the mentor teacher and/or the candidate.
The Probation Contract specifies areas of concern and areas for growth or
improvement, along with specific benchmarks and additional information for
the candidates. It also specifies that performance in the program must improve
by a certain date, usually a semester in length, or dismissal from the program
could result.
The M.A.T. program faculty also determine whether the possible
investment of additional resources would remedy the candidate's
probationary status. Such resources might include
additional field supervision for a candidate experiencing difficulties with the teaching
assignment additional
support in the supervised teaching experience additional
visits by the M.A.T. faculty
OR
a
change of placement for the candidate.
Satisfactory Progress on Probation. If a candidate successfully completes
the Probation period, he or she returns to regular candidate status.
Unsatisfactory Progress on Probation. If a candidate fails to make satisfactory
progress after one semester on Probation, the M.A.T. faculty, in consultation
with the mentor teacher, determines possible dismissal from the program.
Appeals. If a candidate wishes to appeal, he or she
must submit the appeal in writing to the Appeals Committee, consisting
of the M.A.T. faculty, the Earlham Dean of Admissions, and the program's
Assistant Director of Admissions.
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