CAEP Accountability Measures

The CAEP accountability measures for our initial and advanced certification programs are presented below.

Measure 1. Completer Effectiveness

These data are from the New Jersey Department of Education Educator Performance Reports for Education Preparation (PREP). The New Jersey Department of Education releases the PREP reports to provide data on teachers that each Educator Preparation Provider (EPP) recommended for certification. The data presented below is based upon the most recent PREP report published in November 2024.

New Jersey state relies on multiple measures of performance to evaluate teachers. These measures include components of both student achievement and teacher practice. Student achievement is measured by Student Growth Percentiles (SGPs) and Student Growth Objectives (SGOs). SGPs are a measure of gains on standardized test scores from one year to the next. Teachers set SGOs for their students at the start of the year and are assessed on whether those objectives are met at the end of the year.

Teacher practice is measured by performance on state-approved observation instruments and results in a Teacher Practice Score (TPS). All New Jersey teachers receive a Summative Rating, which is an overall evaluation score that combines teacher practice and student achievement growth, created by compiling multiple measures, TPS, SGP, and SGO.

Of Montclair State University prepared teachers who were evaluated:

• 100% received Summative Scores of “Highly Effective” or “Effective”.
• 100% received Teacher Practice Scores of “Highly Effective” or “Effective”.
• New Jersey Department of Education, Performance Report for Educator Preparation

Measure 2. Satisfaction of Employers and Stakeholder Involvement

The College for Education and Engaged Learning at Montclair State University surveys the schools that hire our graduates to request feedback about the effectiveness of our graduates as professionals and about our programs.

• Initial Teacher Programs Employment Survey Summary
• Advanced Programs Employment Survey Summary

Measure 3. Candidate Competency at Completion

Initial Teacher Preparation Programs Annual Report Fall 2023

Teacher Preparation Program Completers and Average GPAs

Praxis II Pass Rates

Title II Reports

• Traditional Report AY 2022-2023
• Traditional Report AY 2021-2022
• Traditional Report AY 2020-2021

Alternate Route Reports

• Alternate Route Report AY 2022-2023
• Alternate Route Report AY 2021-2022
• Alternate Route Report AY 2020-2021

Measure 4. Ability of Completers to be Hired

The data included in this section is provided annually by the New Jersey Department of Education.  The New Jersey Department of Education provides employment outcome data for graduates who have been employed two years after their graduation date, in a New Jersey public school.

Initial Teacher Preparation Programs Employment Outcomes

The New Jersey Department of Education reported employment information in 2023 for the 2021 graduates.

• Of the 294 certified completers from the 2020-2021 school year, 253 (86%) were employed in the fall 2021 school year.
• The two-year retention rate for the 2019-2020 completes is 79%.
  • New Jersey Department of Education, Employment Outcomes
  • New Jersey Department of Education, Employment Persistence

Advanced Preparation Programs Employment Outcomes

The New Jersey Department of Education provides employment outcome data for advanced educator program completers who are reported as employed in a New Jersey public school or district.