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Annual Goals
This report lists the annual improvement goals reported to ESE in the educator preparation program provider’s state annual report. Providers may report up to three goals for the upcoming year and are asked to report on progress made toward the prior year’s goals. Annual goals are reported in May of the academic year listed.
Data last updated May 14, 2026.
| Annual Goals - 2021 |
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Educator preparation program improvement goals for the upcoming program year |
| Goal #1 |
By the end of this period, all courses will be fully aligned with the Cross-cutting and Program Specific Subject Matter Knowledge Requirements for all Licensure Programs . |
| Goal #2 |
Recruit for a second ESL cohort in Lowell and enroll 20 candidates to begin coursework for ESL Licensure for Fall 2021. This cohort is part of the teacher diversification work in Lowell and the initiative focuses on BIPOC paraeducators and community members becoming licensed educators and working in Lowell Public Schools. Increase enrollment in the Northampton cohort for the coming year. |
| Goal #3 |
Integrate explicit social justice, equity and anti-racist pedagogy into each course, making it visible and modeling practices for candidates throughout their courses. |
| Annual Goals - 2020 |
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Educator preparation program improvement goals from the prior year |
| Goal #1 |
Continue efforts to provide training for all licensure instructors in social justice and equity with the goals of embedding the principles in coursework in order to better prepare our candidates to bring an equity and inclusion mindset to their work with students and in their school communities. Funding has been allocated for a formal blended online Social Justice and Equity training for CES Licensure Instructors, to be delivered Summer 2020. Instructors will report on progress towards Social Justice and Equity goals each semester. |
| Goal #2 |
Gateway Assessments: Gateway Assessments will be piloted in two Licensure Courses in Spring & Summer 2020. Licensure Program has established a working group of program staff and faculty to ensure that Gateway Assessments are aligned to program goals. |
| Goal #3 |
CES Licensure will begin a partnership with Lowell Public Schools with 20 candidates beginning their ESL Licensure program in Fall 2019. CES Licensure will offer Licensure cohorts to districts who are partners in the Diverse Teacher Workforce Coalition (Northampton, Amherst, Holyoke, Springfield Public School Districts). CES staff are active members of the Coalition and their program to support black and Latinx paraprofessionals to become licensed educators, Paradigm Shift. Black and Latinx members of cohorts recruited from these partner districts will be provided with MTEL support, vouchers, and tutoring, as well as a community of colleagues working towards licensure. |
| Annual Goals - 2019 |
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Educator preparation program improvement goals from the prior year |
| Goal #1 |
Update course requirements to meet new SMK Guidelines released by DESE in August 2018. The initial focus will be on connecting the developing pedagogical skills of our candidates to the content their students must learn. We are also considering changes to our course sequence to ensure candidates receive content in an order that scaffolds understanding and skill development. |
| Goal #2 |
Provide training for all licensure instructors in social justice and equity with the goal of embedding the principles in coursework in order to better prepare candidates to have the skills and cultural awareness to work with all students. |
| Goal #3 |
Transition our Introduction to Educational Technology course to integrate content from ISTE in order to make candidates eligible for the ISTE Certification for Educators designation. Provide corresponding training for instructors in technology integration in alignment with ISTE standards. |
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Annual Goals