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Title II Report Released

Quality of Teacher Education at Worcester State College

(Worcester, MA – April 4, 2004)  According to the Worcester State College (WSC) Title II Report, teacher education students had a total pass rate of 100 percent on the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL) for the academic year 2002/2003.  In basic skills, the aggregate pass rate for WSC was 100% and the statewide pass rate was 98%.  In subject areas, the aggregate pass rate for WSC was 100% and the statewide pass rate was 97%.  The summary and total pass rate for WSC was 100% and statewide it was 97%.

“Under federal guidelines, pass rates are made available only for programs in which there are ten or more students.  We did not have ten students in the content areas for the middle and secondary school preparation programs, so no pass rates are reported.  However, all students who took these middle and secondary content area tests for program completion passed, giving Worcester State College students an aggregate pass rate for the content area exams of 100%,” said Elaine Tateronis, chair of the Education Department at WSC.

“Once again Worcester State College students have demonstrated their commitment to be second to none in teacher preparation,” said Janelle C. Ashley, president of WSC.  “We are confident they will continue their quest for excellence as they move into the classrooms to prepare the students of today for a brighter future tomorrow.”

During the 2002/2003 academic year, 744 total students were enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs at WSC leading to some kind of licensure.  During that same year, 82 students who qualified as program completers, participated in undergraduate student teaching, with a ratio of student teachers to supervisors as 10 to 1. 

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