Section 205 in Title II of the Higher Education Act, as amended in 2008, requires each state receiving funding under the Act to report annually on the quality of teacher preparation in the state. Boston College, and each Institution  of Higher Education (IHE) that offers a teacher preparation program must submit data that addresses following:

• Preparation program in the state, such as admissions requirements, enrollment, and supervised clinical experience information. 
• Standards for teachers and their alignment with standards for students;
• Requirements for each teaching certificate or license;
• Pass rates on each assessment used by states in certifying or licensing teachers and the reliability and validity of these assessments;
• State standards for evaluating the performance of teacher preparation programs;
• Descriptions of alternative routes to teacher certification or licensure;
• Descriptions of the extent to which teacher preparation programs are addressing shortages of highly qualified teachers, preparing teachers to teach students with disabilities or who are limited English proficient, and preparing teachers to use technology; and
• State efforts in the past year to improve the quality of teaching.

TEAC Summary of the Case:

The Summary of the Case is written by Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) auditors and approved by program faculty. Summery of the Case.

To view the results for all schools of education throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts please click "MA" on the linked map found on the Title II Higher Education Act state-by-state directory.

For more information please visit the Title II Higher Education Act homepage.
For more information regarding University wide notices and disclosures please visit the Executive Vice President Notices and Disclosure webpage.

The report contains the following sections: