School of Education ODE Approved

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May 2008

Release Date:  May 30, 2008
 
 
 
At the Ohio Educator’s Standards Board (ESB) meeting earlier this year, the ESB moved Malone’s Teacher Education status from conditional to a full effective status approval – the highest level.  This status change is the end result of an on-going Ohio department of Education (ODE) teacher education unit approval process that Malone entered into 6 ˝ years ago, concluding with an on-site visit by an Ohio Board of Examiners team in 2005.   The ESB expressed that it was pleased with the College’s continuous improvement report and data – and that Malone well met performance benchmarks and performance-based unit standards from the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. This important achievement was accomplished much to the credit of retiring dean of the School of Education, Christine A. Krol, Ph.D.   According to Dr. Krol, “There is some historical significance for Malone College because it is the first time that Malone teacher education was required to meet performance benchmarks and meet the performance-based unit standards that went into effect in the year 2001. This has been a challenging yet rewarding process for those involved with teacher education at Malone.  My heartfelt thanks to those education and other faculty, administrators, and staff who put their hearts, heads, and hands into helping us get full approval.”    The ESB’s next approval visit to Malone will take place in the spring of 2010.  
 
 
 
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