How will the Neag School of Education use this project in the new accreditation process?
The Neag School of Education has already begun to integrate its teacher education program into the CommPACT Schools project. This year a cohort of teacher education candidates in the Teacher Certification Program for College Graduates (TCPCG), a one-year teacher preparation program, completed yearlong student teaching and internships in the West Side Middle School in Waterbury. In addition to participating in CommPACT planning and professional development, these students helped gather data. As part of their program requirements, they completed action research projects on school-based problems that were identified by the CommPACT leadership team. Information from these action research projects ranged from parent engagement to improving the structure for the student council. Over the next few years, all pre-service education programs, ranging from principal preparation to counselor education, will be integrated.
