2025 CAEP Accountability Measures

The College of Education reports annually to the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) on performance in areas of public interest including completer effectiveness, employer satisfaction, competency at program completion, and employment outcomes. The information on this page was created from data collected or reported during the 2023-2024 academic year.

Measure 1: Completer Effectiveness (R4.1)

In lieu of value-added data, which Minnesota does not distribute, the college has employed case study methods to evaluate the impact of completers on P-12 learner development. 

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Graph showing ratings on seven measures of new teacher performance

Employer Evaluation of New Teacher Performance
  Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree
Effectively Teach 53% 35% 6% 6%
Align Strategies and Goals 47% 41% 6% 6%
Engage Various Perspectives 47% 35% 12% 6%
Use Prior Knowledge 53% 35% 6% 6%
Design Long Range 41% 35% 12% 6%
Adjust Instruction 59% 24% 6% 12%
Plan with Clear Goals 53% 35% 6% 6%

Measure 2: Satisfaction of Employers and Stakeholder Involvement (R4.2, R5.3, and RA4.1)

The college administers the Network for Excellence in Teaching (NExT) Supervisor Survey during the spring semester to supervisors of first-year teachers who completed a program at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Supervisors evaluate new teacher competence based on observations and respond to questions about new teacher performance across multiple areas, including working with diverse learners. 

Bar chart showing percentage of response to seven questions on teaching for diverse learners

Employer Evaluation of Teaching for Diverse Learners
  Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree
Effectively Teach Diverse Students 41% 41% 6% 6%
Differentiate Instruction 47% 29% 18% 6%
Differentiate for Development 47% 35% 12% 6%
Differentiate for Mental Health 59% 29% 6% 6%
Differentiate for SES 47% 29% 12% 6%
Differentiate for Learning Plans 59% 35% 0% 6%
Foster Learning for Diverse Students 53% 29% 12% 6%

Measure 3: Candidate Competency at Completion (R3.3)

edTPA Pass Rates 2023-24

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In 2023-24, the following percentages of test takers passed all three edTPA tasks: Elementary Literacy: 67% (n = 36), Elementary Math: 54% (n = 69), English as an Additional Language: 60% (n = 5), Family and Consumer Science: 75% (n = 8), K-12 Performing Arts: 46% (n = 13), K-12 Physical Education: 0% (n = 11), School Librarian/Library Specialist: 0% (n = 1), Secondary English Language Arts: 82% (n = 11),  Secondary History and Social Studies: 67% (n = 18), Secondary Math: 0% (n = 1), Secondary Science: 0% (n = 3), Special Education: 56% (n = 57), Visual Arts: 92% (n = 19), World Languages: 0% (n = 1).

Measure 4: Ability of Completers to Be Hired in Education Positions for Which They Have Been Prepared

The university administers a Graduate Survey annually to program completers. From this survey, we gather information on the employment status of graduates. The graphs linked below show graduates' status one year after graduation in the following categories: Available Unemployed, Continuing Education, Employed Related, Employed Unrelated Not Seeking Related, Employed Unrelated Seeking Related, Not Available for Employment, and Status Unknown.

Graduate Survey data for the 2023-24 academic year will be collected and reported in August 2025.

Bar chart with employment status by graduation year

Employment Status One Year After Graduation by Graduation Year
  2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23
Employed Related 95% 93% 96% 97% 98%
Employed Unrelated Seeking Related 4% 0% 2% 1% 1%
Available Unemployed 2% 6% 2% 2% 1%

Bar chart with time to employment by graduation year

Time to Employment by Graduation Year
  Already employed Before 3 months Between 3 & 6 months Between 6 & 9 months Between 9 months & 1 year
2018-19 25% 15% 56% 2% 2%
2019-20 33% 8% 39% 8% 13%
2020-21 33% 11% 47% 5% 4%
2021-22 28% 34% 30% 5% 3%
2022-23 36% 39% 20% 2% 2%