UGA rises to top of class for educator prep programs
The University of Georgia’s educator preparation programs have received high marks from a new state effectiveness measure of how well candidates were prepared for their careers.
According to results of Georgia’s first-ever Preparation Program Evaluation Measures (PPEM), UGA received an “exemplary” Level 4 rating, the highest rating available. UGA scored 184 out of a possible 200 points, eight points higher than the statewide average for educator preparation programs.
“We are committed to bringing innovative teaching to the classroom as one of our main goals, and this new measurement of effectiveness underscores our ability to do so,” said Denise Spangler, dean of the UGA College of Education, which is home to most of the educator preparation programs on campus. “Based on the hard work and dedication of our faculty and our school-based partners, our candidates enter the workforce as skilled and accomplished educators and clinicians ready to change lives.”
The score reflects programs in the UGA College of Education, which prepares teachers, school counselors and speech therapists, as well as partner programs in the arts, family and consumer sciences, agriculture, and school nutrition, which are housed in other UGA colleges.