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Appendix
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
HEA - Title II
2009-2010 Academic Year
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota School of Education seeks to live its commitment to our institutional
Lasallian mission. At the heart of our Lasallian mission is a commitment to providing high quality
teacher preparation to our learners in the context of a personalized caring community. We are dedicated
to creating a challenging climate of growth for all learners inclusive of diverse ethnic, racial, cultural
backgrounds, and learners with special needs. Like the learners our teachers will surely serve, we seek
to create a rich community of learners in our teacher preparation program focused on enhancing the
abilities of all learners.
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota School of Education
Teacher Preparation Program Information
171 Total admitted enrollees in the program(s)
83 Total number of student teachers
11 Number of full time SMU School of Education faculty supervising student teachers
0 Part-time education/full time institutional faculty supervising student teachers
10 Part-time non-institutional Education faculty supervising student teachers
21 Total number of faculty supervising student teachers
4:1 Student to teacher ratio for student teaching supervision
40 Average number of supervised hours per week required in schools for student teachers
15 Undergraduate Program: Total number of weeks required in supervised student teaching
15 Graduate Program: Total number of weeks required in supervised student teaching
600 Undergraduate Program: Total number of hours spent in the supervised
student teaching experience
600 Graduate Program: Total number of hours spent in the supervised student teaching experience
Yes Is the program approved/accredited by the state?
No Is the program designated as low performing?
Required Minnesota Teacher Testing Results
BASIC SKILLS SAINT MARY's UNIVERSITY
OF MINNESOTA RESULTS
STATEWIDE RESULTS
Number
Taking
Assessment
Number
Passing
Assessment
Institutional
Pass
Rate
Number
Taking
Assessment
Number
Passing
Assessment
Statewide
Pass
Rate
PPST Reading 69 64 94% 2656 2586 97%
PPST Writing 68 67 99% 2653 2589 98%
PPST Mathematics 68 65 96% 2639 2582 98%
Elementary Education 20 20 100% 1052 1033 98%
Middle School English/ 19 12 63% 299 244 82%
Language Arts
Middle School 11 11 100% 243 236 97%
Mathematics
245
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