Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Gallaspy School of Education and Human Development
School of Education Accountability

Northwestern State University was founded as a Normal School in 1884. Since its inception, Northwestern has prided itself on being a premier provider of teacher education programs. Northwestern’s teacher and professional education programs are accredited based on the Council for the Accreditation of Education Preparation (CAEP) measures. The School of Education is also recognized by the state of Louisiana as having fully accredited programs.

CAEP Accredited Licensure Programs

All NSU’s initial-licensure level programs underwent review in 2018 and maintained their accreditation. The advanced programs underwent an interview review based on the CAEP measures in the Fall of 2021 semester.

CAEP (Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation) has four annual reporting measures which are used to provide information on program outcome and program impact. The reporting measures for our programs are included on this Accountability page with data that provide supporting evidence of each measure.

2024 CAEP Annual Reporting

Are our students in the NSU School of Education well prepared to make an impact in the field of education after graduation? See the sections of data below that answer this question about NSU’s graduates.

As our teacher and professional education programs are accredited through CAEP, we are required to submit an annual report and publicly present data on our programs. We encourage you to look through our data and analyses in each of the sections below.

The following outcome data pertaining to teacher preparation programs in Louisiana is sourced from the Louisiana Board of Regents.

Teacher Preparation Data Dashboards provide a short summary of relevant data about Alternate and Traditional teacher preparation programs at NSULA.

NOTE: No further dashboards available from the Louisiana Board of Regents.

Teacher Preparation Program Reports (Fact Books) contain data from the Teacher Preparation Data Dashboards and other contextual information about state-approved teacher preparation programs in Louisiana. The title of the document was changed from Louisiana Teacher Preparation Fact Book to Louisiana Teacher Preparation Report for 2022.

NOTE: 2023 Louisiana Teacher Preparation Report anticipated availability is July 1, 2024

Note: Previous years’ Dashboards and Fact Books can be accessed on NSULA’s Accountability Website under Public Reports Archive → Louisiana Board of Regents’ Reports.

The EPP intends to implement focus groups as a way to gain more Employer Satisfaction results in the future.

Each year, the School of Education completes a federal report per the Title II Higher Education Act. The report includes data that is collected annually which details the performance of Teacher Preparation Programs. Below are the most recent years’ Title II reports. Previous years’ Title II Reports can be accessed on NSULA’s Accountability Website under Public Reports Archive → Title II Annual Reports. These reports provide data regarding the types of program requirements, enrollment, the types of teachers prepared, completer (graduate) ability to meet licensing and other state requirements, annual goals, assessment pass rates, and other information regarding the programs.

Additional data provided by ETS demonstrates the performance of test takers on Content Knowledge Exams. These exams must be passed by students in Teacher Preparation Programs before they can graduate. Below is data pertaining to the Content Exams taken by students who have indicated they are attending NSULA, with comparisons to state and national test takers.

The information on the Educator Workforce Reports is compiled, analyzed, and distributed by the Louisiana Department of Education. Previous years’ Educator Workforce Reports can be accessed on NSULA’s Accountability Website under Public Reports Archive → Louisiana Department of Education Reports → Regional Reports.

Public Reports Archive

CAEP requires institutions referred to as providers to complete an annual report to demonstrate compliance with the standards each year. Below are the annual reports that have been submitted each year.

The Board of Regents, a state agency created by the 1974 Louisiana Constitution, coordinates all public higher education in Louisiana. The Board of Regents provides institutions of higher education with two report annual reports, Teacher Preparation Data Dashboard and Teacher Preparation Fact Books.
The Data Dashboard includes 9 interactive attainment metrics, disaggregated by race/ethnicity, geography, and age range, that can be filtered by system and by institution type to track progress and inform decision making.

The Fact Book includes static information relevant to enrollment demographics, persistence, graduation rates, and more.

Program Impact date is included in these reports.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic school closures, 2020 Teacher Preparation Data Dashboards and Teacher Preparation Fact Books are unavailable. The Louisiana Board of Regents published and released a Teacher Preparation Fact Book with statewide data in April 2021.

Teacher Preparation Data Dashboards Teacher Preparation Fact Books

Note:  In 2019, due to discrepancies found in data used to calculate Growth in Student Learning Scores and Compass Teacher Evaluation Scores for new teachers completing individual teacher preparation programs, it was not possible to release 2019 Teacher Preparation Data Dashboards or create a 2019 Teacher Preparation Fact Book. Please go to the USDE Title 2 website at https://Title2.ed.gov (https://title2.ed.gov/Public/Home.aspx)  to locate information about teacher preparation programs pertaining to: listing of programs, number of enrolled candidates, race and gender of enrolled candidates, number of completers, GPA of completers, Praxis passage rates, and other relevant information.

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic forced school closures throughout the state of Louisiana.  This has impacted the data that is available to all institutions.
Source: (https://regents.la.gov/)

Each year the Louisiana Department of Education releases statewide, regional, school system, and school level educator workforce reports. The educator workforce reports were developed to inform school system-level leaders’ and school-level leaders’ educator workforce decisions by providing a rich field of data. The reports contain data relative to educator recruitment, promotion, compensation, and placement. These reports provide Northwestern State University with data to continue to develop and build partnerships with school districts.

Educator Workforce Reports

State Reports Regional Reports University Reports

Note: The Louisiana Department of Education did not provide reports for 2019-2020.

Performance Profile Reports

In June 2017, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) established the Teacher Preparation Quality Rating System, as required by federal regulations. The Teacher Preparation Quality Rating System is designed to: provide preparation programs with meaningful information for improvement, identify programs of excellence and programs in need of improvement, and reward programs for meeting Louisiana’s educator workforce needs. Each provider will receive a quality rating score from a Level 1 (Ineffective) to a Level 4 (Highly Effective). BESE will use the information from the Teacher Preparation Quality Rating System to inform continued program approval decisions.

Onsite reviews of programs were scheduled in 2018-2019 or 2019-2020. Northwestern State University’s onsite review, scheduled in March 2020, was delayed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic school closures. An onsite review was conducted in October 2020.

The performance profiles for each teacher preparation provider were available beginning winter 2020-2021. The performance profiles will be updated annually, and the quality rating score will be updated every other year.

Completer and Employer Satisfaction

Teacher Candidate Performance

Enrollment, Retention, and Graduation Rates

Higher Education Opportunity Act

Annual Assessment Cycle Reports (Program Assessment Reports)

2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023