The NASPE/NCATE Program Report: From the Reviewers' Lens

Many components are necessary in order to successfully compile a NASPE/NCATE beginning teacher standards report, including a tremendous amount of hard work, time, and patience. It is also imperative that report compilers have sufficient institutional resources and a well-planned strategy for report-writing success. Typically, the faculty member charged with compiling the program report must also invest personal time, energy, and dedication to the project. Likewise, program reviewers undergo a similar ordeal when they are asked to perform a program review. This article takes a look at the program report process from the reviewers' perspective. It explains the process that a reviewer must go through with each assigned report and how the reviewer determines what score to assign to a report. It will help all program report compilers, especially those compiling reports for the first time, to understand how to make their reports as "reviewer friendly" as possible. (Contains 1 figure.)