The Daily Bulletin

I am pleased to announce that Buffalo State’s Teacher Education Unit has been granted reaccreditation by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). This decision stemmed from a virtual campus site visit that CAEP conducted last March and the submission of a self-study report in June 2021.

Faculty members, teaching candidates, alumni, and other P–12 partners from all programs in the Teacher Education Unit were invited to participate in the virtual site visit. The sessions focused on candidate knowledge and skills, clinical partnerships, employer satisfaction, completer/alumni satisfaction, and impact on P–12 learning, as well as other areas.

The resulting accreditation speaks to the dedication of the faculty members who compose the Teacher Education Unit. Teaching across the three schools, they prepare not only future teachers but also principals, superintendents, and other school administrators. Since 1954, Buffalo State’s Teacher Education Unit has been continuously accredited through CAEP, formerly known as the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).

Special thanks to Shannon Budin, professor of exceptional education and assistant dean for assessment and accreditation, for orchestrating this process and to all the members of the Teacher Education Unit Assessment Committee for seeing it through to its successful completion.