Accreditation
Keene State College has and continues to strive to prepare our teacher education candidates so that they are ready to enter today’s classrooms. This process involves aligning our programs to both state and national standards, gathering data through key assessments, work samples, surveys, interviews, and more, connecting with our schools and alumni to gather feedback and capture the important trends/issues in the placement sites, and analyzing the data and feedback to make informed decisions for improvement.
- National Accreditation
- Nationally Recognized Programs
- NH State Program Approval
- Educator Preparation Reporting Measures and Performance Data
National Accreditation
Keene State College was nationally accredited by CAEP (Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation: http://caepnet.org ) in October 2022.
CAEP is an accreditation system that evaluates the quality of educator preparation programs through an external peer review in which an institution demonstrates how they are meeting the standards through data collection, reflective practices, documentation of the process, voices, and experiences of the student, alumni, cooperating professionals, employers, faculty, and partner schools. CAEP’s Mission and Values highlight their values of excellence in educator preparation programs through evidence-based accreditation. This process helps ensure the quality of our programs and supports continuous improvement at both the unit and program levels to ensure preparing our teacher candidates to enter the classroom.
Keene State College’s Nationally Accredited Programs include:
- Elementary Education
- Secondary Education
- English
- Math (Middle Level & Upper Level)
- Science (biology, chemistry, general science, physics) *
- Social Studies
- K-12
- Music Education
- Physical Education
- Graduate Education
- Education Leadership
- Special Education
Please note: Effective 7/8/2021, programs above indicated with a * are on administrative hold. There will be no admission to the program for current and prospective students while on administrative hold.
Nationally Recognized Programs
As part of the national accreditation process, our individual programs are also nationally recognized by Specialized Professional Associations (SPA) or other Accrediting Agencies.
| Program Name | Program National Recognition |
|---|---|
| Elementary Education | Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation |
| Physical Education | Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation |
| Music Education | National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) |
| Program Name | Specialized Professional Associations (SPA) |
|---|---|
| Initial Preparation | |
| English | National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) |
| Mathematics (middle-level and secondary) | National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) |
| Science Education Programs: Biology , Chemistry, Earth Science, General Science , Physics | National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) |
| Social Studies | National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) |
| Advanced Preparation | |
| Educational Leadership | Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) |
| Special Education | Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) |
NH State Program Approval
The New Hampshire State Board of Education reviews and approves educator preparation programs in the state to ensure that future educators are highly qualified and well-prepared to effectively serve all students. Keene State College was approved again in February 2023, recognizing the College’s quality programs which ensure that certification candidates meet the New Hampshire educator standards.
To promote the learning of all students, each PEPP must document and provide evidence that every graduate demonstrates competencies in general education, professional education, and those specific to a beginning educator in each certification area. At Keene State College’s Professional Educator Preparation Programs (PEPP), effective educators’ preparation is demonstrated through an assessment system and continuous improvement data cycles that evaluate the curriculum, learning facilitation, assessment processes, and resources for the programs.
2023 KSC SBE Notification full approval and 2024 SEA Approval
Educator Preparation Reporting Measures and Performance Data
Each year, the Keene State Educator Preparation programs are required to report our CAEP annual reporting measures information about candidate and program performance. Find complete details here.