Completers are individuals who successfully graduated, satisfied all program requirements at least six months prior, and are employed in positions for which they were prepared. The EPP utilizes three sources to analyze completer effectiveness and impact on student learning: Principal Survey data, Teacher Effectiveness ratings, Completer Observations and Interviews.
Measuring Teacher Performance through Principal Surveys
The Principal Survey is a state-collected principal survey that provides data on the quality of their teachers completing an Indiana program within the previous two years. Principals were asked how well the teacher’s EPP prepared them across three performance themes: (a) knowledge preparation of teacher, (b) performance preparation of teacher, and (c) dispositional preparation of teacher. Over the last three years, close to 100% of principals are satisfied and highly satisfied with the quality of teachers produced by IU South Bend. These results indicate that completers are well prepared for classroom practice and are making a positive contribution to P–12 student learning.
Principal Satisfaction with IUSB’s Completers
| Report Year | Principal Survey Satisfaction Rate |
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| 2025 | 93% |
| 2024 | 98% |
| 2023 | 93% |
PDF 2025 Principal Satisfaction Report
PDF 2024 Principal Satisfaction Report
PDF 2023 Principal Satisfaction Report
These results indicate that completers are well prepared for classroom practice and are making a positive contribution to P–12 student learning.
Teacher Effectiveness Measured Through Principal Surveys
The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) is required to collect and report annual data related to EPPs. Prior to July 1, 2025, this reporting included principal-submitted teacher effectiveness ratings for EPP completers. However, House Enrolled Act 1002 (2025) amended Indiana Code 20-28-11.5-9, eliminating the requirement that school corporations submit staff evaluation data to the state. As a result, the IDOE no longer reports teacher effectiveness ratings to EPPs. The data posted represent effectiveness ratings through the most recent year scores were received.
Across the most recent three years of reporting, 98.7% of completers were rated effective or highly effective by their principals, indicating that program graduates are well prepared for the classroom and positively contributing to P–12 student learning.
| Report Year | Total Evaluated | Effective | Highly Effective |
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| 2024 | 14 | 13 | 93% |
| 2023 | 133 | 132 | 99% |
| 2022 | 91 | 90 | 99% |
PDF 2024 Teacher Effectiveness Report
PDF 2023 Teacher Effectiveness Report
PDF 2022 Teacher Effectiveness Report
Visit the Indiana Department of Education’s website for additional information
Completer Classroom Practice: Observations and Interviews
In Spring 2024, the EPP conducted a case study to examine completers’ impact on P–12 student learning. The study focused on program completers who graduated within the previous one to three years and were teaching in local school districts that employ a significant number of IU South Bend graduates. Data were collected through classroom observations and follow-up interviews conducted by experienced university supervisors using the EPP’s observation instrument aligned with InTASC standards.
Observations were scored on a four-point scale, with scores above 3.0 indicating that completers meet expectations for early-career teachers. Overall scores averaged 3.49, reflecting strong performance across InTASC standards. Results indicated that completers demonstrated effective instructional practices and positive learning environments. Observers noted strong student engagement, purposeful lesson design, and clear classroom expectations, as well as positive rapport between teachers and students.
InTASC Standards | Mean |
Standards 1-3 Learner and Learning | 3.70 |
Standards 4-5 Content Knowledge | 3.40 |
Standards 6-8 Instructional Practice | 3.40 |
Standards 9-10 Professional Responsibility | 3.46 |
Mean for all Standards | 3.49 |
Initial Licensure Programs
The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) is required to collect and report information from each educator preparation program (EPP) annually. One data source of this matrix is a state-collected principal survey of the quality of their teachers completing an Indiana program. Principals were asked how well their EPP prepared them across three performance themes: (a) knowledge preparation of teacher, (b) performance preparation of teacher, and (c) dispositional preparation of teacher.
The data show that the majority of principals are satisfied or highly satisfied with the training teachers received from Indiana University South Bend.
PDF 2025 Principal Satisfaction Report
PDF 2024 Principal Satisfaction Report
PDF 2023 Principal Satisfaction Report
Advanced Licensure Programs
The Advanced Licensure Programs are currently undergoing a comprehensive redesign and have not admitted new candidates during the past four years. A new cohort is expected to begin under the revised structure. The redesign process has included input from key stakeholders and select district partners, to ensure alignment with current district needs, state policy changes, and Professional Standards. Feedback has informed revisions to coursework, field experiences, and program expectations. As the new cohort launches, the program will continue to gather feedback to support ongoing evaluation and continuous improvement.
Stakeholder Involvement
The School of Education at Indiana University South Bend has developed a number of partnerships with regional school districts. Memorandum of Understandings explain the relationship between the School of Education and the school districts. In prior years, the Memoranda of Understanding formalized the following partnerships:
Bremen Public Schools
- To provide currently licensed teachers in Bremen additional knowledge, tools, and skills for working with linguistically diverse students in their classrooms.
- To provide graduate-level coursework designated by the state as appropriate for individuals seeking the ENL-TOR designation
- To provide graduate-level coursework that can be used by candidates seeking Indiana licensure through IU South Bend for ENL
Elkhart Community Schools
- To positively impact student learning for ECS students through professional development for building administrators aligned with current research, and responsive to individual and corporation needs.
- To improve school and corporation data results through professional development offerings that include data collection, analysis, interpretation, and response strategies.
- To improve building climates and student/faculty opportunities for suppo1t as related to building-level administration.
- For the IUSB-SOE to collect data on how school-university partnerships positively impact K- 12 student learning and therefore increase the application of research-base practices in the teacher and principal preparation pro grains.
Elkhart Community Schools
- Create a responsive and collaborative framework for delivering coursework leading to initial licensure for teaching special education/mild intervention in the state of Indiana for individuals identified and employed by ECS.
- To positively impact student learning for ECS students through professional development and licensing coursework that is aligned with current research and responsive to individual and corporation needs.
- To improve school and corporation data results through professional development offerings that include data collection, analysis, interpretation, and response strategies.
- To improve building climates and student/faculty opportunities for support as related to instruction.
- For the IUSB-SOE to collect data on how school-university partnerships positively impact K-12 student learning and therefore increase the application of research-based practices in the teacher and principal preparation programs.
Grants that the School of Education have received are playing a significant role in helping to expand and diversify the number of individuals interested in becoming teachers in Indiana schools. Below are two examples of these initiatives.
- The South Bend Community School Corporation, in partnership with Indiana University South Bend School of Education and the College of Arts and Sciences, established the PLUS: Preparing Teacher-Leaders for Underperforming Schools, a Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) Grant to establish an effective Teaching Residency program that meets the TQP Absolute Priority by: (1) creating a model program for individuals without teaching experience; (2) ensuring that participants are able to receive a Master’s degree and full teaching certification or licensing within 18 months; and (3) providing participants with a living stipend or salary for 12 months in exchange for an agreement to serve in a high-need school in SBCSC for not less than three years.
- The School of Education has also received an APR (Attract, Prepare, Retain) grant from the State of Indiana. In connection with seven local public schools, a program entitled Titan Cadet Teaching Corps (TC)2was designed to increase the number of opportunities for high school students to enter educator preparation programs with transferable postsecondary credits. This also will hopefully increase underrepresented populations among candidates enrolling in educator preparation programs. The program also includes non-academic programming to help the Titan Cadets prepare for their college search, understand and access financial aid, and to build a general sense of belongingness and camaraderie amongst participants. In addition, faculty liaisons from both the K-12 partner schools and IU South Bend will collaborate during the academic year to provide programming and track data on participants’ progress and involvement.
All EPP Traditional and Alternate Route licensure programs are designed to ensure that, upon successful completion, candidates are eligible for state licensure in their selected area, contingent upon passing the required licensure examinations.
Due to the lower number of test takers in the Alternate Route programs, pass rate data for Traditional and Alternate Route candidates are combined for reporting purposes. The graphs below display Praxis examination pass rates for candidates across our initial licensure programs, based on state licensure data.
Our students are passing state licensure exams and obtaining licenses from Indiana. Below are the pass rates from our initial licensure programs.
| Pass Rates of Traditional and Alternate Route Initial Licensure Candidates | |
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| 2024-2025 | 82% |
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| 2023-2024 | 92% |
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| 2022-2023 | 85% |
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Advanced Licensure Programs
Since 2022, 100% of students from the advanced licensure program (MSED Educational Leadership) have passed the state licensure examinations.
The EPP uses Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) Title II Report data as evidence of completers’ ability to be hired in education positions for which they were prepared. The Title II report includes key indicators such as Praxis pass rates and program completion data, all of which reflect candidates’ successful fulfillment of state licensure requirements. Because passing required licensure examinations and meeting academic standards are conditions for certification and employment in Indiana public schools, these data provide objective evidence that program completers meet the qualifications necessary to secure positions in their field of preparation.
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2023 Title II Reports
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2024 Title II Reports
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2025 Title II Reports
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