Title II Information

Annual Report on Teacher Preparation and Certification

In October 1998, the U.S. Congress enacted Title II of the Higher Education Act (HEA). This requires that all colleges prepare and submit an annual report on teacher preparation and certification to the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE). This also requires that colleges disseminate this information to the public. The purpose of this information sheet is to share our Title II information with you and to verify the strength of our teacher preparations programs.

The following institutional summary data represents the test results of all teacher candidates who completed their respective programs during the 2020-2021 academic year.

Millersville University had an overall passing rate of 77% based on standard cut scores, exceeding the statewide passing rate of 70%.
PDE uses a sliding scale for test scores, allowing students with a higher grade point average (GPA) to meet testing requirements with a lower test score.
After applying the sliding scale, a much higher percentage of Millersville candidates had sufficient test scores qualifying them for licensure.
The following test scores represent the Millersville University pass rates for teacher candidates required to take tests in their content areas.

TEST RESULTS

Content Area	Millersville Pass Rate	State Pass Rate
Art	85%	87%
English	95%	96%
Math	40%	58%
Music	91%	95%
Social Studies	89%	96%
Technology	100%	100%
Fundamental Subjects	100%	98%
PECT PreK - Gr 4 Module 1	90%	89%
PECT PreK - Gr 4 Module 2	87%	85%
PECT PreK - Gr 4 Module 3	79%	77%
PECT PreK-8 Spec. Ed. Module 1	80%	75%
PECT PreK-8 Spec. Ed. Module 2	82%	75%

(Please note that there are other teacher preparation programs at Millersville University including Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, French, German, Grades 4 - 8, Math, Physics, Spanish and Special Education 7-12. For this testing period, the tests were not taken or too few took the tests to be recognized within the Title II data.)

Caution should be used when drawing conclusions about the “quality” of a teacher preparation program based solely on test scores. The quality of a program is better judged by examining the program’s national accreditation, teacher preparation curriculum, general education courses, field experiences, faculty and available resources. Millersville University is accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education, and its graduates have been cited as outstanding teachers.

We hope this information has been helpful to you. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call 717-871-7333, the office of the Dean of the College of Education and Human Services.

Data from past years - 2016-17

The following institutional summary data represents the test results of all teacher candidates who completed their respective programs during the 2016-2017 academic year.

Millersville University had an overall passing rate of 83% for all assessments as compared to a statewide passing rate of 77% for 2016-2017.
The following test scores represent the Millersville University pass rates for teacher candidates required to take tests in their content areas.

TEST RESULTS

Content Area	Millersville Pass Rate	State Pass Rate
Art	100%	88%
English	100%	94%
Mathematics	73%	77%
Music	92%	97%
Social Studies	95%	90%
Technology	100%	100%
Fundamental Subjects	98%	98%
PA 4-8 subtest English / Social Studies	90%	94%
PA 4-8 subtest Math / Science	100%	94%
PA 4-8 subtest Pedagogy	100%	99%
PECT PreK - Gr 4 Module 1	99%	91%
PECT PreK - Gr 4 Module 2	93%	85%
PECT PreK - Gr 4 Module 3	85%	77%
PECT PreK-8 Spec. Ed. Module 1	95%	76%
PECT PreK-8 Spec. Ed. Module 2	94%	78%
PAPA Module 1 Reading	96%	96%
PAPA Module 2 Math	96%	95%
PAPA Module 3 Writing	96%	95%

(Please note that there are other teacher preparation programs at Millersville University including Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, French, German, Grades 4 - 8 English, Grades 4 - 8 Math, Grades 4 - 8 Science, Grades 4 - 8 Social Studies, Physics and Spanish. For this testing period, the tests were not taken or too few took the tests to be recognized within the Title II data.)

Data from past years - 2017-18

The following institutional summary data represents the test results of all teacher candidates who completed their respective programs during the 2017-2018 academic year.

Millersville University had an overall passing rate of 83% for all assessments as compared to a statewide passing rate of 74% for 2017-2018.
The following test scores represent the Millersville University pass rates for teacher candidates required to take tests in their content areas.

TEST RESULTS

Content Area	Millersville Pass Rate	State Pass Rate

English	100%	95%
Mathematics	90%	76%
Music	100%	96%
Social Studies	100%	88%
Technology	100%	100%
Fundamental Subjects	100%	99%
PA 4-8 subtest English / Social Studies	88%	85%
PA 4-8 subtest Math / Science	93%	81%
PA 4-8 subtest Pedagogy	100%	96%
PECT PreK - Gr 4 Module 1	97%	91%
PECT PreK - Gr 4 Module 2	93%	86%
PECT PreK - Gr 4 Module 3	83%	78%
PECT PreK-8 Spec. Ed. Module 1	86%	77%
PECT PreK-8 Spec. Ed. Module 2	86%	77%
PAPA Module 1 Reading	100%	95%
PAPA Module 2 Math	97%	94%
PAPA Module 3 Writing	98%	96%

(Please note that there are other teacher preparation programs at Millersville University including Art, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, French, German, Grades 4 - 8 English, Grades 4 - 8 Math, Grades 4 - 8 Science, Grades 4 - 8 Social Studies, Physics and Spanish. For this testing period, the tests were not taken or too few took the tests to be recognized within the Title II data.)

Data from past years 2018-19

The following institutional summary data represents the test results of all teacher candidates who completed their respective programs during the 2018-2019 academic year.

Millersville University had an overall passing rate of 70% based on standard cut scores, matching the statewide passing rate.
PDE uses a sliding scale for test scores, allowing students with a higher grade point average (GPA) to meet testing requirements with a lower test score.
After applying the sliding scale, 93% of Millersville candidates had sufficient test scores qualifying them for licensure.
The following test scores represent the Millersville University pass rates for teacher candidates required to take tests in their content areas.

TEST RESULTS

Content Area	Millersville Pass Rate	*MU Pass Rates Based on Student GPA*	State Pass Rate
English	80%	95%	94%
Music	100%	100%	93%
Social Studies	90%	90%	82%
Technology	100%	100%	100%
Fundamental Subjects	100%	100%	98%
PA 4-8 subtest English / Social Studies	94%	94%	80%
PA 4-8 subtest Math / Science	75%	88%	81%
PA 4-8 subtest Pedagogy	100%	100%	97%
PECT PreK - Gr 4 Module 1	91%	100%	90%
PECT PreK - Gr 4 Module 2	90%	98%	87%
PECT PreK - Gr 4 Module 3	77%	99%	77%
PECT PreK-8 Spec. Ed. Module 1	76%	91%	79%
PECT PreK-8 Spec. Ed. Module 2	83%	91%	78%

(Please note that there are other teacher preparation programs at Millersville University including Art, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, French, German, Grades 4 - 8 English, Grades 4 - 8 Math, Grades 4 - 8 Science, Grades 4 - 8 Social Studies, Math, Physics, Spanish and Special Education 7-12. For this testing period, the tests were not taken or too few took the tests to be recognized within the Title II data.)

Data from past years 2019-20

The following institutional summary data represents the test results of all teacher candidates who completed their respective programs during the 2019-2020 academic year.

Millersville University had an overall passing rate of 73% based on standard cut scores, exceeding the statewide passing rate of 68%.
PDE uses a sliding scale for test scores, allowing students with a higher grade point average (GPA) to meet testing requirements with a lower test score.
After applying the sliding scale, a much higher percentage of Millersville candidates had sufficient test scores qualifying them for licensure.
The following test scores represent the Millersville University pass rates for teacher candidates required to take tests in their content areas.

TEST RESULTS

Content Area	Millersville Pass Rate	State Pass Rate
English	100%	94%
Social Studies	91%	87%
Technology	100%	100%
Fundamental Subjects	100%	96%
PA 4-8 subtest English / Social Studies	75%	77%
PA 4-8 subtest Math / Science	83%	78%
PA 4-8 subtest Pedagogy	100%	96%
PECT PreK - Gr 4 Module 1	92%	89%
PECT PreK - Gr 4 Module 2	96%	86%
PECT PreK - Gr 4 Module 3	80%	76%
PECT PreK-8 Spec. Ed. Module 1	73%	79%
PECT PreK-8 Spec. Ed. Module 2	81%	77%

(Please note that there are other teacher preparation programs at Millersville University including Art, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, French, German, Grades 4 - 8 English, Grades 4 - 8 Math, Grades 4 - 8 Science, Grades 4 - 8 Social Studies, Math, Music, Physics, Spanish and Special Education 7-12. For this testing period, the tests were not taken or too few took the tests to be recognized within the Title II data.)