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Show Ad The Salt Lake Tribune UTAH perfo! NewTeachers ce-based do what is expected, Pushing NCATE’s mance @ Continuedfrom A-1 rating and accredita. credibility of your pro: better accepted nationally vithin the state,” said J.D. idson, dean of UVSC’s school f humanities, arts and social sci roughout the nation through reditation, then our credibility ith Legislature and with the wople of Utah becomes greater.” There is evidence that backs CATE's assertion that its proram provides the accountability ireasingly demanded of educa ion, A new study by the Educa: tonal Tes! Service looked at 0,000 teacher candidates across country, and found that those raduated from NCAT! lited schools outperformed raduates on licensing In Other Words: “Accredita 1 another word for account id Arthur Wise, presi of NCATE. “That's exactly hat we provide. perfor nance results and accountability ny education has led to a 10 per cent increase in schools signing ) for NCATE’s programsin the t National interest Vor en they have astate license ing said. for Sends emphasis could in states its accreditation either in lieu of or along with their own programs Utah entered a partnership with NCATE on Oct. 15 that illows schools with NCATE accreditation to bypass state accreditation review. What is undecided is whether the state will take the next step and require all teacher education programs in Utah to meet NCATEstandards. director for the Davis District. “If laborpool, thosestandards will do Utah teachers to pass an exam to get a license. Utahis one of only seven states that does not require ant for the school and officials at the school,” Wise said to keep their It also directed the State Board of Education to investigate tougher standards for teachertraining programs. And it asked the board to explore the requiring nationwide criteria, so that what's a high-quality programin York should be a high- duality program in Uta. standards are undeniably more well-defined andrig orous than thestate's, and graduates from such programsare often siven hiring priority, particularly jut of state, Sorensen said. “All teaching colleges should be held to that standard.” Steve Laing, state superinten: “intrigued” sible. The cost is based on lic Education has proposed test knowledge benchmarks. Schools whose students fail to reach the goals wouldreceivelocal orstate intervention. It follows that if Utah students Jane DRE .- DAYMEN ONWIDE HI / Re-Glaze Your Old Tub», | & SAVE THOUSANDS! i each andall programsand institu tions. There’s been a feelingin the past that we havenot always held every program or institutions to all the standards that were being ms must be next onthestate's nda. Missing the Boat: we aren't doing that, we are missing the boat,” said Laing, a driving force behind Utah’s newrelationship re hoping that Sperry said he is unaware of y instance where any student inthelast 's has been negatively affected by the fact that we're not a memberof NCATE.” wants The Difference? Indeed, most education leaders say they don’t see any significant difference in teachers produced by the various schools. “Rach program has different emphasis but they are all October meeting, prepared as any new graduate starting theirfirst job. ynak said. Laing was appointedto the orga- TbetUniversity of Utah also is “It doesn’t nization’s board that sets policy for partnerships. state’s While the appointment doesn't mean the state is poised to man- with NCATE. date adoption of NCATE in- dards, it clearly signals that Utah's top education leader is committed to pushing for a more rigorous trainingprocess. Such a move to strengthen standards could restore a loss faith in the state's licensing developed amor Bybee said the districts would welcome a system that would make sure only those who are qualified get a license “Td like to knowthat when we go to the applicant pool that everyonethere candothe job,” he said. Most districts have adopted whenyou seemlike any stu- ate school ofeducation. Dupiicatative Reviews: “Part New teachers say theylearned of the reason was that NCATE wa terribly expensive and terri- the most about what was ly time-consuming” Sperrysaid, expected teacher: institutions “That's where you really get weren't always consistent or fair.” And having to go through your experience, “working with veteran educators already in the two duplicative accrediting reviews — the state's and NCATE’s —was overwhelming. _field,” said Kylie Welling, a fifthgrade teacher at Seeding Blewentary: ae their mother.” Offer expires Nov 10,1900 } of and a pool thatis 12-feet deep and holds 90,000 gallons of water. Toledo is an interim stopfor Mizar and Alcor. The Memphis Zoo originally spoke for thembut then didn’t get funding to finish Tomkinson and zoo foremanRich ard Andrews, who have super y-to-day activities of vised the the cubs since April, are driving the bears on the non-stop journey their new home. the On kept in a quar young bears antine while Toledo workers first by scent introduce them then sight andfinally touch its new polar bear exhibit. Sharon Armstrong, spokeswoman forthe Toledo Zoo said they will 1 the bears to Tennessee“in a cou. years or whenever the Memphis Zoo an get its exhibit ple of up andrunning.” Polarbears are popula to Their their new surroundings. new roommate is Marty, a 2-year old malebear from the Brookfi 700 in Chicago. Depending on tions around the coun " 667,589 people visited the zoo since the cubs went on displa last spring. N ar and Alcor are theeighth how the introductions go, the quarantine is expected to last 30 andninthcubsto bebredat Hogle Davidson. eneral curator. the cubs weigh Zoo since Chinook, the 22-year-old female, arrived in Utah in1979. All have gone to other zoos. In . close to the most cases, no money chan; r mates one onthe moveis necessa he but zoos maketrades to acquire animals in the future to reple currentanimals. ‘She'll be sad to see thenm go,” ‘Tompkinson said. “But you can see that there are times when she is getting restless. ing them right under her feet.” Another consideration is the In the case of the recent death of Gorgeous thegorilla, Hogle offi is will use similartransfers s and loans with other zoos in attempt to replacethevoid lefi by the famousresident. However acquiringaspecific species is not size of Hogle Zoo's exhibit 13,000 square feet with a 12,000 gal always guaranteed. qT! “We just are not set up to of surplus and wanted animals. Zoos frequently come under criticism for breeding too many animals for their cute factor and father, has been sepa fromthe other bears. Jn the wild the bears would be with their mother for a couple of years and she wouldteach themto hunt. As they becomeadult bears, ihe mother“basically, kicks them ability to drawa crowdwithlittle concern for long-term quality of life. Davidson said Hogle Zoo goes to great lengths, using the AZA’s list, to find homes for theoff yt." 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ESTATE AUCTION *Antiques Thebears are headingto a new exhibit at the Toledo Zoo cailed the Arctic Encounter, whichfea. AIR DUCT CLEANING weed out inept applicants through in-depth interviews that discern personality traits and greater focus on student-teaching performance. Only those with FREE ESTIMATES . waited until next spring. the bears wouldbetoobigto live with orteu ou Bt iee point, the mother becomes just ‘here also was a feeling that the between areall by yourselfin classroor id KristenCottle, a t-year teacherat Centerville’s Reading Elementary School. “But | got the tools I needed to be sucessful. 1 just need more experience withthem.” voluntarily ended anaffiliation with NCATE around 1986, said David Sperry, dean of the gradu rigorous screening programs to 1335 West 7800 South WestJordan, Utah 84088 ' are to transport. I'mafraid i -1 retakers worked on each bear. Tt mpsone! imated the examina tiou wouldtak 20 minutes. While still under sedation, the bears were placed together in a HOME IMPROVEMENT as ' | eration the space, the weather and what it going to be like transporting them to Toledo. The bigger they are the harder they dent program can prepare you accommodate four full-grown completely for what it is like Davidson ead anaes The U.’s education program yesults qu ee she said. “We are ing this separation alittle aay Wehave to takeinto consid good,” said Miles. “We have been ed swimming pool. Polar bears quite spoiled.” need a lot of room. Males ci Andteachers say they feel as weigh as much as 1,000 pot we can it open as we go along,” with NCATE. At NCATE’s @ Continued from deployed. Utah’s small colleges to choose between Ni an alternative accreditation program or simply participating in a state evan tion. Cost is one factor, but s concern that a single accreediting Bee might not allow for pro- training pro HOUSE. OF BLINDS CMLL (00)961-0122TODAY of. the state to provide flexibility for A detailed discussion about the DCptsde GET AFRESH START TOMORROW about is that whatever standards the state adopts or uses, that they hold fast to the standards with aa OEMetn: ster’s education program, he said, “The thing that weare most concerned which take place must perform at a certain level, teachers will have to be more than marginal to get them there. id of anyof these sets of standards,” $5.000 in annual dues to NCA1 It spends $100,000 on major accreditation reviews, conducted a decade. The cost ofinterim much ; Weareno program and type of review, but it’s clearly a hugeinvestment. USU, for example, pays about ing first- through 12th-grade students moreoften to make sure they are meeting minimum Sperrysaid theU. cussions and a dialogue about it. process burdensome, if not impos: | e ea cot oe ee ited by NCATE, is “keenly interested” in where the state is headed. ve're trying to keep an open mind about that, andto havedis: expense of the NCATE review by NCATE 2 be comingout next vear. “They are very Likeother schools not a other programs might find the dent for public instruction, is especially that.” Cost Based on Size: And a Accountability in Pub: Utah's 40 school districts. lis SorensNCATE hasa vineed that it would be to our advantage and to the advantageof our students if we're going to expendthetimeand monies todo creditation it is often unpleas licensing exams for newteachers. At the same time,a legislative task force is working on an a tal plan forthe state. ‘ earning Stan lity of teacher Sperry said. “Weneed to be con tight It's also possible that someproms might not meet NCATE requirements, and consequently face political heat No state has pushed to the on thebasis of a decision by but when we deny of we think it would beto our advan: tage to come into NCATE, theyare femalecubs, they become Bears Leave Salt Lake For Ohio Zoo program, the U. “may very well takea new look at whetherornot doesn’t hurt or kill the patient,” said Mel Miles, human-resources more harmthan good.” possibility State’s growing TE, the new part ner:reinand } s efforts over the past few years to improve its “Wehave to be careful that the it chokes off the already November1, 1999 education programs, a single accreditation from the state. teacher requires all teachers to get addi “For me it is a matter of high the program. en, get tional training licenses current. tem that's tandards and consistency across a Monday, The U. joined the HolmesPartnership, created by research universities to improve their teacher medicine weapply to the problem teacher: Earlier this year, lawmakers passed House Bill 109, which made three significant changes to teacher licensing. First it The Utah Education Associa- tion supports that move. faces shortage. help have ntered partnerships of some vel with NCATE. Arkansas. \laska, Maryland and New York encourage teacher education pro srams to be NCATE-aceredited Other states have agreed to accept evenif offeredjobs. Adopting tougher standards could provea double-edged sword, however. It could reduce the num. at a time appease Utah lawmakers whoare pushingfor tougherstandardsfor CATE affiliation. “If you have n is high enough ratings dates have the knowledge and can ewStandards n. the will require institutions to offer evi. dence that their educator candi. MayFace \TE and opened one a lot sooner, K Visit our new Taylorsville Store at 5730 S. ood Road OGOEW + Newgate Mail + 37.35 Wall Ave (next to Skippers Rirstaurant) ‘tantspyCrsBomverUeBoas ~ ee Schedule an appointment today! One toll-free number Connects you directly to the store nearest you. 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