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Glossary (Cont’d) Performance Assessment – A summative assessment for teacher candidates before they enter the classroom. A frequently-used performance assessment is edTPA. Praxis Assessments – Tennessee’s required licensure assessment for prospective teachers. Subject-specific and grade-level areas are required in order to be able to teach specific content. Primary Partner – The school district an EPP primarily engages with to provide candidates with clinical experiences. EPPs support this district with staffing and recruitment needs. Program Accreditation/Approval – The process that ensures EPPs meet acceptable levels of quality based on CAEP standards Report Card – public-facing, annual SBE document that provides clear data on the effectiveness of EPPs in the state, designed for key stakeholders including EPPs, teacher candidates, and districts. Retention – The rate at which teachers remain in a certain school or the profession in general State Board of Education (SBE) – Sets policies for and approves teacher preparation and licensure policies Student Teaching – Planned semester of at least 15 weeks that includes full-day teaching and observation activities Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) – The governing body that oversees six public universities that offer EPPs Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) – An organization that merged with the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education in 2010 to form CAEP Teaching Residency – A program that pairs a rigorous full-year classroom apprenticeship with masters-level education content Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association (TICUA) – The governing body that oversees the 26 private colleges and universities that offer EPPs Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System (TVAAS) – An assessment used to analyze the effectiveness of EPPs in preparing teachers by assessing teachers’ impact on student achievement University of Tennessee System (UT) – The higher education system governing three University of Tennessee schools that offer EPPs 45