Education

UVI School of Education Programs Achieve New National Accreditation; Programs Commended for Persistence and Commitment to Quality

The University of the Virgin Islands School of Education announced Monday that it has been awarded full 7-year accreditation by the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP). National accreditation assures the quality of professional preparation programs through a non-governmental, non-regulatory process of self-study and peer review, UVI said. According to the release, after reviewing the evidence collected through the self-study and peer review process, the AAQEP Accreditation Commission determined that UVI’s programs for teacher education, school counseling, and educational leadership met all four of AAQEP’s standards and granted them full accreditation. The commission cited the programs’ attention to workforce needs through a “grow-your-own” approach and accessible, inclusive admission practices; significant investments in improvements to benefit candidates, such as a more robust data collection and analysis system; and close collaboration with stakeholders...