Teacher Education Unit | SUNY Buffalo State University

Dean's Council

Wendy Paterson, Dean School of Education and TEU Unit Head

Kelly Frothingham, Interim Dean School of Arts and Sciences

Carol A. DeNysschen, Dean School of Professions

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Accreditation

CAEP

Buffalo State University is an accredited Educator Preparation Provider, recognized by the Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). The accreditation decision indicates that Buffalo State and its Teacher Education Unit meet the rigorous standards set forth by the professional education community through 2029.

Buffalo State has received continuous accreditation by NCATE since the organization conducted its first review of institutions in 1954. As the time of our recent accreditation review, the university offers 79 registered education programs within the Teacher Education Unit.

Buffalo State has a distinguished history of preparing educators to excel in a wide range of classroom settings. Our students are prepared as leaders and educators through a strong and diverse on-campus curriculum as well as through direct student teacher experiences at one of the more than 40 schools in western New York that serve as professional development sites.

List of Accredited Programs (click)

Accreditation

TEU Assessment

Annual Accountability Measures

Four annual measures identified by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) are used as a framework to provide information on program outcomes and program impact as part of Buffalo State Education Assessment System (BSEAS).

Visit Annual Accountability Measures assessment page.

CEEDAR Center Technical Assistance Partnership

Buffalo State College is one of six participating teacher preparation programs in New York State partnering with The CEEDAR Center since 2019.

The CEEDAR Center offers technical assistance in reform efforts to help build capacity of state personnel preparation systems to prepare teachers and leaders to implement evidence-based practices within multi-tiered systems of support.

CEEDAR NY's reform efforts emphasize: Teacher/Leadership Preparation and Preparation Program Evaluation/Approval.