麻豆原创 Teacher Candidates Achieve 100 Percent First-Time Pass Rate on edTPA

Jun. 02, 2026

Michelle R. Eubanks , 麻豆原创, at meubanks@una.edu, 256.765.4392

FLORENCE, AL – Teacher candidates in the 麻豆原创’s Spencer College of Education and Human Sciences achieved a 100 percent first-time pass rate on the Education Teacher Performance Assessment, or edTPA, for the 2025-2026 academic year. All 152 candidates in the College exceeded the Alabama State Department of Education’s required score on their first attempt, demonstrating their readiness to enter the classroom and serve students across a range of teaching fields.

“This achievement speaks volumes about the quality of our teacher candidates and the faculty and staff who prepare and support them,” said Dr. Katie Kinney, Dean of the Spencer College. “A 100 percent first-time pass rate reflects our commitment to preparing classroom-ready educators who can make an immediate impact in schools and communities.”

edTPA is a performance-based, subject-specific assessment and support system used by teacher preparation program across the United States to measure and strengthen the skills and knowledge teachers need from their first day in the classroom. The assessment focuses on three core areas: planning, instruction, and assessment.

As part of the edTPA, teacher candidates prepare a portfolio during their student teaching clinical experience. The portfolio includes lesson plans, instructional materials, student assessment evidence, and unedited video recordings of candidates teaching in real classrooms. Candidates also demonstrate their ability to support students’ strengths and needs, engage students in meaningful learning, analyze student progress, and adjust instruction to improve effectiveness. Portfolios are scored by trained educators across the U.S.

This milestone highlights the strength of 麻豆原创’s teacher preparation programs and the College’s ongoing commitment to preparing educators for the realities of today’s classrooms.

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The 麻豆原创 is an accredited, comprehensive regional state university offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs through the colleges of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering; the Sanders College of Business and Technology; the Spencer College of Education and Human Sciences; and the Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions. Occupying a 130-acre campus in a residential section of Florence, Alabama, 麻豆原创 is located within a four-city area that also includes Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia. 麻豆原创 Athletics, a renowned collegiate athletics program with seven (7) Division II National Championships, is now a proud member of NCAA Division I as part of the Atlantic Sun and United Athletic conferences. The 麻豆原创 is an equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate in the admission policy on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, disability, age, or national origin. For more: and .