As an employer, how important do you consider the following knowledge and skills sets in your teachers:

		Unimportant		Somewhat Important		Important		Very Important
Survey Item	N	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Content/Subject Matter Knowledge	38	0	0.0	2	5.26	13	34.21	23	60.53
Instructional & Pedagogical Content Knowledge	38	0	0.0	1	2.63	14	36.84	23	60.53
Ability to collaborate with school-based colleagues & staff	38	0	0.0	1	2.63	7	18.42	30	78.95
Ability to align teaching with state college-and-career ready standards	38	0	0.0	2	5.26	10	26.32	26	68.42
Ability to engage family and community	38	0	0.0	1	2.63	10	26.32	27	71.05
Ability to develop a safe learning environment	38	0	0.0	0	0.0	3	7.89	35	92.11
Ability to assess student learning	38	0	0.0	1	2.63	6	15.79	31	81.58
Ability to teach students with disabilities	38	0	0.0	1	2.63	9	23.68	28	73.68
Ability to teach students with diverse backgrounds (race, gender, culture, socioeconomic)	38	0	0.0	0	0.0	4	10.53	34	89.47
Ability to use technology to enhance student learning	38	0	0.0	3	7.89	18	47.37	17	44.74
Ability to use technology to measure student learning	38	0	0.0	6	15.79	19	50.00	13	34.21

 

How would you rate USC graduates’ preparation in the following areas:

		Unprepared		Somewhat prepared		Prepared		Very Well Prepared
Survey Item	N	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Collaboration with school-based colleagues & staff	38	0	0.0	2	5.26	13	34.21	23	60.53
Alignment of teaching with state standards	38	0	0.0	3	7.89	13	34.21	22	57.89
Family and community engagement	38	1	2.63	7	18.42	19	50.00	11	28.95
Content/subject matter	38	0	0.0	3	18.42	19	50.00	11	28.95
Instructional & pedagogical content knowledge	38	1	2.63	2	5.26	13	34.21	22	57.89
Development of a safe learning environment	38	1	2.63	6	15.79	15	39.47	16	42.11
Assessment of student learning	38	0	0.0	4	10.53	20	52.63	14	36.84
Teaching students with disabilities	38	1	2.63	7	18.42	16	42.11	14	36.84
Ability to teach students with diverse backgrounds (race, gender, culture, socioeconomic)	38	1	2.63	7	18.42	14	36.84	16	42.11