Accreditation Made EPiC™: Turn Key Assessment Data into Reviewer-Ready Evidence

Preparing for accreditation shouldn’t feel like assembling a puzzle from scattered pieces of data.

Yet for many educator preparation programs, that’s exactly what happens. Candidate assessments live in multiple systems, faculty store evidence in different formats, and valuable performance data often sits unused because it’s difficult to retrieve and organize into a clear narrative for reviewers.

Accreditation teams aren’t just looking for spreadsheets. They’re looking for evidence that demonstrates program impact.

The EPiC™ Key Assessment and EPiC Support Dashboard were designed to help programs do exactly that—organize candidate performance data into meaningful evidence that aligns with accreditation expectations.

Turning Everyday Assessment Data into Evidence

Educator preparation programs already collect valuable information about candidate growth: lesson plans, instructional artifacts, observation feedback, and assessment analysis.

The challenge isn’t collecting the data. It’s about structuring the data to clearly demonstrate candidate impact and program effectiveness.

EPiC helps solve this problem by pairing authentic teaching tasks with Evidence-First™ scoring markers. These markers define observable teaching behaviors and artifacts that can be scored consistently across candidates, supervisors, and programs.

Because performance expectations are clearly defined, programs can quickly connect candidate work to measurable evidence of instructional practice.

One Dashboard, Multiple Sources of Evidence

The EPiC Support Dashboard brings together several tools designed to capture and organize candidate performance evidence throughout the preparation process.

Programs can use the online dashboard to:

• Conduct candidate observations using the Evidence-First Candidate Observation Tool

• Guide candidate planning with the EPiC-aligned Lesson Plan Template

• Provide structured practice opportunities through EPiC Key Assessment Practice Modules

• Assign targeted professional learning through PD Bytes™ Support Course Modules

• Monitor performance trends through real-time candidate and provider reports

Programs can also create customized dashboard components, such as tools for evaluating professional dispositions or other program-specific measures.

Together, these tools create a comprehensive system for capturing the types of evidence accreditation reviewers expect to see.

Turning Data into an Accreditation Story

Accreditation reviewers increasingly look for evidence that programs analyze candidate performance and respond to trends.

When assessment data is scattered across disconnected systems, preparing that narrative can be time-consuming.

When data is organized within a unified platform, the story becomes much easier to tell.

With the EPiC Support Dashboard, programs can quickly identify trends, examine candidate growth across cohorts, and demonstrate how their preparation model strengthens teaching practice.

Instead of scrambling to assemble documentation, programs can present a clear, evidence-based narrative of candidate development and program effectiveness.

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Explore additional EPiC webinar topics that may interest or meet your needs related to teacher candidate preparation. Scheduled dates are now posted through June 2026.