Thirty-six institutions of higher education with teacher preparation programs volunteered to participate in a mini pilot, which took place between November 2016 and May 2017. Programs reported data for up to three preparation programs during the mini pilot. Throughout the collection period, PEP committee members, ISBE staff, and pilot participants met and collaborated periodically through in person meetings, email, and via webinars in order to review and discuss data elements, challenges, and possibilities in order to improve the data collection and reporting process.
