The EPiC™ Advantage: Why EPPs Trust EPiC to Strengthen Candidate Readiness and Accreditation Confidence

Accreditation reporting doesn’t have to feel like a maze of spreadsheets, rubrics, and narrative justifications. For today’s Educator Preparation Programs (EPPs), both traditional and alternative, the challenge isn’t collecting data. It’s using that data meaningfully to demonstrate program impact, meet accreditation expectations, and strengthen candidate outcomes.

The EPiC™ Key Assessment and EPiC™ Support Dashboard give programs a research-validated, accreditation-aligned, and low-disruption way to measure teaching readiness across all preparation pathways. Programs collect clear, reliable evidence of candidate performance while continuing to use their existing systems and structures.

A Unified, Standard-Aligned Evidence System

The EPiC Key Assessment is anchored in the InTASC Model Core Teaching Standards, creating a common evidence framework that aligns naturally with the expectations of CAEP, AAQEP, NASDTEC, NCATE, GaPSC, and AACTE. The rubrics are built to gather observable, verifiable evidence through Evidence-First™ Scoring and to provide multiple measures across planning, instruction, assessment, and reflection. This design provides evidence supporting both candidate readiness and program quality.

For accreditation teams, this unified structure reduces the time spent searching for evidence and increases the time available to interpret results that clearly demonstrate impact.

Dynamic, Ready-to-Use Accreditation Reporting

The EPiC Support Dashboard converts raw assessment data into visual, actionable evidence that programs can use immediately in accreditation reports and continuous improvement plans.

Programs can generate cohort summaries, track performance trends across semesters, and access rubric-specific analytics that highlight strengths and areas for growth. All reports are downloadable and ready to be inserted directly into CAEP, AAQEP, or NASDTEC documentation. Instead of piecing together multiple spreadsheets, programs work with clean, consistent, evidence-based data that meets expectations for reliability and validity.

From Data Collection to Data-Informed Action

While EPiC simplifies reporting, its greatest value lies in elevating everyday practice. Programs can use the EPiC Support Dashboard insights to clarify performance expectations, strengthen faculty collaboration, and document how data informs curriculum adjustments. The system supports innovation without requiring programs to overhaul their current structures.

Integrated tools such as EPiC Practice Modules, the Evidence-First Candidate Observation platform, and the EPiC Lesson Plan Reviewer help programs connect performance data to targeted professional learning and instructional improvements. This creates a seamless pathway from evidence to action.

From Compliance to Confidence

EPiC turns accreditation into an opportunity to highlight program quality and a commitment to continual growth. Programs move through accreditation cycles with clarity because their evidence is grounded in standards, collected through multiple measures, and easy to communicate. Faculty and leadership gain a consistent view of candidate readiness and overall program impact.

With EPiC, programs can move confidently through accreditation cycles knowing their evidence is:

✅ Standard-aligned

✅ Validated through multiple measures

✅ Easily reportable

✅ Directly tied to continuous improvement

At just $99 per candidate, EPiC turns accreditation reporting into a process that is not only efficient but empowering.

See EPiC in Action

Join us for a free, informal 30-minute discovery session on the Evaluating Pedagogy in the Classroom (EPiC) Assessment. Meet with members of the EPiC development team to explore using Evidence-First scoring to reliably measure key pedagogical indicators in teacher preparation candidates.

Register here to reserve your seat.