Initial Program Preconditions
Adopted December 2020
The following two preconditions apply to institutions that fall into one of the two following categories:
- Commission-approved institutions submitting an educator preparation program proposal through Initial Program Review or
- Institutions in Stage III of the Initial Institutional Approval process
(1) Demonstration of Need
To be granted initial program accreditation by the Committee on Accreditation, the program sponsor must demonstrate the need for the type of program in the service area in which it will operate or a need for educators prepared through the specific program delivery model. Proposals must include data on the number of individuals currently serving on less than full credentials, where available, in the service area of the proposed program, projected need based on a needs analysis, and affirmations from employers with their anticipated hiring need for individuals with the planned credential.
(2) Collaboration in Program Design and Implementation
To be granted initial program accreditation by the Committee on Accreditation, the program sponsor must demonstrate evidence of collaboration between institutions of higher education, employers of credentialed educators, and TK-12 practitioners in the design of the program. This evidence must include verification that the partners will share authority and responsibility for the implementation and continuous improvement of the proposed educator preparation program as negotiated in the partnership agreement.
Preparation Programs
- Administrative Services and APA
- Career Technical Education (CTE)
- Early Childhood Education
- English Learner Authorization
- Intern Pathway: Multiple/Single Subject, Education Specialist, and PK-3 ECE Specialist Instruction
- Literacy and Reading Instruction
- PK-3 ECE Specialist Instruction Credential
- Preliminary Multiple Subject and Single Subject
- Pupil Personnel Services
- Special Education
- Subject Matter Requirements
- Teacher Induction
- Teacher Librarian
- Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA)
Accreditation
- Accreditation Schedule and Activities
- Accreditation Site Visit Reports
- Accreditation Technical Assistance
- Adding a New Single Subject Content Area
- Annual Data Submission
- Common Standards Review
- Forms
- How to Become an Approved Program Sponsor
- Preconditions and Standards
- Preparing for Accreditation Site Visits
- Program Completion Surveys
- Program Review
- Program Sponsor Fees
- Propose a New Program (Initial Program Review)
- Subject Matter Preparation & Program Approval Process