Program Review

The Program Review process, which occurs during Year Five of the accreditation cycle, provides the Commission and the Institutional Review Team with evidence that an institution is consistently meeting program standards. The program documents enumerated in the instructions below provide the required information for the initial review in Year Five. If the review team determines that additional narrative or documentation is needed, the institution will be able to provide it prior to the site visit.   

All institutions are required to submit responses to Program Review for each program they are approved to offer. Program Review submissions must be posted to an accreditation website. Linked drives or folders, electronic files, or webpages that only contain one large document will not be accepted. Submission must be in the form of a functional webpage.

The Program Review Submission Instructions below are for currently approved programs. If an institution is considering submitting a new program for approval, download the relevant matrix from the Required Course Matrices for Program Review below and ensure that you are following the instructions provided on the Initial Program Review (IPR) page.

Program Review Submission Instructions

• Program Review Instructions for all Preliminary and Initial Preparation Programs Updated April 2023
• Program Review Instructions for all Educator Induction (Teacher and Administrator) Programs Updated April 2023
• Program Review Instructions for Approved Specialist and Added Authorization Credentials
• Program Summary Template – Induction
• Literacy Addendum Instructions (Yellow Cohort only)

Required Course Matrices for Program Review

Note: For the Literacy Instruction Certification process: The course matrices below are not to be used for the Literacy Instruction Certification process. Please refer to PSA 24-01 or the Literacy and Reading Instruction webpage for the appropriate tables (included as Appendices C, D, E, and F).

Preliminary General Education

• Preliminary Multiple and Single Subject Updated March 2024 to incorporate Literacy TPEs

Preliminary PK-3 ECE Specialist Instruction

• PK-3 Early Childhood Education (ECE) Specialist Instruction Updated March 2024 to incorporate Literacy TPEs

Preliminary Education Specialist (2018) Standards

• Mild to Moderate Support Needs (MMSN) Updated March 2024 to incorporate Literacy TPEs
• Extensive Support Needs (ESN) Updated March 2024 to incorporate Literacy TPEs
• Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) Updated March 2024 to incorporate Literacy TPEs
• Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) Updated March 2024 to incorporate Literacy TPEs
• Visual Impairments (VI) Updated March 2024 to incorporate Literacy TPEs

Education Specialist Added Authorization Programs

• Autism Spectrum Disorders Added Authorization Standards (ASDAA)
• Deaf-Blind Added Authorization (DBAA)
• Early Childhood Special Education Added Authorization (ECSEAA)
• Emotional Disturbance Added Authorization (EDAA)
• Orthopedic Impairments Added Authorization (OIAA)
• Other Health Impairments Added Authorization (OHIAA)
• Resource Specialist Added Authorization (RSAA)
• Traumatic Brain Injury Added Authorization (TBIAA)

Other Related Services Credentials

• Clinical or Rehabilitative
  • Audiology
  • Orientation and Mobility
• Speech-Language Pathology
• Speech-Language Pathology (2025) Effective 7/1/2026
• Special Class Authorization

Designated Subjects Teaching Credentials

• Designated Subjects: Adult Education
• Designated Subjects: Career Technical Education
• Designated Subjects: Supervision and Coordination
• Designated Subjects: Driver Education and Training

Specialist Credentials and Certificates

• Adapted Physical Education Specialist
• Agriculture Specialist
• Mathematics Instructional Added Authorization and Instructional Leadership Specialist
• Reading and Literacy Credential and Added Authorization
• Bilingual Authorization 2021 Bilingual Teaching Performance Expectations
• California Teachers of English Learners (CTEL)

Services Credentials

• Preliminary Administrative Services
• Teacher Librarian Services & Special Class Authorization in Information and Digital Literacy
• School Nurse Services & Special Teaching Authorization in Health

Pupil Personnel Services

• Pupil Personnel Services – School Counseling
• Pupil Personnel Services – School Psychology
• Pupil Personnel Services – School Social Work

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