Delaware Administrative Code
Title 14 - Education
200 - Administration and Operations
291 - Alternative Routes to Certification (ARTC) Programs
Section 291-8.0 - Program Review and Reporting
Universal Citation: 14 DE Admin Code 291-8.0
Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1, 2024
8.1 Compliance with program requirements.
8.1.1
For programs in content areas, providers shall be required to submit the CAEP
annual report to CAEP and provide the Department with timely communication and
materials regarding the formal CAEP approval and, where applicable, SPA
recognition review processes.
8.1.2
Providers shall submit data and reports annually demonstrating each program's
compliance with requirements outlined in Section
4.0, in a format determined by the
Department. These reports shall include documentation of compliance with the
following measures:
8.1.2.1 Entrance
requirements, including documentation of the admission requirements by which
members of the cohort were accepted;
8.1.2.2 Requirements for clinical
experiences, including documentation certifying placements with high quality
cooperating educators and high quality clinical supervisors;
8.1.2.3 Instruction and content
requirements;
8.1.2.4 Exit
requirements, including candidate passage rates on content exams or compliance
with 14 DE Admin. Code 1519 Multiple Measures for Demonstrating Content
Knowledge, assessment of pedagogical skills, the rate of participant exit of
the program, and documentation of participants who do not exit the
program;
8.1.2.5 Participant
evaluation requirements, including documentation of evaluation processes and
remediation policies, as defined by the program.
8.1.2.6 Notwithstanding the requirement to
submit data and reports annually in subsection 8.1.3, ARTC programs for
teachers of students with disabilities shall report on the progress of
participants, which may be modified by the Department. Reports shall be
submitted no later than January 15 and June 15 of each year.
8.1.3 Providers shall compile and
report data for each graduating cohort and for the most recent 5 years of
program cohorts on a selection of metrics by the Department. Metrics may
include:
8.1.3.1 Program completion, including
number and demographics of completers and non-completers.
8.1.3.2 Post-graduate employment in Delaware
schools by subject-area, grade-level, and local education agency (LEA)
employer, including placement in high-needs schools and subjects.
8.1.3.3 Performance including pass rates and
cut scores on performance assessments required by the program and
content-exams, average applicable State-approved educator evaluation system
ratings, including student improvement component, and measures of employer or
supervisor satisfaction with job performance.
8.1.3.4 Retention within the program and as
an educator each year.
8.1.4 The Department may conduct monitoring
or an interim review of an approved program.
8.1.5 Programs in content areas are subject
to full CAEP review at the request of the Department.
8.2 Data compilation and review.
8.2.1 The Department will review all data,
reports and outcomes provided in subsection 8.1 and create and publish program
reports for each program.
8.2.2 The
program report will include:
8.2.2.1 Relevant
metrics as provided in subsection 8.1.
8.2.2.2 Ratings based on analysis of all
required data points and information.
8.2.2.3 The process, standards, and
methodologies for each rating are determined by the Department.
8.2.3 The Department will compile
program level reports with annual data for programs for annual cohorts of 10 or
more participants. For programs with cohorts of fewer than 10 participants, the
Department will compile reports using up to the most recent 5 years of data, if
this provides a cumulative cohort of at least 10 graduates. Programs with
cohorts of fewer than 10 participants may report an overall rating but not
report any specific metrics that violate the privacy of individuals.
8.2.4 Department reports will be provided to
the program prior to being released to the public.
8.2.4.1 Programs shall have 30 calendar days
after the Department provides the report to submit a response in writing
pointing out any perceived factual errors, and to provide any documentation to
support those claims.
8.2.4.2 The
Administrator shall review a program's response and may amend the
report.
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