Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment documents a revised version
of the Missouri Standards for the Preparation of Educators (MoSPE) to include
literacy competencies.
(1)
Missouri Standards for the Preparation of Educators (MoSPE).
(A) Educator preparation programs in Missouri
shall be approved and accredited according to the Missouri Standards for the
Preparation of Educators (MoSPE) (June 2020), hereby incorporated by reference
and made a part of this rule, as published by the Department of Elementary and
Secondary Education, Educator Preparation, PO Box 480, Jefferson City, MO
65102-0480, and available at its website at
https://dese.mo.gov/educator-quality/educator-preparation/mo-standards-preparation-educators
and at
https://dese.mo.gov/governmental-affairs/dese-administrative-rules/incorporated-reference-materials.
This rule does not incorporate any subsequent amendments or
additions.
(B) Beginning September
30, 2023, educator preparation programs in Missouri shall be approved and
accredited according to the Missouri Standards for the Preparation of Educators
(MoSPE) (May 2023), hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this
rule, as published by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education,
Educator Preparation, PO Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480, and available
at its website at
https://dese.mo.gov/educator-quality/educator-preparation/mostandards-preparation-educators
and at
https://dese.mo.gov/governmental-affairs/dese-administrative-rules/incorporated-reference-materials.
This rule does not incorporate any subsequent amendments or
additions.
(2) For the
purpose of this rule, the official definition for all terms will be those
articulated in MoSPE unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(3) Initial Approval.
(A) An educator preparation program seeking
initial approval to offer either a traditional or an alternative professional
education program shall submit a written proposal to the Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education (department) addressing the elements
discussed in this section. All such programs shall be reviewed by the
department and approved by the State Board of Education (board) pursuant to
MoSPE and as outlined below. Only those programs which the department
determines to have merit and potential for providing quality preparation for
candidate certification will be considered for approval. The proposals should
include at a minimum the following elements:
1. A description of the proposed program
based upon a statement of the purpose and objectives for an area of the public
school curriculum and a statement of the nature of the proposed program that is
consistent with those objectives, the mission of the organization, and the
conceptual framework for the educator preparation programs. These statements
shall be based on analyses of current practices and trends in the identified
area of the public school curriculum;
2. A clearly detailed plan that specifies the
program's admission requirements for program candidates-
A. For traditional programs the plan must
include discussion of the program's requirements for entry-level assessments
designated by the board, with qualifying scores specified by the Educator
Preparation Program;
B. For
alternative programs the admission requirements must specify that the
individual shall have earned a bachelor's or higher degree from a regionally
accredited institution. The degree shall be in the content area of the desired
certificate of license to teach or the individual shall have achieved a passing
score on the designated exit assessment(s) in a middle or secondary content
area of the desired certificate of license to teach. The individual shall
participate in a structured interview conducted by the educator preparation
program for screening, diagnostic, and advising purposes;
3. A clearly formulated statement of the
competencies for educators in the identified area of the public school
curriculum. These competencies shall include subject knowledge and professional
skills based upon current research and practice and shall include the
competencies for educators identified in the MoSPE adopted by the
board;
4. Curriculum matrix
delineating the courses and supervised field and clinical experiences
prescribed to address competencies appropriate for candidates to meet state
certification requirements, a description of the process by which the
candidates will be prepared, and provisions for assessing candidates and
keeping records of their progress through the program;
5. Identification of the administrative structure of
the proposed program indicating where the responsibility is vested in the
educator preparation program;
6.
Clearly identified resources as stipulated by MoSPE to support the program. The
continuing availability of the resources shall be assured for the duration of
the program. Any resources not under the control of the program shall be
defined and confirmed by the controlling agency; and
7. A written plan for the continuing evaluation of the
proposed program that includes definition and specifications of the kinds of
evidence that will be gathered and reported to the organization and the
department at designated intervals. Evaluation reports shall provide
information to identify areas in the program that need to be strengthened
and/or to suggest new directions for program development.
(4) Accreditation.
(A) Upon receiving initial approval, an
educator preparation program must begin the process of seeking accreditation
through the collection and submission of data in the form of annual reports
consistent with the rules and regulations promulgated by the board.
(B) Based upon this reporting, the
commissioner shall recommend to the board that an approved educator preparation
program be accredited, provisionally accredited, or unaccredited. The
commissioner's recommendation shall not include the removal of accreditation of
programs for which the program was not afforded an opportunity for a hearing
according to the provisions of Chapter 536, RSMo.
(C) The commissioner shall review the Annual
Performance Report and may request additional information before
recommendations are made to the board.
(D) The commissioner may authorize an interim
review of an educator preparation program in accordance with the rules and
regulations promulgated by the board. As a result of the review, and upon the
recommendation of the commissioner, the board may revoke the approval and
accreditation thereby removing an educator preparation program's authorization
to recommend candidates for certification.
(E) Should the board disapprove any educator
preparation program and/or one (1) or more of their individual areas of
certification, the commissioner shall notify the program of the decision and
inform the educator preparation program with reasons for the
decision.
(F) Requisite conditions,
guidelines, procedures, and standards, as set forth in the rules and
regulations promulgated by the board, shall be followed by any educator
preparation program seeking board approval.
*Original authority: 161.092, RSMo 1963, amended 1973,
2002, 2003; 161.097, RSMo 1985; 161.099, RSMo 1993; and 168.021, RSMo 1963,
amended 1973, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2009,
2011.