(1) The
Missouri Advisory Board for Educator Preparation (MABEP) shall be comprised of
fourteen (14) members, who shall be appointed as follows: five (5) members to
be appointed by the State Board of Education (board) upon the recommendation of
the commissioner of elementary and secondary education, two (2) members
selected by the commissioner of elementary and secondary education, five (5)
members to be selected by the Coordinating Board of Higher Education
(coordinating board) upon the recommendation of the commissioner of higher
education, and two (2) members to be selected by the commissioner of higher
education. The commissioners of elementary and secondary education and higher
education shall serve as ex officio members and thus shall not vote on matters
before MABEP.
(A) The composition of MABEP
shall consist of the following:
1. One (1)
practicing certificated public school teacher who has served as a cooperating
teacher, selected by the board upon the recommendation of the commissioner of
elementary and secondary education;
2. One (1) practicing certificated public
school administrator with direct responsibility for the evaluation of
educators, selected by the board upon the recommendation of the commissioner of
elementary and secondary education;
3. One (1) practicing human resource director
for a public school district with direct responsibility for hiring, selected by
the board upon the recommendation of the commissioner of elementary and
secondary education;
4. One (1)
practicing certificated public school teacher who has served as a teacher
mentor, selected by the board upon the recommendation of the commissioner of
elementary and secondary education;
5. One (1) practicing certificated
superintendent of a public school, selected by the board upon the
recommendation of the commissioner of elementary and secondary education;
6. One (1) representative of the
public, to be appointed by the commissioner of elementary and secondary
education. This representative shall not currently be a member of a local
school board of education or educator preparation governing board, nor ever
have been employed as a public school educator, or in a professional position
at any post-secondary education program;
7. One (1) employee of the Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education (department) whose responsibilities include
educator preparation and/or certification, selected by the commissioner of
elementary and secondary education;
8. One (1) faculty member within an approved
educator preparation program, selected by the coordinating board upon the
recommendation of the commissioner of higher education;
9. One (1) dean or director of a college or
program of educator preparation for a public four- (4-) year university,
selected by the coordinating board upon the recommendation of the commissioner
of higher education;
10. One (1)
director of an educator preparation program of a public community college,
selected by the coordinating board upon the recommendation of the commissioner
of higher education;
11. One (1)
dean of a college of education or director of an educator preparation program
of an independent college or university, selected by the coordinating board
upon the recommendation of the commissioner of higher education;
12. One (1) representative at-large from
higher education, selected by the coordinating board of higher education upon
the recommendation of the commissioner of higher education;
13. One (1) student enrolled in an approved
program of educator preparation of public or independent university, selected
by the commissioner of higher education; and
14. One (1) employee of the Department of
Higher Education with responsibility for the approval of degree programs,
selected by the commissioner of higher education.
(B) The duties and responsibilities of the
MABEP shall include, but not be limited to the following:
1. Meet with the commissioners of elementary
and secondary education and higher education to discuss policy issues and
proposed changes to standards and practices related to educator preparation
programs;
2. Make recommendations
to the commissioners of elementary and secondary education and higher education
regarding the criteria and procedures for evaluation and approval of educator
degree programs and educator preparation programs within the state;
3. Facilitate communication by inviting
subject matter and educator preparation experts and constituencies with an
interest in developing highly-effective educators to meet with the MABEP for
the purpose of identifying, reviewing, and promoting best practices and
standards in educator preparation and professional development;
4. Present annually to the board and
coordinating board to discuss matters of mutual interest in the area of
educator preparation as presented by the rotating chairs of MABEP; and
5. Maintain a record of
deliberations for the purpose of keeping constituent groups with an interest in
the maintenance of quality education preparation programs informed of issues
and recommendations.
(C) MABEP shall meet at least two (2) times
annually, but may meet more frequently if requested by either board, the
commissioner of elementary and secondary education, or the commissioner of
higher education. MABEP shall be chaired by the commissioner of elementary and
secondary education (or designee) and the commissioner of higher education (or
designee) on alternating years.
