Texas Administrative Code
Title 19 - EDUCATION
Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION
Chapter 228 - REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS
Subchapter C - ADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNANCE OF EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS
Section 228.25 - Governance of Educator Preparation Programs

(a) The preparation of educators shall be a collaborative effort among public schools accredited by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and/or TEA-recognized private schools; regional education service centers; institutions of higher education; and/or business and community interests; and shall be delivered in cooperation with public schools accredited by the TEA and/or TEA-recognized private schools.

(b) An advisory committee with members representing at least three out of the five groups identified as collaborators in subsection (a) of this section shall assist in the design, delivery, evaluation, and major policy decisions of the educator preparation program (EPP) and shall meet a minimum of once during each academic year. The approved EPP shall inform each member of the advisory committee of the roles and responsibilities of the advisory committee.

(c) The governing body and chief operating officer of an EPP shall provide sufficient support to enable the EPP to meet all standards set by the SBEC and shall be accountable for the quality of the EPP and the candidates whom the EPP recommends for certification.

(d) For an EPP that the State Board for Educator Certification has approved to offer a residency program under §228.65 of this title (relating to Residency), the EPP must meet at least quarterly with district and campus administrators of the school district with which the EPP has partnered, including the campus supervisors of all the EPP's current residency candidates, to review data, including performance data, for the EPP's current residency candidates and to make programmatic decisions or changes to implement continuous improvement of the EPP's residency program.

(e) For the purposes of EPP improvement, an EPP shall continuously evaluate the design and delivery of the EPP components based on performance data, scientifically based research practices, and the results of internal and external feedback and assessments.