Current through September 21, 2024
(a) The PTSB
program approval process recognizes the Association for Advancing Quality in
Educator Preparation (AAQEP) and the Council for the Accreditation of Educator
Preparation (CAEP) accreditation review processes. PTSB will continue to
recognize National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
accreditation until such time as the last NCATE unit accreditation has
expired.
(b) PTSB has adopted SPA
standards in all disciplines in which SPAs are available. Disciplines that do
not have SPA standards must meet PTSB state standards, which can be found in
Section 5 of this chapter.
Program reviews submitted in disciplines that meet PTSB state standards shall
follow the same process as SPA program reviews. Timelines shall be set by PTSB
and the institution of higher education whose program is being submitted for
review. PTSB has adopted the Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support
Consortium (InTASC) Model Core Teaching Standards as developed by the Council
of Chief State School Officers and are incorporated by reference.
(c) An institution of higher education
submitting a program for approval to PTSB shall:
(i) submit individual program reviews to the
appropriate SPA if seeking national recognition. The SPA report is then
submitted to PTSB for final program approval; or
(ii) submit individual program reviews to
PTSB. The institution shall use SPA program standards, when available, in their
review process; programs that do not have a SPA will use PTSB state standards.
The PTSB Program Review templates, which are available from PTSB upon request,
shall be used for all programs submitted directly to PTSB for review and
program approval.
(d)
Micro-credential programs must be pre-approved by PTSB to determine that they
will lead to adding an endorsement in a specified area.
(i) Definitions:
(A) Micro-credential. A micro-credential
provides recognition of demonstrated competency of a defined skill or
competency;
(B) Stackable
Credential or Career Pathway. Means the sequence of credentials that build upon
an individual's qualifications and help that individual move along a career
pathway or further education;
(C)
Micro-credential Program. Means a stackable credential in related content
aligned to the Program Standards pursuant to Chapter 4, Section
4 of these rules and regulations;
(D) Issuer. The group or organization that
created the mico-credential program and validates the educator's competence in
the defined skill or set of skills;
(E) Earner. The educator completing the
micro-credentials.
(ii)
To achieve approval for a micro-credential program an issuer must submit:
(A) A description of each individual
micro-credential, including the following:
(I)
the specific skills or competencies educators must demonstrate competency
in;
(II) how the micro-credentials
align to the appropriate Program Standards pursuant to Chapter 4, Section
4 of these rules and regulations;
and
(III) how the micro-credentials
stack into a micro-credential program;
(B) A description of the program length,
including the time necessary to earn each micro-credential and the length of
time required to complete the entire micro-credential program; and
(C) A description of how the issuer will
verify and validate that specific skills and competencies have been achieved by
the micro-credential earner.
(e) The PTSB has final approval of all
programs submitted to PTSB including programs submitted to SPAs for program
reviews.
