Program Convener Council October 7, 2009

Indiana Department of Education Summary of Proposed Rule Revisions for Educator Preparation and Accountability (REPA)

Goals Increase teachers’ content knowledge and instructional skill Increase student achievement to meet state goals Increase administrators’ flexibility to make innovative changes to improve student achievement Clean up bureaucratic red tape that slows down teacher & administrator efforts to relicense & improve instructional quality Update regulations and remove redundancies & outdated provisions

Proposed Changes Content-Knowledge Requirements Testing for Every Teacher Better Novice-Teacher Programs Streamlined License Renewal for current Teachers Smoother Transitions and Additions Flexibility for Better Teacher Placement Adding Content Areas to License Freedom to Hire Administrators who Best Meet the Needs of a District or Building More Effective License Suspension & Revocation

Effects on Current License Holders Proposed Rules Implemented July 1, 2010 Conversion to New Rules upon Renewal (except for Life licenses issued under prior licensing rules) Grandfather current students graduating prior to 2012

IACTE Summary/Highlights ndHighlights.pdf

IACTE Talking Points Supports many of the proposed changes Steps backwards in assuring high quality teachers; lower standards & reduce rigor and accountability Does not prepare educators for diverse populations nor prepare students with 21 st century skills Alternative routes and all programs must be held to the same high standards & accreditation expectations

Public Hearings October 27 th Rochester High School October 29 th Scottsburg Middle School November 2 nd Indiana State Library, Indianapolis

Public Hearing From Wednesday, September 30, 2009, until Friday, October 30, The latest version of the proposed rules also are at the above location.

IACTE Petition Send an to Responses must be sent no later than Monday, October 26, 2009 See message for additional details.

Purdue Survey bBCn5GLEo&SVID=Prod Please complete the survey by Wednesday, October 14, All comments are confidential. Thank you!

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