Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction November 2005 Wisconsin Quality Educator Initiative Educator Preparation Program Approval and Licensing

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction November 2005 Process of Change to recruit the very best into the teaching profession to attract educators of color to keep pace with our growing diverse student population to support the development of educators from preservice to inservice to retain our best educators Why did we change how we prepare and license educators?

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction November 2005 Timeline Task force Work teams Public hearings 2000 Information sessions PI 34 Program Approval 2004 Resulting in our first Initial Educators graduating after August 31, 2004 Implementation grant work teams Process of Change PI 34 New License Stages UW Regents endorsed 2001

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction November 2005 Process of Change Shared vision of what educators should know and be able to do Improved student learning Collaboration between higher education, PK-12, and DPI Community of Learners Diversity and equity Performance-based program approval and licensure Career-long education preparation This process was built on the guiding principles of:

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction November 2005 Process of Change From inputs to outcomes… solely credit requirements… …demonstration of knowledge, skills, and dispositions

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction November 2005 The Wisconsin Educator Standards are the foundation for program approval (preservice experience) and license requirements (inservice and beyond) Process of Change KnowledgeSkillsDispositions Wisconsin Educator Standards

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction November 2005 Wisconsin Quality Educator Initiative Teacher Preparation Program Approval No longer just a school of education responsibility, but a campus-wide responsibility Allows alternative approaches to reaching licensure

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction November 2005 Continued support connecting student learning through mentoring and professional development. Process of Change

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction November 2005 Wisconsin Quality Educator Initiative Licensing Stages Initial Educator Professional Educator Master Educator

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction November 2005 Wisconsin Quality Educator Initiative License Requirements Initial Educator Successfully completed an approved program 5-year non-renewable license This initial educator is supported by a mentor and professional development team: –Higher education representative –Administrator –Peer Professional development plan

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction November 2005 Wisconsin Quality Educator Initiative License Requirements Professional Educator 5-year renewable license granted for showing growth in 2 or more WI Educator Standards Supported by a professional development team Professional development plan verification

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction November 2005 Wisconsin Quality Educator Initiative Master Educator Voluntary 10-year renewable license available by documenting mastery of the WI Educator Standards, including evidence of improved student learning OR The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction November 2005 Wisconsin Quality Educator Initiative Educator Quality and Economic Development