Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence 1 Preliminary Education Specialist and Added Authorizations November 4, 2009 Teri Clark, Terri H. Fesperman, Dave Raske and Jan Jones Wadsworth

Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence 2 Education Specialist Teaching Credential Structure (1997) Any institution, county office or school district that sponsors a Level I program must also sponsor a Level II program in the same content specialization Content SpecializationEntry Certification Advanced Certification Mild to ModerateMM L IMM L II Moderate to SevereMS L IMS L II Deaf and Hard of HearingDHH L IDHH L II Visual ImpairmentVI L IVI L II Physical ImpairmentPHI L IPHI L II Early Childhood Special Education ECSE L IECSE L II 02-Structure

Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence 3 Education Specialist Teaching Credential Structure (2009) Content SpecializationEntry Certification Advanced Certification Mild to ModeratePreliminary MM Clear Teaching Credential Moderate to SeverePreliminary MS Deaf and Hard of Hearing Preliminary DHH Visual Impairments Preliminary VI Physical Impairment Preliminary PHI Early Childhood Special Education Preliminary ECSE Communication Development Preliminary CD

Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence 4 Added Authorizations Special Education (AASE) (2009) AASECurrently Content Contained in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)MS and ECSE Emotional Disturbance (ED)MM, MS and ECSE Deaf-Blind (DB)MS, DHH, and VI Other Health Impaired (OHI)PHI Orthopedically Impaired (OI)PHI Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)PHI

Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence 5 Three Additional AA For 3 current certificate or authorizations additional regulatory language is being developed For 3 current certificate or authorizations additional regulatory language is being developed –Resource Specialist Certificate –Early Childhood Special Education Certificate –Adapted Physical Education Certificate More as the process moves forward

Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence 6 Pathways to a Preliminary Ed Sp Teaching Credential Multiple entry points to a Special Education teaching credential Multiple entry points to a Special Education teaching credential Subject Matter Requirement Subject Matter Requirement 03-SpEd Pathways

Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence 7 Education Specialist Preliminary Teaching Credentials and Approved Programs

Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence 8 Authorization to teach students with Autism Spectrum Disorders   Content included in ALL new Preliminary Ed Sp teacher preparation programs   Document will list separate authorization for ASD similar to ASD added authorization

Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence 9 Comparison of Current and Proposed Requirements for Preliminary Education Specialist Credential Current Level I Requirements (1997) Proposed Preliminary Requirements (2009) Content from the Level II programs (1997) has been moved to the Preliminary Preparation Program (2009) 04-Requirement Changes

Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence 10 Preliminary Program Standards  Common Standards w/Glossary  Preconditions  Program Design Standards  Content Area Specialization Standards  Teaching Performance Expectations (TPEs)  Added Authorizations 05-Standards

Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence 11 Structure of the Standards  All programs must address –8 Program Design Standards –8 Teaching Credential Program Standards –Appropriate Specialty Specific Standards MM, MS, VI, PHI, DHH, and ECSE

Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence 12 Program Standards Content  Reading Standard and RICA  Teaching English learners  Health  Technology  Transition and other topics

Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence 13 DatesActivity January 1, 2010 Earliest date a program sponsor may transition all currently approved special education programs to the 2009 program standards and updated authorizations First date for a new program addressing the revised standards may be offered December 31, 2010 Last date to accept a new candidate into the 1997 program September 1, 2011 Last date for a program sponsor to transition all approved programs (1997) to the 2009 program standards and updated authorizations

Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence 14 Added Authorizations in Special Education (AASE)   Six areas – – Autism Spectrum Disorders – – Deaf-Blind – – Emotional disturbance – – Orthopedically impaired – – Other health impairment – – Traumatic brain injury 02-Structure

Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence 15 AASE Programs In the approved added authorization program each candidate completes a program of coursework and supervised field study that addresses the. In the approved added authorization program each candidate completes a program of coursework and supervised field study that addresses the competencies identified in the added authorization program standards.

Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence 16 AASE Hold appropriate special education teaching prerequisite credential – –Includes current Education Specialist and previously issued special education teaching credentials – –Internship, Preliminary, Clear, Professional Clear, or Life documents

Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence 17 AASE   Authorization within grade and age levels authorized by prerequisite credential(s)   Cannot add if already authorized to provide services   Online recommendation from approved program sponsor

Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence 18 AASEs Based on Currently Approved Education Specialist Teacher Preparation Programs If a program sponsor with currently approved Education Specialist teacher preparation program(s) elects to offer one or more of the AASE programs, the institution may now begin to offer the AASE program based the corresponding preparation program

Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence 19 Transitioning Preliminary Programs or Offering AASE Programs based on a currently approved Preliminary Program

Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence 20 Plan to Transition Submit the 2-3 page “Plan to Transition” a minimum of 30 days prior to the transition date. A plan needs to be submitted for EACH transitioning program. 1. Please describe the process your program engaged in to address the modified standards. 2. Describe the changes that your program will be making to your courses and field experiences to address the modified standards. Please also provide your timeline for implementing your newly revised courses and field experiences.

Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence 21 Program Documents Program sponsors will be expected to submit their new Program Standards for all Special Education teaching and services credentials as part of the accreditation process— Program Assessment or site visit

Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence 22 Program Document Review Exception: Program sponsors whose accreditation site visit is during the / school year or was during the year Contact your accreditation consultant or Jan Jones Wadsworth re: questions

Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence 23 Submitting NEW Preliminary or AASE Programs

Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence 24 Submitting Proposals for New AASE or Preliminary Programs   Prospective program sponsors may now submit program proposals for both new Added Authorization and Preliminary programs

Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence 25 Approval Process for New Programs   Approval Process – –Reviewed by panel of experts – –When deemed to meet the standards, (Preliminary or AASE) the program is recommended to Committee on Accreditation for initial approval

Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence 26 Special Education Regulations Status   Added Authorization in Special Education – –Final July 3, 2009   Requirements, Authorization, and Transition Timelines – – Rulemaking file at OAL   Added Authorizations in Adapted Physical Education, Resource Specialist, Early Childhood Education, and Special Class Authorization – – Plan to start March 2010

Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence 27 What’s in the Proposed Regulations?  Update all teaching authorizations –New teaching authorization area of communication development  Autism spectrum disorders content included in all new programs

Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence 28 What’s in the Proposed Regulations?   Special education service credentials regulations – –Requirements and authorizations – –Clarify assessments completed by speech-language pathologist and by education specialist teachers

Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence 29 What’s in the Proposed Regulations?  Terminology - Preliminary and Clear credentials  Subject-matter competence aligned with No Child Left Behind  Transition timelines to complete current Level I and Level II programs

Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence 30 Important Dates for Candidates OR the day prior to the ‘date’ identified on the Plan to Transition, whichever is first Last date to accept a candidate into a currently approved special education Level I program OR the ‘date’ identified on the Plan to Transition plus 2 years, whichever is first Final date for a candidate to complete a currently approved special education Level I program

Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence 31 Program References   SpEd webpage: prep/special-education.html prep/special-education.html   Program Sponsor Alert 09-08: prep/PS-alerts/2009/PSA pdf prep/PS-alerts/2009/PSA pdf

Commission on Teacher Credentialing Ensuring Educator Excellence 32 Questions   Credential requirements – –Information Services   or   Assignment – –Assignment Unit     Program Sponsors – –Jan Jones Wadsworth  