1. Office of Professional Preparation Services
MDE DARTEP Update
Intro
People
OPPS staff, including changes
OET staff
Plan for the day
OET Minutes
OPPS Update
Endorsement Phase outs/time line
Certification Structure Feedback – Watch for opportunities
Office of Professional Preparation Services

2. ESSA & Educator Evaluation
Fall 2015 – stakeholder groups
Educators would like to see a connected system where P-12 and teacher education have authentic partnerships
Certificate structure matches the needs of P-12 schools, a survey of over 4000 stakeholders from various roles within and outside education have expressed the importance that teachers are placed in the subject where they are prepared.
Our current certificate is not working, but there is not consensus on whether wider or narrower grade bands would help.

3. Program Applications, Amendments, and Closures
Reminder: applications are not being accepted until further notice
New reporting form for program amendments
New reporting form for program closures

4. Feedback, Information & Data Collection
Stakeholder meetings
Large scale survey (over 4,000 people)
Research about
teacher preparation
school structure in Michigan
certification structure across the U.S.
Stakeholder meeting to examine all of the information and produce 1 certificate model for further feedback
Fall 2015 – stakeholder groups
Educators would like to see a connected system where P-12 and teacher education have authentic partnerships
Certificate structure matches the needs of P-12 schools, a survey of over 4000 stakeholders from various roles within and outside education have expressed the importance that teachers are placed in the subject where they are prepared.
Our current certificate is not working, but there is not consensus on whether wider or narrower grade bands would help.

5. Certification Structure
Could not come to consensus – recommended additional feedback on the model.

6. Coming Soon!
Watch your for an opportunity to provide feedback on the proposed certification structure.
Anticipated send-out date: 4/27/17

7. Endorsement Phase Out (AX) Communication Arts (BC) Journalism
(CF) Sociology
(LZ) Visual Arts Ed Specialist
(OX) Fine Arts
(MD) Recreation
(MH) Dance
(GM) Marketing Education
(NR) Computer Science
(FE) Russian
(FI) Polish
(YL) Bilingual Other
We been examining endorsement areas that have under production, under utilization in the K-12 schools or we can’t keep up on updating standards.
We’ve found that these 12 areas have either or both.
For example we have very few sociology candidates and little utilization in schools. In fact some of these areas have virtually no production of candidates – polish.
Removing these as endorsement areas will mean that K-12 administrators will be able to use their discretion in assigning teachers to teach these areas.
Specifically – an administrator could place a certificated teacher who has experience in dance in the position OR they could choose to hire the local dance teacher part time. This should provide administrators with greater flexibility in assigning teachers.
What this means for your programs???

8. Total Number Issued in MOECS, F 2011-S 2015
Endorsement
Total Number Issued in MOECS, F 2011-S 2015
Number of Assignments Reported in REP,
Communication Arts 10 59
Journalism 13
214
Sociology 66
131
Visual Arts Ed. Specialist
Fine Arts 37
Recreation 2 7
Dance 28 39
Marketing Education
Computer Science 49
523
Russian, Polish
0, 0
3, 0
Bilingual - Other 1
Russian 3
Polish
Bilingual - Other 1

9. Endorsement Phase Out Timeline
Phase out effective
1/1/2018
Roster due to MDE
1/30/2018
Candidate coursework and MTTC completed
7/1/2021
MTTC test options eliminated
7/1/2021
Last date to issue these endorsements
7/1/2026
We have a phase timeline. (see slide)
Our goal is to communicate this to both K-12 and higher education through a variety of means.
If you notice, the timeline is Jan Our hope is that this coincides with rules revision and the removal of the minor program requirement.
Our expectation is that you will consult with your faculty and determine how to advise candidates about programs and complementary programs or concentrations, regardless of whether they are endorsement areas.