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Critical Accountability Factor VII: Statutory/Regulatory/Policy Requirements

Quality Indicator 7: The unit meets all statutory, regulatory and policy requirements for teacher certification.

  1. How does the college/university ensure that supporting units in arts and sciences are providing instruction for majors and minors that support state standards for student performance?


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  2. What strategies are used to ensure that the teacher education program curricula for majors and minors are aligned with the state standards/essential goals and objectives for P-12 education?


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  3. How does the unit ensure that teacher candidates have a clear understanding of the ELSMT and how they apply to their continuing development as a professional educator?


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  4. How does the unit ensure that teacher candidates meet the preparation requirements in reading instruction for elementary and secondary candidates?


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  5. How does the unit ensure that teacher candidates meet all other mandated eligibility requirements for state certification (See Michigan Specific Standards/Rules Guidelines)?


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  6. What strategies are used to ensure that the teacher candidates understand Michigan's teacher credentialing system?

 

  

Critical Accountability Factor VII:
Statutory/Regulatory/Policy Requirements

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A. How does the college/university ensure that supporting units in arts and sciences are providing instruction for majors and minors that support state standards for student performance?

  • See Form X
  • The School of Education's supporting units in arts and sciences participate in the Michigan Department of Education review of our teaching major and minor specialty areas to assure that these specialty area programs reflect state standards.
  • See PR/PE Timeline
  • MTTC Subject Area Test results and student teaching evaluations are monitored and used by the specific arts and sciences departments for specialty area program improvement.
  • The Teacher Education Advisory Council, which has representative members from each specialty-area department, monitor and advise teacher candidate performances in the specialty-areas.
  • The School of Education has a full-time Program Approval and PR/PE Coordinator who acts as a liaison center between the School of Education, the state, the arts and sciences departments, and advisory groups to assure that the teacher education program supports state standards.

B. What strategies are used to ensure that the teacher education program curricula for majors and minors are aligned with state standards/essential goals and objectives for P-12 education?

C. How does the unit ensure that teacher candidates have a clear understanding of the ELSMT and how they apply to their continuing development as a professional educator?

D. How does the unit ensure that teacher candidates meet the preparation requirements in reading instruction for elementary and secondary candidates?

The following reading instruction courses are a part of the required core of the professional pedagogy sequence (See Form XXX):

E. How does the unit ensure that teacher candidates meet all other mandated eligibility requirements for state certification (See Michigan Specific Standards/Rules/Guidelines)?

See Michigan Specific Standards/Rules/Guidelines Matrix

F. What strategies are used to ensure that the teacher candidates understand Michigan's teacher credentialing system?

  • Student Teachers review Michigan's teacher credentialing system in EDUC 499 Professional Seminar as a required co-requisite to student teaching.
  • The School of Education has a Teacher Certification Office and employs a full-time Teacher Certification Officer and Vocational Certification Officer.
  • The School of Education provides a newsletter style web page for current students and student teachers, which provides state resources for information of Michigan's credentialing system.