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EPP Approval Process

Traditional Educator Preparation Program Approval Procedures

New PPI Readiness Process

  • Designed to determine if the institution has the capability to design, submit, and implement an education preparation program.
  • By Arizona Revised Statute, the Department prescribes the forms used to facilitate the application process.
  • Basic information regarding the fiscal, physical, and programmatic capabilities of the institution is submitted to the department.
  • The Department reviews the submission and notifies the institution’s readiness to submit a program for review.

Submission process

  • The Department provides form and the platform for submitting the program for review.
  • The institution populates the forms with information related to the program:
  • Criteria for student entry into the program
  • Courses and seminars for the program
  • Field and Capstone experiences
  • SEI endorsement requirements
  • Evidence of data literacy instruction
  • Evidence of technology integration instruction
  • Description of the assessment of student progress toward competencies
  • Description of the plan to evaluate the program

Review process

  • The Department may conduct an onsite visit.
  • The program is reviewed by a “Review Team”, as defined in R7-2-604.
  • The Department will, within 90 days of submission of the program, provide a report of the Department’s findings.
  • Deficiencies, if present, will be addressed by the institution within 30 days.
  • The Department will recommend to the Board that the educator preparation program be approved or denied, based on the review summary.
  • If approved by the Board, the approval will not exceed six years.

Implementation phase

  • Within 45 days of program completion, approved programs will provide an Institutional Recommendation to program completers.
  • During the six-year period, the institution will:
    • comply with reporting requirements and
    • complete a biennial report detailing substantive program changes. 

 

Alternative Educator Preparation Program Approval Procedures- State Board Rule R7-2-604.03

Submission process

  • By Arizona Revised Statute, the Department prescribes the forms used to facilitate the application process.
  • Program competencies are submitted to the Department via the application.
  • The program is reviewed by a “Review Team”, as defined in R7-2-604.
  • The Department will recommend to the Board that the educator preparation program be approved or denied, based on the review summary.
  • If approved by the Board, the approval will not exceed six years.

Implementation process

  • Within 45 days of program completion, approved programs will provide an Institutional Recommendation to program completers.
  • During the six-year period, the institution will:
    • comply with reporting requirements and
    • complete a biennial report detailing substantive program changes.

 

Classroom-Based Educator Preparation Program Approval Procedures- State Board Rule R7-2-604.05

Submission process

  • By Arizona Revised Statute, the Department prescribes the forms used to facilitate the application process.
  • Program competencies are submitted to the Department via the application.
  • The application shall include the following:
  1. The name of the program;

  2. The areas of certification for which the applicant will offer the program;

  3. Verification that individuals to be enrolled in the program will have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution;

  4. Verification that individuals to be enrolled in the program will have a valid fingerprint card issued by the Arizona Department of Public Safety;

  5. Individuals enrolled in the program possess:

1. The name of the program;

2. The areas of certification for which the applicant will offer the program;

3. Verification that individuals to be enrolled in the program will have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution;

4. Verification that individuals to be enrolled in the program will have a valid fingerprint card issued by the Arizona Department of Public Safety;

5. Individuals enrolled in the program possess:

      •  a. An emergency teaching certificate; or
      • b. An alternative teaching certificate.
      • c. Individuals enrolled at a charter school classroombased alternative preparation program are not required to possess a certificate.

6. Data supporting the efficacy of its teacher preparation program, which may include stakeholder surveys, completer data and student achievement data. The school district or charter school may contract with a third party provider to provide the classroom-based alternative preparation program and may use that program’s efficacy data to meet this requirement.

    • The program is reviewed by a “Review Team”
    • A review team shall review the application and make a recommendation to the Board as prescribed in R7-2-604.03(B) through (E) a R7-2-604.03(B) through (E)
    • The Department will recommend to the Board that the educator preparation program be approved or denied, based on the review summary.
    • If approved by the Board, the approval will not exceed six years.

Implementation process

    • Within 45 days of program completion, approved programs will provide an Institutional Recommendation to program completers.
    • During the six-year period, the institution will:
      • comply with reporting requirements and complete a biennial report detailing substantive program changes as prescribed in R7- 2-604.03(H)

 

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