Educator Preparation Updates to ECSU's U-STEP Council on university-school partnerships and licensure changes.

1. Educator Preparation Updates
April 15, 2014
Presented by: Dr. Rachel A. McBroom,
Director, Educator Preparation
NCDPI
http://ihe.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/

2. Agenda
1. University-School Partnerships
2. Licensure Testing Changes
– Praxis I/Core Academic Skills for
Educators
– Praxis II & Foundations of Reading &
General Curriculum for NC
3. Licensure Renewal Changes

3. UNIVERSITY-SCHOOL
PARTNERSHIPS

4. University-School Partnerships
PK-12
Education
College/
University
Educator
Preparation
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5. Strengths of NC’s Educator
Preparation Programs
• Alignment between pre-service and in-
service professional standards and
evaluation rubrics
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6. Strengths of NC’s Educator
Preparation Programs
• In 2008, NC SBE remodeling (revisioning)
efforts lead the state away from an input
model to output based model of assessing
ed prep programs.
• Electronic evidences require authentic
assessments of candidates.
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7. Strengths of NC’s Educator
Preparation Programs
• NC is one of a few states in the nation
linking K-12 student achievement/growth
data to beginning educator’s preparation
programs.
• UNC General Administration’s Teacher Portal
Analysis
• NCDPI's Educator Preparation Report Cards
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8. If presented with a low cost opportunity to
replicate the efforts of your district’s/school’s
most effective teachers/administrators,
would you do it?
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9. University-School Partnerships
PK-12
Education
College/
University
Educator
Preparation
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10. LICENSURE TESTING
CHANGES

11. PRAXIS I
TEACHER EDUCATION
PROGRAM ADMISSION

12. Praxis I
• June 2013 - SBE adopted Praxis Core Academic
Skills for Educators to replace Praxis I PPST for
teacher education admission.
• 2013-14 - Transition Year
IHEs can accept either
• Praxis I PPST or
• Praxis Core

13. Praxis I/Praxis Core
Passing Scores

14. SAT & ACT Exemptions
SAT
• 1100 (combined Math &
Verbal) is exempt from all
Praxis I/Core
requirements
• 550 on Math is exempt
from Praxis I/Core Math
• 550 on Verbal is exempt
from Praxis I/Core
Reading and Writing
ACT
• 24 (composite score) is
exempt from all Praxis
I/Core requirements
• 24 on the Math is exempt
from Praxis I/Core Math
• 24 on English is exempt
from Praxis I/Core
Reading and Writing

15. PRAXIS II
LICENSURE EXAMS

16. Licensure Exam Requirements
• Effective July 1, 2014, all IHE program completers
(in-state and out-of-state) recommended for the
initial license must take the SBE approved
licensure exam for the recommended teaching
area.
• Individuals recommended for multiple initial license
areas on Form V must test in each licensure area.
• Applicant may test in one area, apply, receive the
tested license area, and then add other areas later by
24 semester hour policy.
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17. Licensure Exam Requirements
• Passing the licensure exam is required to convert
from Standard Professional I to Standard
Professional II license.
• NCGS 115C-296 allows the initial license applicant to
be licensed in middle, secondary, and K-12 areas
without passing the test prior to the IHE licensure
recommendation
• Failing scores should be sent in with the Form V to show
the test has been attempted.
• This does not apply to licensure in Elementary
and Special Education.
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18. FOUNDATIONS OF READING
AND GENERAL CURRICULUM
FOR NC LICENSURE EXAMS

19. Foundations of Reading & General
Curriculum for NC Exams
• Effective October 1, 2014,
– IHE Program/Licensure Completers must pass the
exams to be recommended for Elementary (K-6) &/or
Special Education: General Curriculum (K-12)
licenses.
– Out of state teachers must also pass the exam if
applying for a NC license in those areas.
• < 3 years experience must pass before being licensed.
• > 3 years experience will have 1 year to teach while meeting
the testing requirement.

20. Foundations of Reading & General
Curriculum for NC Exams
Elementary Education •Reading Foundations for NC
•General Curriculum for NC
(Math and Multi-Subjects subtests)
Special Education:
General Curriculum
•Reading Foundations for NC
•General Curriculum for NC
(Math and Multi-Subjects subtests)
•PRAXIS 0543 Special Education

21. Rationale for Changing Licensure
Exams
• Importance of ensuring strong foundational skills
in math and reading in grades K-5.
• Rigorous teacher preparation needed to support
statewide initiatives to improve K-5 student
achievement.

22. SBE Response
• Why look to Massachusetts?
– a strong record of K-6 student achievement and
continuous improvement.
– MA Department of Education identified MTEL licensure
exams as the essential element for improving student
achievement
• Pearson Evaluation Systems will administer the
modified versions of MTEL, now referred to as
Foundations of Reading for NC and General
Curriculum for NC
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23. Foundations of Reading & General
Curriculum for NC Exams
• Study materials and registration available at
http://www.nc.nesinc.com/
• Standard setting to occur June 2014

24. Standard Setting Process Update
Actions Proposed Date
Recruitment of potential panel
members
March 2014
Selection & notification of panel
members
May – early June 2014
Standard Setting Conference June 24-25, 2014 (Raleigh, NC)
Present recommended passing
scores to SBE
August 2014

25. LICENSURE RENEWAL
CHANGES

26. Licensure Renewal
License Expiration Renewal Requirement
In 5th Year of Cycle -
License Expires June 30,
2014
7.5 CEUs – Current Requirements
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/licensure/update
In 4th Year of Cycle - License
Expires June 30, 2015
7.5 CEUs – Current Requirements
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/licensure/update
Everyone Else’s License
Expiring June 30, 2016 or
Later
K-8 Licensure Area – 8 CEUs
3 Content
3 Literacy
2 General
All Other Educators – 8 CEUs
3 Content
5 General
Everyone Else Renewal Date
of June 30, 2017 or Later
Will include Digital Teaching & Learning
Requirements
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27. Questions

28. Contact Info
Rachel McBroom, Ph.D.
Director, Educator Preparation
rachel.mcbroom@dpi.nc.gov