Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

November 2005

Wisconsin Quality Educator Initiative

Educator Preparation Program Approval and Licensing

Wisconsin Quality Educator Initiative

Educator Preparation Program Approval and Licensing

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Process of ChangeProcess of Change

to recruit the very best into the teaching profession

to attract educators of color to keep pace with our growing diverse student population

to support the development of educators from preservice to inservice

to retain our best educators

Why did we change how we prepare and license educators?

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Timeline

93-94

Task force

Work teams

Public hearings

2000

Information sessions

PI 34 Program Approval

2004

Resulting in our first Initial Educators graduating afterAugust 31, 2004

Implementationgrant work teams

Process of ChangeProcess of ChangePI 34 New

License Stages

UW Regents endorsed

2001

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Shared vision of what educators should know and be able to do

Improved student learning

Collaboration between higher education, PK-12, and DPI

Community of Learners

Diversity and equity

Performance-based program approval and licensure

Career-long education preparation

This process was built on the guiding principles of:

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Process of ChangeProcess of Change

From inputs to outcomes…

solely credit requirements…

…demonstration of knowledge, skills, and dispositions

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The Wisconsin Educator Standardsare the foundation for

program approval (preservice experience)and license requirements (inservice and beyond)

Process of ChangeProcess of Change

Knowledge Skills Dispositions

Wisconsin Educator Standards

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Teacher Preparation Program Approval

No longer just a school of education responsibility, but a campus-wide responsibility

Allows alternative approaches to reaching licensure

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Continued support connecting student

learning through mentoring and

professional development.

Process of ChangeProcess of Change

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Licensing Stages

Initial Educator

Professional Educator

Master Educator

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License Requirements

Initial Educator

Successfully completed an approved program

5-year non-renewable license

This initial educator is supported by a mentor and professional development team:

– Higher education representative

– Administrator– Peer

Professional development plan

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License Requirements

Professional Educator

5-year renewable license granted for showing growth in 2 or more WI Educator Standards

Supported by a professional development team

Professional development plan verification

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Master Educator

Voluntary 10-year renewable license available by documenting mastery of the WI Educator Standards, including evidence of improved student learning OR

The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification

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Educator Quality and Economic Development