2013 Certification Drive-in Conference
Welcome to Georgia: Navigating the Approval Process and
Supporting Georgia Educators
Dr. Hilda R. Tompkins
Dr. Bobbi Ford
November 12, 2013
Agenda
• Who we are and what we do
• What’s on our website and where to find it
•
Overview of PRS
•
Overview of PAAR
•
GaPSC Updates:
• Pre Service Certificate
• edTPA
• Certificate Upgrade
Q&A throughout
Georgia
Professional Standards
Commission
(GaPSC)
Mission Statement
The mission of the GaPSC is to
build the best prepared, most
qualified, and most ethical
education workforce in the nation.
GaPSC Divisions
• Educator
Certification/Preparation
• Educator Ethics
• Technology
GaPSC Divisions
Educator Preparation
• Program Approval
• Educator Assessment
• Teacher Quality
• Non-traditional Preparation
Programs
• Recruitment
Whom do we serve?
• Professional Standards Commission
• Institutions of Higher Education (IHE)
• Regional Educational Service
Agencies (RESA)
• Local Education Agencies (LEA)
The Approval
Review System
Peer Review System
Board of Examiners’ Review
(peer review of professional education units and preparation programs)
Evaluation Review Panel
(peer approval recommendation to the Ed Prep Standing Committee)
Educator Preparation Standing Committee
(final approval recommendation)
Professional Standards Commission
(final approval decision)
Georgia 2008 Standards
1. Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Dispositions
2. Assessment System and Unit Evaluation
3. Field Experiences and Clinical Practice
4. Diversity
5. Faculty Qualifications, Performance, and
Development
6. Unit Governance and Resources
7. Special Georgia Requirements
8. Alignment with Program Content Standards
New CAEP Standards
• Standard 1: Content and Pedagogical
Knowledge
• Standard 2: Clinical Partnerships and
Practice
• Standard 3: Candidate Quality,
Recruitment, and Selectivity
• Standard 4: Program Impact
• Standard 5: Provider Quality Assurance
and Continuous Improvement
New CAEP Standards
• CAEP Standards were formally
adopted/adapted by GaPSC in Fall, 2013.
• New Standards will become effective as
follows:
– For unit reviews conducted Fall 2015
and after
– For program reviews conducted Fall
2015 and after
Review Types
• Developmental Review
• Initial Performance Review
• Continuing Review
• Focused Review
• Probationary Review
Developmental Review
• A review of either a new professional
education unit and/or new preparation
program(s) for an approved professional
education unit
• Standards are determined to be Met or
Not Met
Developmental Review
Decision Options:
• Approval
• Provisional Approval
• Denial of Approval
Initial Performance Review
• A review of either a developmentally approved
professional education unit and/or preparation
program(s) to determine if performance data
indicate standards are being met
• Standards are determined to be Met or Not Met
• Typically occurs 3 years after the
Developmental Review
Continuing Review
• A review of a previously approved
professional education unit and/or
preparation program(s)
• Standards are determined to be Met or
Not Met
• Professional education unit Continuing
Review typically occurs 7 years after the
Developmental Review of previous
Continuing Review
Initial & Continuing Review
Decision Options:
• Approval
• Approval with Conditions
• Approval with Probation
Focused Review
• Addresses only unmet standards
• Optional after Provisional
Approval decision
(Developmental Review)
• Optional after Approval with
Conditions decision (Initial
Performance Review or
Continuing Review)
Probationary Review
• Conducted after a GaPSC decision of
Approval with Probation
• One or more not met standards and has
pervasive problems
• Mirrors the Developmental Review
process
• An additional approval action is that
approval may be revoked
HEOA: Low-Performing
• Applicable to all providers of programs leading to
certification
• Determinations made annually
• Determinations based on more than three years’
of data for units with fewer than 10 candidates for
three or more years
• Includes only GACE Content Assessment pass
rates from GACE Annual Summary Report
HEOA: Low-Performing
Defined as meeting all of the following conditions:
a. Three years of unit level aggregated GACE Content
Assessment pass rates are not at or above 80%;
b. PAAR and/or Title II reports were not submitted, verified,
and finalized by the published PSC deadlines for one or
more of the previous three years; and
c. A significant discrepancy exists between the number of
program completers and the number of completers who
attempt and do not pass the GACE Content Assessment in
their field of preparation.
HEOA: At Risk Status
At Risk of Low Performing Status is defined
as meeting one or more of the criteria
described in items a, b, and c in the previous
slide in one reporting year.
Questions?
Role of the
Education
Specialist
Working Collaboratively
• First Point of Contact
• Identified Contact Person
• Messenger
• Facilitator
• Trainer
Role of the Education Specialist
What is our role with an approval review?
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Primary resource for the EPP
Coordinates BOE Team
Program Reporting System (PRS) and PAAR
Conduct technical visits with EPPs
Preserve adherence to GaPSC Protocol
Answer questions regarding GAPSC policy and
procedures
• Maintain BOE focus on GA 2008 Standards
• Troubleshoots
Timeline for Developmental Group
Program Approval Reviews
Step 1
Submit ISA Form No
Later Than…
Step 2
Finalize PRS and
Electronic Evidence
Step 3
*Group BOE Review
Step 4
BOE Reports
Completed and Sent to
EPP
Step 5
‡GaPSC Approval
Decision
April 30
August 31
November
4 weeks after review
January-February
August 31
December 31
April
4 weeks after review
June-July
What’s on Our
Website and Where
to Find it
Questions?
PRS
&
PAAR
Program Reporting System (PRS) and
Preparation Approval Annual Report (PAAR)
PRS and PAAR are accessed through the GaPSC’s
secure web portal http://www.gapsc.org . Every
"author" who will be contributing report materials or
operating the program must have a unique login ID.
To obtain one or more login IDs, request them from
your GaPSC Education Specialist by sending a list
containing the following information for each
individual:
•First and last name
•E-mail address
•User privilege level (read-only or edit)
Program Reporting System (PRS)
The Program Reporting System (PRS)
collects information describing educator
preparation programs for which you are
requesting approval and submits that
information to the Georgia Professional
Standards Commission (GaPSC).
Program Reporting System (PRS)
PRS stores contextual information about each type
of preparation program as well as performance data
that define how well the program meets the GaPSC
Georgia 2008 standards for educator preparation.
The information provided will be used for the
approval review process.
http://www.gapsc.com/EducatorPreparation/Resources/Downloads/IHE/Program%20Reporti
ng%20System%20(PRS)%20Manual.pdf
Preparation Approval Annual Report
(PAAR)
The Preparation Approval Annual Report
(PAAR) collects information describing the
Educator Preparation Provider and educator
preparation programs, and submits that
information to the Georgia Professional
Standards Commission (GaPSC).
Preparation Approval Annual Report
(PAAR)
PAAR collects and stores descriptive
information about the Educator Preparation
Provider and also about each preparation
program. The information provided will be
aggregated over multiple collection years
and will contribute to the base of knowledge
supporting the approval review process.
http://www.gapsc.com/EducatorPreparation/Resources/Downloads/IHE/PAAR_Operation_
Manual_2013_IHE.pdf
Questions?
Pre-Service
Certificate
Tiered Certification – Pre-Service
Certificate
Four tiered certification system:
Pre-Service
Induction (first three years of teaching practice)
Professional
Advanced Professional and Lead Professional
Tiered Certification – Pre-Service
Certificate
The Pre-Service certificate is part of Georgia’s tiered teacher certification
system and provides a statewide structure to organize procedures related
to pre-service teachers once admitted to preparation programs. Such
procedures are designed to:
•
(a)
Assure the safety of school children;
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(b)
Provide opportunities for pre-service teachers to practice/demonstrate
knowledge and skills;
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(c)
Standardize the criminal background check process across the state for
pre-service teachers eliminating those who are not eligible or suited to the profession;
•
(d)
Assist pre-service educators in understanding the Georgia Code of
Ethics for Educators and holding them accountable under the Code; and
•
(e)
Require attainment of the Pre-Service certificate for anyone participating
in field experiences and student teaching in Georgia schools (to include candidates in
Georgia and from out-of-state programs).
Tiered Certification – Pre-Service
Certificate
Requirements:
•
(a)
Have the program provider request the Pre-Service
certificate for candidates enrolled in Georgia EPPs (Education Program
Provider), or enrolled in out-of-state EPPs, if participating in field and
clinical experiences in Georgia schools by following the established
procedures;
•
(b)
Be admitted to an education program leading to Induction
certification;
•
(c)
Have a successful federal background
check/fingerprinting ; and
•
(d)
Have a passing score on a GaPSC standards-based
assessment of knowledge of the GA Code of Ethics for Educators.
Tiered Certification – Pre-Service
Certificate
The Pre-Service certificate is valid for five years, with the following
exceptions:
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Expires upon program completion and recommendation;
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Invalidated if a student drops out or is removed from a program;
and
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May be extended upon the request of the EPP.
The Pre-Service certificate is non-transferable; it cannot be transferred
from one provider to another.
Questions?
edTPA
edTPA
• The edTPA is a subject-specific performance assessment
administered during a candidate’s student teaching.
• It has been designed to be predictive of effective teaching
and student learning and requires the candidate to
integrate the three critical teaching tasks of planning,
instruction, and assessment to impact student learning.
• The assessment, developed by Stanford University, has
been field tested in over 25 states, including 8 IHEs in
Georgia. This spring a large number of our private and
public IHEs are piloting it with some of their programs.
Benefits
•Increase number of effective teachers
•Educative to inform program
improvement
•Critical component in programs
•Collaboration: IHE/LEA
•Informing induction programs
•Program Accountability
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Projected Timeline
•Spring 2013-Fall 2013 Finalize policy incorporating edTPA
•2012-13 Introductory/Exploratory year for providers
•2013-14 Exploratory/Scaling Up year for providers
•2014-15 Partial Implementation (each provider implements
edTPA with a subset/all of programs, but not consequential
yet)
•2015-16 Full Implementation (each provider implements
edTPA for all programs, consequential)
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Questions?
Certification
Upgrade
Rule 505-2-.41
What are the options for
Certificate Upgrade?
• Op
In State
Infield: Candidate’s field of
New Field: New certification area in a
certification (education or content) GaPSC approved certification field
Completion of program at a GaPSC approved
education unit OR at a university with a
Carnegie Classification of RU/VH Activity or
RU/H Activity
add the field to certificate.
Completion of a program at an institution
accredited by NCATE/TEAC/ CAEP
Out of State
Completion of a GaPSC approved program that
leads to initial certification at a GaPSC approved
education unit AND pass the Georgia state
approved content assessment AND complete
Georgia requirements AND
OR at a university with a
Carnegie Classification of RU/VH Activity or
RU/H Activity
Completion of a state approved education
program that leads to initial certification at a
university either accredited by NCATE/ TEAC /
CAEP OR with a Carnegie Classification of RU/VH
Activity or RU/H Activity
AND pass the Georgia state approved content
assessment AND complete Georgia requirements
AND add the field to certificate.
Certification
Upgrade Advisor
http://www.gapsc.com/Commission/Policies_guidelin
es/UpgradeUtility/Upgrade_Details_NoPSC.aspx
Questions?
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