Regulation 91-1-70a Accreditation adopts by reference the CAEP accreditation standards, version August 2013. The standards as adopted are here.
The licensure program standards for all content areas are being revised during 2015 through 2017. These will be posted as each set is adopted by the Kansas State Board of Education. The higher education institutions have agreed to a 3-year adoption window for each set of revised standards. Please contact Catherine Chmidling (785-291-3573; cchmidling@ksde.org) with any questions on the program template or licensure standards revisions.
NEW Preparation Program Standards adopted by the Kansas State Board of Education
Adopted January 13, 2015: (must be used for program reviews beginning in Spring 2018)
Professional Education Standards (revised April 29, 2016 to include ESOL and virtual learning)
Professional Ed crosswalk to previous standards
Agricultural Education educator preparation program standards
Agricultural Ed crosswalk to previous standards
School Counselor educator preparation program standards
School Counselor crosswalk to previous standards
Adopted May 12, 2015: (must be used for program reviews beginning in Fall 2018)
Early Childhood Unified, Birth to Kindergarten educator preparation program standards
ECU B-K crosswalk to previous standards
Early Childhood Unified, Birth to Grade 3 educator preparation program standards
ECU B-Gr3 crosswalk to previous standards
High Incidence Special Education educator preparation program standards
High Incidence crosswalk to previous standards
Low Incidence Special Education educator preparation program standards
Low Incidence crosswalk to previous standards
Building Leadership educator preparation program standards
Building Leadership crosswalk to previous standards
District Leadership educator preparation program standards
District Leadership crosswalk to previous standards
Adopted September 08, 2015: (must be used for program reviews beginning in Fall 2018)
Library Media Specialist educator preparation program standards
Library Media Specialist crosswalk to previous standards
Mathematics 5-8 educator preparation program standards (standards 3 & 7 clarified 03/03/2017)
Mathematics 5-8 crosswalk to previous standards
Mathematics 6-12 educator preparation program standards (standards 3 & 7 clarified 03/03/2017)
Mathematics 6-12 crosswalk to previous standards
Adopted December 08, 2015: (must be used for program reviews beginning in Spring 2019)
English Language Arts 5-8 educator preparation program standards
English 5-8 crosswalk to previous standards
English Language Arts 6-12 educator preparation program standards
English 6-12 crosswalk to previous standards
Reading Specialist PreK-12 educator preparation program standards
Reading Specialist PreK-12 crosswalk to previous standards
Technology Education 6-12 educator preparation program standards
Technology Education 6-12 crosswalk to previous standards
Adopted April 19, 2016: (must be used for program reviews beginning in Fall 2019)
Art PreK-12 educator preparation program standards
Art PreK-12 crosswalk to previous standards
Gifted K-6, 5-8, 6-12, PreK-12 educator preparation program standards
Gifted K-6, 5-8, 6-12, PreK-12 crosswalk to previous standards
Music PreK-12 educator preparation program standards
Music PreK-12 crosswalk to previous standards
Instrumental Music PreK-12 educator preparation program standards
Instrumental Music PreK-12 crosswalk to previous standards
Vocal Music PreK-12 educator preparation program standards
Vocal Music PreK-12 crosswalk to previous standards
Adopted November 09, 2016: (must be used for program reviews beginning in Spring 2020)
Biology 6-12 educator preparation program standards
Biology 6-12 crosswalk to previous standards
Earth and Space Science 6-12 educator preparation program standards
Earth and Space Science 6-12 crosswalk to previous standards
Science 5-8 educator preparation program standards
Science 5-8 crosswalk to previous standards
Adopted February 14, 2017:
Elementary Education Unified K-6 educator preparation program standards
(new endorsement; no crosswalk)
Adopted March 14, 2017: (must be used for program reviews beginning in Fall 2020)
Chemistry 6-12 educator preparation program standards
Chemistry 6-12 crosswalk to previous standards
Foreign Language PreK-12 educator preparation program standards
Foreign Language PreK-12 crosswalk to previous standards
Physics 6-12 educator preparation program standards
Physics 6-12 crosswalk to previous standards
Adopted May 09, 2017: (must be used for program reviews beginning in Fall 2020)
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) K-6, 5-8, 6-12, PreK-12 educator preparation program standards
ESOL crosswalk to previous standards
Adopted July 11, 2017: (must be used for program reviews beginning in Fall 2020)
Elementary Education K-6 educator preparation program standards
Elementary crosswalk to previous standards
Adopted December 12, 2017:
Secondary Education Unified 6-12 educator preparation program standards
Adopted February 13, 2018:
Family and Consumer Science 6-12 educator preparation program standards
FCS crosswalk to previous standards
These Standards will be added to the Regulations and Standards for Kansas Educators
Team Director Mischel Miller mmiller@ksde.org Education Program Consultant Catherine Chmidling 785-291-3573 cchmidling@ksde.org
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