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
Professional Education Standards (revised April 29, 2016 to include ESOL and virtual learning) Adopted January 13, 2015: (must be used for program reviews beginning in Spring 2018)
Professional Ed crosswalk to previous standards
Agricultural Education educator preparation program standards Adopted January 13, 2015: (must be used for program reviews beginning in Spring 2018)
Agricultural Ed crosswalk to previous standards
Art PreK-12 educator preparation program standards Adopted April 19, 2016: (must be used for program reviews beginning in Fall 2019)
Art PreK-12 crosswalk to previous standards
Biology 6-12 educator preparation program standards Adopted November 09, 2016: (must be used for program reviews beginning in Spring 2020)
Biology 6-12 crosswalk to previous standards
Chemistry 6-12 educator preparation program standards Adopted March 14, 2017: (must be used for program reviews beginning in Fall 2020)
Chemistry 6-12 crosswalk to previous standards
Earth and Space Science 6-12 educator preparation program standards Adopted November 09, 2016: (must be used for program reviews beginning in Spring 2020)
Earth and Space Science 6-12 crosswalk to previous standards
Elementary Education K-6 educator preparation program standards Adopted July 11, 2017 (must be used for program reviews beginning in Fall 2020). Updated 6/26/2020 to include alignment with IDA standards.
Elementary crosswalk to previous standards
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) K-6, 5-8, 6-12, PreK-12 educator preparation program standards Adopted May 09, 2017 (must be used for program reviews beginning in Fall 2020)
ESOL crosswalk to previous standards
English Language Arts 5-8 educator preparation program standards Adopted December 08, 2015: (must be used for program reviews beginning in Spring 2019)
English 5-8 crosswalk to previous standards
English Language Arts 6-12 educator preparation program standards Adopted December 08, 2015: (must be used for program reviews beginning in Spring 2019). Updated 6/26/2020 to include alignment with IDA standards.
English 6-12 crosswalk to previous standards
Family and Consumer Science 6-12 educator preparation program standards Adopted February 13, 2018 (must be used for program reviews beginning in Fall 2021)
FCS crosswalk to previous standards
Foreign Language PreK-12 educator preparation program standards Adopted March 14, 2017: (must be used for program reviews beginning in Fall 2020)
Foreign Language PreK-12 crosswalk to previous standards
Health Education PreK-12 educator preparation program standards Adopted February 11, 2020 (must be used for program reviews beginning in Fall 2023)
Health Education crosswalk to previous standards
Mathematics 5-8 educator preparation program standards Adopted September 08, 2015: (must be used for program reviews beginning in Fall 2018). Standards 3 & 7 clarified 03/03/2017.
Mathematics 5-8 crosswalk to previous standards
Mathematics 6-12 educator preparation program standards Adopted September 08, 2015: (must be used for program reviews beginning in Fall 2018). Standards 3 & 7 clarified 03/03/2017.
Mathematics 6-12 crosswalk to previous standards
Music PreK-12 educator preparation program standards Adopted April 19, 2016: (must be used for program reviews beginning in Fall 2019)
Music PreK-12 crosswalk to previous standards
Instrumental Music PreK-12 educator preparation program standards Adopted April 19, 2016: (must be used for program reviews beginning in Fall 2019)
Instrumental Music PreK-12 crosswalk to previous standards
Vocal Music PreK-12 educator preparation program standards Adopted April 19, 2016: (must be used for program reviews beginning in Fall 2019)
Vocal Music PreK-12 crosswalk to previous standards
Physical Education PreK-12 educator preparation program standards Adopted February 11, 2020 (must be used for program reviews beginning in Fall 2023)
Physical Education crosswalk to previous standards
Physics 6-12 educator preparation program standards Adopted March 14, 2017: (must be used for program reviews beginning in Fall 2020)
Physics 6-12 crosswalk to previous standards
Science 5-8 educator preparation program standards Adopted November 09, 2016: (must be used for program reviews beginning in Spring 2020)
Science 5-8 crosswalk to previous standards
Technology Education 6-12 educator preparation program standards Adopted December 08, 2015: (must be used for program reviews beginning in Spring 2019)
Technology Education 6-12 crosswalk to previous standards
Leadership:
Building Leadership PreK-12 educator preparation program standards Adopted June 09, 2020 (must be used for program reviews beginning in Fall 2022)
Building Leadership crosswalk to previous standards
District Leadership PreK-12 educator preparation program standards Adopted June 09, 2020 (must be used for program reviews beginning in Fall 2022)
District Leadership crosswalk to previous standards
Special Education:
Early Childhood Unified, Birth to Kindergarten educator preparation program standards Adopted May 12, 2015: (must be used for program reviews beginning in Fall 2018)
ECU B-K crosswalk to previous standards
Early Childhood Unified, Birth to Grade 3 educator preparation program standards Adopted May 12, 2015: (must be used for program reviews beginning in Fall 2018)
ECU B-Gr3 crosswalk to previous standards
Elementary Education Unified K-6 educator preparation program standards Adopted February 14, 2017
(new endorsement; no crosswalk)
Gifted K-6, 5-8, 6-12, PreK-12 educator preparation program standards Adopted April 19, 2016: (must be used for program reviews beginning in Fall 2019)
Gifted K-6, 5-8, 6-12, PreK-12 crosswalk to previous standards
High Incidence Special Education educator preparation program standards Adopted May 12, 2015: (must be used for program reviews beginning in Fall 2018). Updated 6/26/2020 to include alignment with IDA standards.
High Incidence crosswalk to previous standards
Low Incidence Special Education educator preparation program standards Adopted May 12, 2015: (must be used for program reviews beginning in Fall 2018)
Low Incidence crosswalk to previous standards
Secondary Education Unified 6-12 educator preparation program standards Adopted December 12, 2017
School Specialist:
Library Media Specialist educator preparation program standards Adopted September 08, 2015: (must be used for program reviews beginning in Fall 2018)
Library Media Specialist crosswalk to previous standards
Reading Specialist PreK-12 educator preparation program standards Adopted December 08, 2015: (must be used for program reviews beginning in Spring 2019)
Reading Specialist PreK-12 crosswalk to previous standards
School Counselor educator preparation program standards Adopted January 13, 2015: (must be used for program reviews beginning in Spring 2018)
School Counselor 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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