Higher Education EPP Accreditation Standards

Regulation 91-1-70a Accreditation adopts by reference the CAEP accreditation standards, version August 2013.  The standards as adopted are here.

Higher Education Educator Preparation Program Standards

The licensure program standards for all content areas are being revised beginning in 2015.  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.

For content areas that have not yet been revised, see the Regulations and Standards for Kansas Educators. This includes Business, Deaf / Hard-of-Hearing, General Education, History/Government/Social Studies, Journalism, Psychology, School Psychologist, Speech/Theatre, Teacher Leader, and Visually Impaired.

*2-year adoption window for Building Leadership and District Leadership

 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. Revised 2017 standards with IDA-related edits in red font: Elementary Education IDA edits

     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. Revised 2015 standards with IDA-related edits in red font: EnglishLanguageArts6-12 IDA edits

     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:

Deaf / Hard-of-Hearing Birth to Grade 3, PreK-12 educator preparation program standards Adopted November 09, 2021.

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); Addressed by 2019 KSDE Dyslexia Taskforce preservice recommendations; 2015 standards fully align with IDA standards.

     ECU B-Gr3 crosswalk to previous standards

Elementary Education Unified K-6 educator preparation program standards Adopted February 14, 2017. Addressed by 2019 KSDE Dyslexia Taskforce preservice recommendations; 2017 standards fully align with IDA standards.

     (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. Revised 2015 standards with IDA-related edits in red font: High Incidence IDA edits

     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

     (new endorsement; no crosswalk)

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 September 08, 2020: (must be used for program reviews beginning in Fall 2023); International Dyslexia Association Standards fully incorporated into 2020 Reading Specialist standards. 

      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

School Psychologist educator preparation program standards Adopted September 14, 2021: (must be used for program reviews beginning in Spring 2025)

     School Psychologist crosswalk to previous standards

These Standards will be added to the Regulations and Standards for Kansas Educators