| (a) The State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC)
may assign an educator preparation program (EPP) Accredited-Warned
or Accredited-Probation status if the SBEC determines that the EPP
has violated SBEC rules and/or Texas Education Code (TEC), Chapter
21.
(b) If an EPP has been assigned Accredited-Warned or
Accredited-Probation status, or if the SBEC determines that additional
action is a necessary condition for the continuing approval of an
EPP to recommend candidates for educator certification, the SBEC may
take any one or more of the following actions, which shall be reviewed
by the SBEC at least annually:
(1) require the EPP to obtain technical assistance
approved by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) or SBEC;
(2) require the EPP to obtain professional services
approved by the TEA or SBEC;
(3) require the EPP to provide TEA staff with verification
of the EPP's compliance with SBEC rules and/or the TEC;
(4) require the EPP to post on its website:
(A) accreditation status;
(B) notice that the SBEC has instated conditions on
the EPP's continuing approval;
(C) TEA's continuing approval review report; and/or
(D) official notification of recommended status;
(5) appoint a monitor to participate in the activities
of the EPP and report the activities to the TEA or SBEC; and/or
(6) require the EPP to develop an action plan addressing
the deficiencies and describing the steps the program will take to
improve the performance of its candidates. TEA staff may prescribe
the information that must be included in the action plan. The action
plan must be sent to TEA staff no later than 45 calendar days following
notification to the EPP that SBEC has ordered the action plan.
(c) Notwithstanding the accreditation status of an
EPP, if the performance of candidates on an examination required for
certification (as listed in Figure: 19 TAC §230.21(e) of this
title (relating to Educator Assessment)) in an individual certification
class or category offered by an EPP fails to meet the performance
standard on the content pedagogy tests as described in §229.4(a)(1)(D)
of this title (relating to Determination of Accreditation Status)
for three consecutive years, the approval to offer that certification
class or category shall be revoked. Any candidates already admitted
for preparation in that class or category may continue in the EPP
and be recommended for certification after program completion, but
no new candidates shall be admitted for preparation in that class
or category unless and until the SBEC reinstates approval for the
EPP to offer that certification class or category.
(1) For purposes of determining compliance with subsection
(c) of this section, candidate performance in individual certification
classes or categories in only the 2016-2017 academic year and subsequent
academic years will be considered.
(2) Performance indicators by demographic group shall
not be counted for purposes of subsection (c) of this section pertaining
to performance standards for individual certification classes or categories.
If the aggregated number of individuals counted for a certification
class or category is 10 or fewer, the performance on the standard
shall be cumulated and counted in the same manner as provided in §229.4(c)
of this title.
(3) For EPPs that failed to meet the standard described
in subsection (c) of this section for a certification class or category
in the 2018-2019 academic year that meet the requirements based on
their 2020-2021 data, the 2020-2021 academic year shall represent
a break in consecutively measured years for the purpose of subsection
(c) of this section.
(d) An EPP shall be notified in writing regarding any
action proposed to be taken pursuant to this section, or proposed
assignment of an accreditation status of Accredited-Warned, Accredited-Probation,
or Not Accredited-Revoked. The notice shall state the basis on which
the proposed action is to be taken or the proposed assignment of the
accreditation status is to be made.
(e) All costs associated with providing or requiring
technical assistance, professional services, or the appointment of
a monitor pursuant to this section shall be paid by the EPP to which
the services are provided or required, or its sponsor.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §229.5 adopted to be effective April 18, 2010, 35 TexReg 2849; amended to be effective October 26, 2014, 39 TexReg 8395; amended to be effective March 22, 2015, 40 TexReg 1375; amended to be effective December 27, 2016, 41 TexReg 10302; amended to be effective December 22, 2019, 44 TexReg 7689; amended to be effective December 26, 2021, 46 TexReg 8721; amended to be effective December 29, 2022, 47 TexReg 8662 |
