Texas Register
TITLE 19 EDUCATION
PART 7STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION
CHAPTER 228REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS
RULE §228.1General Provisions
ISSUE 08/22/2008
ACTION Proposed
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule
(a)To ensure the highest level of educator preparation and practice, the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) recognizes that the preparation of educators must be the joint responsibility of [both] educator preparation programs and the Early Childhood [Prekindergarten]-Grade 12 public and private schools of Texas. Collaboration in the development, delivery, and evaluation of educator preparation is [will be] required.

(b)Consistent with the Texas Education Code, [ (TEC) §21.047 and] §21.049, the SBEC's rules governing educator preparation are designed to promote flexibility and creativity in the design of educator preparation programs[, including Centers for the Professional Development of Teachers and alternative routes to certification,] to accommodate the unique characteristics and needs of different regions of the state [State] as well as the diverse population of potential educators.

(c)All educator preparation programs are [ will be] subject to the same standards of accountability [ performance], as required under Chapter 229 of this title (relating to [the] Accountability System for Educator Preparation).

This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on August 11, 2008

TRD-200804279

Karen Loonam

Deputy Associate Commissioner, Educator Certification and Standards, Texas Education Agency

State Board for Educator Certification

Earliest possible date of adoption: September 21, 2008

For further information, please call: (512) 475-1497

 

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