Early Childhood Education (ZA) Endorsement Program Review

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Early Childhood Education (ZA) Endorsement
Program Review

• December 12, 2008
• Dr. Bonnie Rockafellow
• Education Consultant
• Office of Professional Preparation Services
• Michigan Department of Education

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The Full Range of Law and Standards Governing
Teacher Preparation

• Michigan Compiled Law
• Administrative Rules Governing the Certification
  of Michigan Teachers (2006)
• Professional Standards for Michigan Teachers and
  Profile of Teacher Knowledge and Skills (2008)
• Elementary Certificate Program Standards (2008)
• Reading Standards for All Elementary Teachers
• Specialty Area Endorsement Standards (for
  authorization to teach specific content/specialty
  area in a departmentalized setting or as a
  specialist)
• Early Childhood Education (ZA) Standards (2008)

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Focus in All Standards

• National Standards
• SBE Policies and Documents
• Alignment with Michigans K-12 Grade Level
  Content Expectation
• Teaching All Students in an Inclusive Classroom
• Technology for Teaching, Learning, and Management
• Collaboration and Professional Development

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Early Childhood Education (ZA)

• The Early Childhood Education major or minor may
  be utilized to complete an elementary
  certification program through option 2 of the
  elementary certificate standards.
• Completion of an Early Childhood Education major
  must include a minimum of 30 semester credit
  hours.

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Early Childhood Education (ZA)

• Completion of an Early Childhood Education minor
  must be at least 20 semester credit hours.
• In order to keep a focus on highly qualified
  elementary teachers, the following core content
  specialty areas must be evident in the program
  reading, language arts, mathematics, integrated
  science, world languages, social studies, and
  fine arts.

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Early Childhood Education (ZA)

• The Early Childhood Education endorsement may be
  added to a secondary certificate only in
  combination with a special education endorsement
  to allow for employment in an early childhood
  developmentally delayed position.
• To add an Early Childhood Education endorsement
  to an existing elementary certificate, the
  program must be at least 26 semester credit hours
  with 14 of those semester credit hours addressing
  learning related to children, birth through age 8.

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Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC)

• The ZA test development process has started
• Additional volunteers are needed for test
  development
• Next anticipated MTTC meeting is May 2009
• Submit a volunteer form

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Program Documentation Submitted for Review

• Notify Dr. Rockafellow of your institutions
  intent to
• Use previously submitted materials or
• Submit revised materials

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Program Application
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Form XX
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Acceptable Level of Documentation
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Program Application

• The application is located at http//www.michigan
  .gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-6530_5683_6368--,00.html
• The complete application form is 9 pages long and
  is divided into 9 sections and 5 attachments
• This is the documentation format we expect to see
  for all the programs.
• Program application due by November 1, 2010

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Review Application Process

• Program application and documentation arrives
  electronically at the Office of Professional
  Preparation Services (OPPS)
• Consultant reviews the application to assure all
  elements are present
• Consultant sends acknowledgement of receiving
  program materials and notifies OPPS staff to send
  invoice
• Remittance received at OPPS by appropriate
  deadline
• Program documentation is recorded and scheduled
  for the review conference

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Invoice

• All fees must be paid by December 1, 2010, for
  March 2011 review
• Invoice is sent to the college dean

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Invoice
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Reviewers Resources

• Forms for Reviewers are located at
  http//www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-6530_5683
  _6368---,00.html
• The forms you will be utilizing include
• Reviewer Comments Regarding
• Specialty Program Review
• Recommendation form (Specialty
• Program Amended Approval
• Recommendation)

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Reviewer Comments Form
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Recommendation Form
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Standards

• The Early Childhood Education (ZA) Endorsement
  standards are available at
• http//www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-6530_5683
  _6368-204349--,00.html

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Review Resources

• The disc for your institution contains the
  following documents
• Folder titled Review Documentation with these
  items
• The review application form
• Form XX
• Acceptable matrix sample
• Unacceptable matrix sample
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• Folder titled Reviewer Information with these
  items
• How to Review Early Childhood Endorsement
  Programs
• Conflict of Interest form
• Volunteer form
• A copy of the invoice form
• The revised Early Childhood Standards
• Sample Review Team Comments form
• Sample Reviewer Recommendation form

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Early Childhood Education (ZA) Endorsement Program

• Questions regarding the application process can
  be sent to Bonnie Rockafellow at
  rockafellowb_at_michigan.gov