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4576 Rulemaking

Michelle Hersh Vaught Michelle Sandler Alex Liuzzi

February 14, 2020

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Agenda:

• Background on 4576
• Overview of Draft 7
• Next steps (Action)
• Approve Draft 7 for the next phrase of the rulemaking

process (i.e. 30-day comment period)

• Postpone

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Procedural background:

• Sept. 14, 2018: Board authorizes rulemaking
• Jan. 11, 2019: Board establishes a rulemaking subcommittee
• Feb. 11, 2019: Board publishes Request for Comments and

releases Draft 1

• Initial comment period opens

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Stakeholder engagement:

• Over 90 written comments received
• Over 20 stakeholder meetings (facilitated or attended)
• 12 subcommittee meetings
• 7 drafts released

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Status:

• Draft 7 was released on Feb. 7, 2020
• PELSB staff are in the process of finalizing a draft of the

Statement of Need and Reasonableness (SONAR). The SONAR will be released on PELSB's webpage and through this email listserv as soon as it is ready.

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Limitations of current rule:

• Written for institutions of higher education (IHE)
• Faculty qualifications
• No process or requirements for Transfer Pathways
• Not aligned with new tiered licensure requirements
• Redundancy in standards
• Unclear standards

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Draft 7 Overview

Draft 7

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8705.0100. Purpose.

• Align to statute by permitting the following provider types

to obtain unit approval: IHEs, school districts, charter schools, and nonprofit corporations 8705.0200. Definitions.

• Add multiple definitions to make rule clear and consistent

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8705.1010. Unit Standards. Subpart 1. Program Design.

• Align to statute
• Reduce redundancy
• Increase clarity
• Clarify assessment standards and align with statute and

current practice

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8705.1010. Unit Standards. Subpart 2. Designated School Partner.

• New section
• Improve collaboration between preparation and

practice

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8705.1010. Unit Standards. Subpart 3. Clinical Experiences.

• Added clarity for:
• Additional licensure candidates
• Dual licensure candidates
• Tier 2 teacher candidates

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8705.1010. Unit Standards. Subpart 4. Candidates.

• Increase candidate protections
• Align candidate data with other assessment standards

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8705.1010. Unit Standards. Subpart 5. Teacher Educators.

• Establish multiple pathways to demonstrate qualifications
• Academic credentials
• Teaching experience
• Other experiences
• Methods instructors 3+ years of teaching experience
• Remove content and pedagogy distinction

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8705.1010. Unit Standards. Subpart 6. Unit and Program Oversight.

• Simplify and clarify unit oversight role

Subpart 7. School Counseling.

• Direct to national counseling accreditation standards

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8705.1100. Unit Approval.

• Clarify processes and determinations
• Align processes with national accreditation processes
• Conduct site reviews every 6 years (instead of 5)

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8705.1300. Units with board-approved national accreditation.

• Add national accreditation as potential option
• Establish a subset of standards
• Conduct site reviews aligned to national

accreditation timeline

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8705.1400. Units with restricted approval.

• Establish applicable standards for providers that only meet

a subset of standards (Transfer pathways)

• Establish approval process

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8705.1500. Midcycle Unit Review.

• Create midcycle review process

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8705.2100. Request for Initial Program Approval (RIPA).

• All RIPAs follow same process
• Removed redundancy in RIPA standards
• Define different program types

8705.2200. Program Effectiveness Report for Continuing Approval (PERCA).

• Simplify PERCA process

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8705.2600. Board actions, discretionary variances, and appeals.

• Establish transparent discretionary variance process
• Establish transparent process about implications of

interim reports

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Next Steps:

• Option 1: Board: Approve Draft 7
• Staff begins next phase of rulemaking process (release

SONAR and initiate 30-day comment period)

• Option 2: Board: Postpone decision
• Staff returns to board members and stakeholders for

additional rule changes as directed