EPP Accrediting Agencies and Standards Sam Houston State University, the College of Education, the Educator Preparation Program (EPP), and individual programs within the EPP all undergo review by appropriate governance and accrediting agencies. Additionally, programs are aligned to the appropriate standards for state licensure and for national recognition, where appropriate. These are: • • • • • •
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) Texas Education Agency (TEA) / State Board of Educator Certification (SBEC) Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) Specialized Professional Associations: o American Association for School Librarians o American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language o American Middle Level Education o Council for Exceptional Children o Educational Leadership Constituency Council o International Literacy Association / International Reading Association o National Association for Teachers of English o National Association for Teachers of Math o National Council of Social Studies o SHAPE America
State Standards required for each program with TEA accreditation: • All programs: o Texas Teaching Standards o Technology Application Standards • EC-3: Content EC-3, Science of Teaching Reading, Pedagogy & Professional Responsibilities • EC-6: Art EC-6, Physical Education EC-6, ELAR EC-6, Music EC-6, Health EC-6, Science EC6, Mathematics EC-6, Social Studies EC-6, Theatre EC-6, Science of Teaching Reading, Pedagogy & Professional Responsibilities • Core Subjects 4-8: ELAR 4-8, Science 4-8, Mathematics 4-8, Social Studies 4-8, Science of Teaching Reading, Pedagogy & Professional Responsibilities • Each individual 4-8 Content Certification must include the appropriate set of content standards, Science of Teaching Reading, Pedagogy & Professional Responsibilities • Each individual Secondary Certificate and All-Level Certificate must include the appropriate set of content standards, Pedagogy & Professional Responsibilities • Supplemental certificate programs offered at SHSU include the standards for Bilingual Supplemental and English as a Second Language supplemental. • Advanced certificates include the state standards for Principal, Superintendent, Educational Diagnostician, Reading Specialist, School Counselor, and School Librarian.
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