92 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 22, § 003 - Credentialing Organization Approval

003.01 Credentialing organization(s) will be considered for approval by the Department if they meet the following requirements:

003.01A Their purpose is to establish high and rigorous standards in a broad range of educational areas for what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do;

003.01B They issue credentials to teachers who demonstrate that they meet those standards;

003.01C They have developed standards and assessments for at least ten separate endorsement areas, as identified in 92 NAC 24;

003.01D They are governed by a board of directors, the majority of whom were classroom teachers at the time they were elected to the board; and

003.01E They have clearly identified assessment procedures for the applicant which include the following:

003.01E1 documentation of practice through classroom observation;

003.01E2 videotape and other products developed by the teacher and his/her students;

003.01E3 simulation exercises completed at assessment centers approved by the credentialing organization; and

003.01E4 examinations of subject matter and content specific instructional strategies.

003.02 Approval Process

Credentialing organizations meeting the criteria in 003.01 will be approved by the Commissioner on behalf of the Department. Applications for approval that are rejected by the Commissioner may be the subject of an appeal to the State Board of Education pursuant to 92 NAC 61.

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92 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 22, § 003