Ala. Admin. Code r. 290-3-3-.04 - InTASC Model Core Teaching, ISTE, and Alabama Specific Standards

1. Pursuant to the mission of improving the academic achievement of all students in the public schools of Alabama, candidates will align their practice with the Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC) standards. InTASC and International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) standards must be met for CAEP accreditation. Alabama specific standards must be met through AL-PIE (addressed in Rule 290-3-3-.45 (Alabama State Department of Education, EPP and Program Approval, and Innovative Programs)). Only Alabama Specific Standards are included in this document. InTASC and ISTE standards can be located on their respective websites and the CAEP Handbook.

2. Alabama Specific Standards. It is essential that teacher candidates are knowledgeable about programs offered in Alabama. To this end, programs must ensure that teacher candidates have knowledge and ability relevant to these Alabama specific standards.

a. The candidate is knowledgeable about current state legislation, initiatives, and programs including, but not limited to, the Alabama Reading Initiative (ARI); the Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative (AMSTI); Alabama Learning Exchange (ALEX); Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Educators and Students Statewide (ACCESS); and MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Support) and their relationship to student achievement.

b. The candidate recognizes when assessment data show foundational gaps in content knowledge and addresses the lowest deficiency while simultaneously addressing the grade-level content.

c. The candidate possesses knowledge of Alabama's assessment requirements and processes to include portfolios, screening, diagnostic, progress monitoring, and outcome-based assessments.

d. The candidate integrates Alabama's current programs and initiatives into the curricula and instructional processes.

e. The candidate understands how to communicate with students, families, and the public about Alabama's assessment system and major Alabama educational improvement initiatives.

f. The candidate understands the expectations of the profession including the Alabama Educator Code of Ethics, the NASDTEC Model Code of Ethics for Educators, (MCEE), professional standards of practice, and relevant law and policy.

Notes

Ala. Admin. Code r. 290-3-3-.04

New Rule: December 19, 1978. Amended: Filed December 13, 1990; effective February 1, 1991. Repealed and Replaced: Filed January 9, 1997; effective February 13, 1997; operative July 1, 1997. Amended: Filed December 9, 1999; effective January 13, 2000. Amended: Filed March 14, 2002; effective April 18, 2002. Amended: Filed December 12, 2002; effective January 16, 2003. Repealed and New Rule: Filed September 11, 2003; effective October 16, 2003. Repealed and New Rule: Filed July 13, 2004; effective August 17, 2004. Repealed and New Rule: April 14, 2005; effective May 19, 2005. Repealed and New Rule: March 8, 2007; effective April 12, 2007. Repealed and New Rule: Filed August 6, 2007; effective September 10, 2007. Repealed and New Rule: Filed August 3, 2009; effective September 7, 2009; operative October 1, 2009. Amended: Filed June 15, 2012; effective July 20, 2012. Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXIII, Issue No. 11, August 31, 2015, eff. 9/17/2015. Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXVI, Issue No. 12, September 28, 2018, eff. 10/28/2018; operative 6/1/2019. Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXVIII, Issue No. 11, August 31, 2020, eff. 10/15/2020. Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXIX, Issue No. 11, August 31, 2021, eff. 10/15/2021. Adopted by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XLIII, Issue No. 06, March 31, 2025, eff. 5/15/2025.

Previous Rule.03 was renumbered.04 per certification published August 31, 2021; effective October 15, 2021.

Author: Dr. Eric G. Mackey.

Statutory Authority: Ala. Code §§ 16-3-16 and 16-23-14 (1975)