19 Tex. Admin. Code § 229.5 - Accreditation Sanctions and Procedures
(a) The
State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) may assign an educator
preparation program (EPP) Accredited-Warned or Accredited-Probation status if
the SBEC determines that the EPP has violated SBEC rules and/or Texas Education
Code (TEC), Chapter 21.
(b) If an
EPP has been assigned Accredited-Warned or Accredited-Probation status, or if
the SBEC determines that additional action is a necessary condition for the
continuing approval of an EPP to recommend candidates for educator
certification, the SBEC may take any one or more of the following actions,
which shall be reviewed by the SBEC at least annually:
(1) require the EPP to obtain technical
assistance approved by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) or SBEC;
(2) require the EPP to obtain professional
services approved by the TEA or SBEC;
(3) require the EPP to provide TEA staff with
verification of the EPP's compliance with SBEC rules and/or the TEC;
(4) require the EPP to post on its website:
(A) accreditation status;
(B) notice that the SBEC has instated
conditions on the EPP's continuing approval;
(C) TEA's continuing approval review report;
and/or
(D) official notification of
recommended status;
(5)
appoint a monitor to participate in the activities of the EPP and report the
activities to the TEA or SBEC; and/or
(6) require the EPP to develop an action plan
addressing the deficiencies and describing the steps the program will take to
improve the performance of its candidates. TEA staff may prescribe the
information that must be included in the action plan. The action plan must be
sent to TEA staff no later than 45 calendar days following notification to the
EPP that SBEC has ordered the action plan.
(c) Notwithstanding the accreditation status
of an EPP, if the performance of candidates on an examination required for
certification (as listed in Figure: 19 TAC §
230.21(e) of
this title (relating to Educator Assessment)) in an individual certification
class or category offered by an EPP fails to meet the performance standard on
the content pedagogy tests as described in §
229.4(a)(1)(D)
of this title (relating to Determination of Accreditation Status) for three
consecutive years, the approval to offer that certification class or category
shall be revoked. Any candidates already admitted for preparation in that class
or category may continue in the EPP and be recommended for certification after
program completion, but no new candidates shall be admitted for preparation in
that class or category unless and until the SBEC reinstates approval for the
EPP to offer that certification class or category.
(1) For purposes of determining compliance
with subsection (c) of this section, candidate performance in individual
certification classes or categories in only the 2016-2017 academic year and
subsequent academic years will be considered.
(2) Performance indicators by demographic
group shall not be counted for purposes of subsection (c) of this section
pertaining to performance standards for individual certification classes or
categories. If the aggregated number of individuals counted for a certification
class or category is 10 or fewer, the performance on the standard shall be
cumulated and counted in the same manner as provided in §
229.4(c) of this
title.
(3) For EPPs that failed to
meet the standard described in subsection (c) of this section for a
certification class or category in the 2018-2019 academic year that meet the
requirements based on their 2020-2021 data, the 2020-2021 academic year shall
represent a break in consecutively measured years for the purpose of subsection
(c) of this section.
(d) An EPP shall be notified in writing
regarding any action proposed to be taken pursuant to this section, or proposed
assignment of an accreditation status of Accredited-Warned,
Accredited-Probation, or Not Accredited-Revoked. The notice shall state the
basis on which the proposed action is to be taken or the proposed assignment of
the accreditation status is to be made.
(e) All costs associated with providing or
requiring technical assistance, professional services, or the appointment of a
monitor pursuant to this section shall be paid by the EPP to which the services
are provided or required, or its sponsor.
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