Policy and Legislative Action
At the DARTEP meeting of October 2, 2009, the community voted unanimously to establish a subcommittee of members that would be research issues, changes, and new tidings affecting teacher education programs that come from the State Board of Education, the State Legislature, the Michigan Department of Education, and federal policy and legislation. This subcommittee would then disseminate information to the DARTEP membership, using both the email listserv and this website. The committee is also charged with recommending any action by DARTEP institutions.
Other Committee Activities and Events
Members
of the DARTEP community serve on committees and organizations within
the State of Michigan that provide a standing report to the membership
at each meeting. The following are a list of those groups along with
a brief description, and the person responsible for making the report.
Teacher Education Alignment Committee (TEAC)
Dean's Council
Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Michigan (AICUM)
Periodic Review/Program Evaluation
Professional Standards Commission for Teachers
Michigan Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (MACTE)
Michigan Association of Teacher Education (MATE)
Consortium for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching with Technology (COATT) - COATT is a partnership among Michigan universities, colleges, schools, and educational professional organizations aimed at making our state first in the nation when it comes to training preservice and practicing teachers to use technology as an effective teaching tool.
Statistical Test Analysis Committee (STAC)
Meeting dates for 2010-2011 are: October 8, December 3, February 4, and April 1.
Michigan Non-traditional Route to Teacher Certification Information:
- Summary
document
of
existing non-traditional programs in Michigan; - Senate Bill 0965 introduced last week for an alternative route via legislation;
- The route as proposed by the State Superintendenrt last spring.
Applications are being accepted now
for the MATE student teacher of the year competition. The application
fee and form must be in by March 5, 2010; all materials must be in
by March 18. The winner and finalists are announced on May 14. 
The new elementary
education standards were
approved by the State Board of Education on Jan. 8, 2008. All
information pertaining to the upcoming review may be found on
the MDE web site right
here. Training sessions for reviewers will be held on Sept.
25 at Wayne State, Sept. 28 at Central Michigan, and Oct. 12
at Northern Michigan. The submission deadline for early adopters
is Nov. 1, 2009, and the payment deadline is Dec. 1. The review
session for early adopters is February 12, 2010.
The most recent of Jerry Robbins' MACTE public affairs notes is available as of March 5, 2009. Download the latest here, and look up the archive here.
AICUM institutions working together to align TEAC quality principles and cross-cutting themes with MDE standards in vartious specialty areas. The results are freely available to use.
Criteria for Teacher Preparation:
Download the
2007-08 TPI reporting forms and worksheets. 
Exceptions to the requirement
that secondary teacher candidates pass MTTC tests in minor areas of
certification
Proposed Administrative Rule Changes (Teacher Certification, School Counselors, School Psychologists, Suspension/Revocation of Certificates)
Development
Timeline for New Program Standards
Press Release: Governor
Signs Bills Establishing Rigorous High School Curriculum
USA Today Article: Teacher Testing
Panel Considers Revamping College Aid and Accrediting
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