Minnesota Administrative Rules

8705.1300 UNITS WITH BOARD-APPROVED NATIONAL ACCREDITATION.

Subpart 1.

Initial approval.

When a teacher preparation provider that is accredited by a board-approved national education accreditation agency seeks unit approval, the provider may demonstrate compliance with a subset of standards in part 8705.1010.

Subp. 2.

Standards.

A teacher preparation provider that is accredited by a board-approved national education accreditation agency is eligible for unit approval from the board by demonstrating compliance with the following subset of standards in part 8705.1010:

A.

Standard 2;

B.

Standard 9;

C.

Standard 11;

D.

Standard 12;

E.

Standard 13;

F.

Standard 14;

G.

Standard 18;

H.

Standard 20;

I.

Standard 23;

J.

Standard 24;

K.

Standard 26;

L.

Standard 27; and

M.

Standard 28.

Subp. 3.

Approval process for units with board-approved national education accreditation.

A unit that is accredited by a board-approved national education accreditation agency must follow the procedures of this subpart.

A.

The unit must notify board staff if it plans to pursue accreditation by a board-approved national education accreditation agency.

B.

A unit must apply for approval according to part 8705.1100, subpart 2a.

C.

The unit must provide a self-study to board staff that addresses the standards identified in subpart 2.

D.

A review team must conduct a site visit to verify evidence of current compliance with the standards in subpart 2, report their findings, and make a recommendation to the board regarding the approval status of the unit. Within the written report of findings and recommendations, the review team must identify each standard according to part 8705.1100, subpart 2a, item B.

Subp. 4.

Board determinations for continuing approval.

Based on the review team's written report of findings and recommendations, the board must take one of the actions set forth in part 8705.1100, subpart 2b.

Subp. 5.

Notice required.

The unit must notify board staff if there are any changes to its approval status with the board-approved national education accreditation agency.

Subp. 6.

Self-study required.

Within one year of terminating its affiliation with the board-approved national education accreditation agency, the unit must submit a self-study demonstrating current compliance with standards in part 8705.1010.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 122A.09; 122A.092

History:

45 SR 1159

Published Electronically:

August 23, 2023