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Teacher Licensure and Accreditation Update. Curriculum Leaders Meeting April 12, 2019. Teacher Licensure and Accreditation | Kansas State Department of Education | Landon State Office Building 900 SW Jackson St., Suite 117, Topeka, KS 66612 |785-296-4948 | jnobo@ksde.org.
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Teacher Licensure and Accreditation Update Curriculum Leaders Meeting April 12, 2019 Teacher Licensure and Accreditation | Kansas State Department of Education | Landon State Office Building 900 SW Jackson St., Suite 117, Topeka, KS 66612 |785-296-4948 | jnobo@ksde.org
Kansas Education Accreditation System (KESA) • 2019-2019 Systems for Accreditation Review • Accreditation Review Council (ARC) • Meeting • New Members • Rubrics (5 R’s) Review
Kansas Education Accreditation System (KESA) • Chair and System Training Feedback • 2019-2020 KESA Trainings • Chair Trainings • Goal Writing • Report Writing • Using Data for Continuous Improvement • Role of Schools and Teachers in KESA
Kansas Education Accreditation System (KESA) • KESA Application • Reminders • Switching Chairs • KESA Contact • Survey on Visit Date • AdvancED Every Institution Every Year (EIEY) Report • General Information
Contacts • Accreditation email – accreditation@ksde.org • Mischel Miller Jeannette Nobo Bill Bagshaw • Director, TLA Assistant Director Coordinator • 785-296-8010 785-296-4948 785-296-2198 • mmiller@ksde.orgjnobo@ksde.orgbbagshaw@ksde.org • David Barnes Lynn Bechtel • Accreditation Consultant Professional Development Consultant 785-368-7356 785-296-8110 • dbarnes@ksde.orglbechtel@ksde.org
Licensure Update Form 3a Online Mentor Stipend Application
New Online Application Form Form 3a - renewal of the five year professional license Launches April 17th All documentation will be electronic: • Credit hour transcripts • PDC transcripts • Experience verification Online payment now possible
Form 3a, cont. Applicant • System guides applicant through options step by step – starting with asking degree level • Indicates documentation for each available option – how to provide • Responsible for directing the system to contact the correct district(s)! • Responsible for getting official university transcripts to district Ensures all documentation is complete with application Quicker, more efficient processing
Form 3a, cont. District role: • Verification of experience when applicable • Upload all transcripts for points awarded = PDC and University • Applicant responsible to get official university transcript to district • District can maintain official transcript in their files – eliminates need for multiple transcripts • District access through KSDE authenticated applications – License Applications
State Funded Mentor Stipends Mentor Programs – KSDE Authenticated application • Applied for grant by entering Mentors - Fall, 2018 • Application opening soon (May 1) • Adjust mentor list • Enter Mentees • Create assignments • Submit • Eligible mentors will be certified by KSDE • Allocation divided by total # of qualified mentors = stipend • Funds deposited to general fund in final payment
Requirements of mentors to qualify hold a professional level license assignment as a classroom teacher • reported as educator type 1-5 in the LPR 3 consecutive school years of employment in the district mentoring no more than two 1st(or 2nd) year teachers completed a mentor training program