Early Childhood Education (ZA) Early Childhood Education (ZA) Endorsement ProgramEndorsement Program Reviewer’s GuidelinesReviewer’s Guidelines

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Dr. Bonnie RockafellowDr. Bonnie RockafellowEducation ConsultantEducation Consultant

Office of Professional Preparation ServicesOffice of Professional Preparation ServicesMichigan Department of EducationMichigan Department of Education

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documentation must be submitted in an documentation must be submitted in an electronic format.electronic format.

All Early Childhood Education (ZA) All Early Childhood Education (ZA) endorsement programs must submit an endorsement programs must submit an application and review documentation by application and review documentation by November 1, 2010, for review March 2011.November 1, 2010, for review March 2011.

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All fees must be paid by December 1, 2010, All fees must be paid by December 1, 2010, for review March 2011.for review March 2011.

No candidates are to be admitted to old No candidates are to be admitted to old programs. Full approval based on new SBE programs. Full approval based on new SBE Early Childhood Education (ZA) Early Childhood Education (ZA) endorsement standards must be obtained endorsement standards must be obtained before candidates are admitted to programs before candidates are admitted to programs after December 2011.after December 2011.

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Unit staff will receive the electronic application Unit staff will receive the electronic application for program approval.for program approval.

When the full application is received, the When the full application is received, the institution will be sent a notice for remittance of institution will be sent a notice for remittance of a review fee as determined by legislative action a review fee as determined by legislative action in 2007.in 2007.

If the fee is received by December 1, 2010, the If the fee is received by December 1, 2010, the application will be recorded as available for application will be recorded as available for review in March 2011.review in March 2011.

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Reviewer’s GuidelinesReviewer’s Guidelines As you review please remember that As you review please remember that

this review process should: this review process should:

Support institutions that submit documentation Support institutions that submit documentation highlighting the quality of their ZA program. highlighting the quality of their ZA program.

Provide valuable feedback in relationship to Provide valuable feedback in relationship to

the new Early Childhood Education (ZA) the new Early Childhood Education (ZA) endorsement standards.endorsement standards.

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The process is The process is notnot designed to: designed to:

Replicate a program you may have Replicate a program you may have graduated from or work within. graduated from or work within.

Evaluate the institution’s capacity to use Evaluate the institution’s capacity to use technology for documentation. technology for documentation.

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Review Forms:Review Forms:

Application for State Approval of Application for State Approval of Teacher Preparation Specialty ProgramsTeacher Preparation Specialty Programs http://www.michigan.gov/documents/progapp_219http://www.michigan.gov/documents/progapp_21902_7.doc02_7.doc

This website contains the documentation This website contains the documentation format we expect to see for all the programs. format we expect to see for all the programs.

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endorsement standards are available atendorsement standards are available at: :

http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-6530_5683_6368-204349--,00.html6530_5683_6368-204349--,00.html

These are the standards that each institution These are the standards that each institution must address when completing a standards must address when completing a standards matrix for the program (see instructions in matrix for the program (see instructions in Section VI of the Section VI of the Application for State Application for State Approval of Teacher Preparation Specialty Approval of Teacher Preparation Specialty ProgramsPrograms).).

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Program StatusProgram Status The reviewer's comment form was The reviewer's comment form was prepared to help reviewers working with prepared to help reviewers working with institutional documents submitted for institutional documents submitted for review. It may also be useful for your review. It may also be useful for your conversations with your review partner. conversations with your review partner. This form is for This form is for the reviewer’s usethe reviewer’s use and is and is NOT used by the institution under review. NOT used by the institution under review.

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Reviewer’s GuidelinesReviewer’s Guidelines The disc for your institution contains the following documents:The disc for your institution contains the following documents:

Folder titled “Review Documentation” with these items:Folder titled “Review Documentation” with these items:The review application formThe review application formForm XXForm XXAcceptable matrix sampleAcceptable matrix sampleUnacceptable matrix sampleUnacceptable matrix sample

   Folder titled “Reviewer Information” with these items:Folder titled “Reviewer Information” with these items:

How to Review Early Childhood Endorsement ProgramsHow to Review Early Childhood Endorsement ProgramsConflict of Interest formConflict of Interest formVolunteer formVolunteer formA copy of the invoice formA copy of the invoice formThe revised Early Childhood Standards The revised Early Childhood Standards Sample Review Team Comments formSample Review Team Comments formSample Reviewer Recommendation formSample Reviewer Recommendation form

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Additional training may be available for Additional training may be available for reviewers as we approach the 2011 review reviewers as we approach the 2011 review conference.conference.

Questions regarding the review process Questions regarding the review process can be sent to Bonnie Rockafellow at can be sent to Bonnie Rockafellow at rockafellowb@michigan.govrockafellowb@michigan.gov