Announcing the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)
October 25th, 2010The boards of the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) met in Washington, DC, on Friday, October 22, 2010, and voted to consolidate teacher education accreditation under a new organization, the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). See a copy of the formal press release announcement.
CAEP will offer four options for accreditation, each dedicated to two goals: (1) to raise the performance of candidates as practitioners in the nation’s P-12 schools and (2) to raise the standards for the evidence the field relies on to supports its claims of quality. The report from the Design Team outlines the recommendations for CAEP, and a letter to members provides assurance of the continuity of accreditation terms.
The CAEP website is www.caepsite.org.