TEAC News Archive

TEAC Accredits Ten Programs

October 20th, 2011

At its September 29‐October 1, 2011, meeting in Alexandria, Virginia, TEAC’s Accreditation Committee took the following ten accreditation actions: Albion College (MI) Teacher Education Program; Bard College (NY) Master of Arts in Teaching Program; College of Mount Saint Vincent (NY) Teacher Education Program; Houghton College (NY) Teacher Education Program; Lakeland College (WI) Teacher Education Program; Manhattan College (NY) School Building Leadership Program; Spring Arbor University (MI) Teacher Education Program; St. John’s University (NY) Teacher Education Program; Texas Lutheran University (TX) Teacher Education Program; and University of Utah (UT) Teacher Education Program. Congratulations to these programs!

To date, TEAC has accredited 132 programs in 104 institutions of higher education in 25 states. TEAC has 222 members, 93 candidate IHEs, 10 affiliate IHEs, and 15 affiliate groups.

An Update on the Transition to CAEP

October 20th, 2011

We know that institutions have many questions on the transition to the new accrediting body, the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). While we do not have all of the answers yet, here is [a link to] information to help clarify where we are now and our plans for the near future. We hope that this is a help to you as you engage in your own strategic planning.