Every campus has increased collaborative agreements with school districts for internships, pre-internships, and career programs. It became operational in the fall of 1999. The campuses have developed common teacher program admission guidelines, which also can serve as transfer guidelines. In addition, the development of common exit standards is pending the state's development of student and program performance standards. All CSU teacher preparation programs are accredited by the state and the Western region, and twelve are nationally accredited.
All campuses now employ district personnel as visiting or adjunct faculty.
We've made amazing progress. All faculty have been involved. So far a great deal of information on CSU teacher preparation has been gathered from the campuses. The CSU Presidents' Commission on Teacher Preparation and K-18 Education will oversee an external evaluation team that will conduct campus visits during the spring and fall semesters. They will talk with faculty, superintendents and alumni, and their findings will be part of a final report to the Trustees in January 2001.