The InTASC standards describe the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that all teachers should demonstrate for effective entry level practice. The CEC Preparation Standards describe the knowledge and skills that all special educators must demonstrate for safe and effective entry level practice as informed by the specialty area sets. While there is a relationship between the standards, it is not sufficient for a program to address the InTASC Standards in apparent ways and not the CEC Standards and elements as informed by the appropriate knowledge and skill set(s).
The CAEP Standards are Standards that must be met across “Educator Preparation Programs (EPP)” in a given institution. The CAEP standards are not program specific.
Given the program review is a review of the program evidence and specific to the candidates in that given program the assessments and evidence must align in apparent ways to the CEC Preparation Standards and elements as informed by the appropriate specialty set(s). It is incumbent on the program to demonstrate this alignment in apparent ways in the program report submitted.