Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 1 - CERTIFICATE REGULATIONS › Section 91-1-230 - Institutional accreditation and program approval definitions

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) "Academic year" means July 1 through the
			 following June 30.
(b) "Annual
			 report" means a document that an institution submits to the commissioner on a
			 yearly basis in which the information specified by the commissioner concerning
			 unit standards and operations, programs offered by the unit, and statistical
			 data is presented.
(c) "Approved,"
			 when used to describe a teacher education program, means that the program meets
			 the program standards prescribed in regulations adopted by the state
			 board.
(d) "Approved with
			 stipulation," when used to describe a teacher education program, means that the
			 program has deficiencies in meeting the program standards prescribed in
			 regulations adopted by the state board that the institution shall correct
			 before being approved.
(e)
			 "Commissioner" means the state commissioner of education or the commissioner's
			 designee.
(f) "Evaluation review
			 committee" means the standing committee of the teaching and school
			 administration professional standards board, or its successor, that is
			 responsible for making accreditation and program approval recommendations to
			 the state board.
(g) "Focused
			 visit" means the on-site visit to a teacher education institution that has
			 limited accreditation or accreditation with conditions by the state board and
			 is seeking full accreditation.
(h)
			 "Full accreditation" means the status assigned to a teacher education
			 institution that is determined through a focused visit to meet substantially
			 the accreditation standards adopted by the state board.
(i) "Initial visit" means the first on-site
			 visit to a teacher education institution that is seeking accreditation for the
			 first time from the state board.
(j) "Institutional candidate" means the
			 designation assigned to an institution that is seeking accreditation for the
			 first time and that has met the accreditation preconditions specified by the
			 state board.
(k) "Institutional
			 candidate visit" means an on-site visit that takes place following the
			 designation of institutional candidate status to a teacher education
			 institution.
(l) "Institutional
			 report" means a document that describes how a teacher education institution
			 meets the accreditation standards adopted by the state board.
(m) "Limited accreditation" means the status
			 assigned to a teacher education institution that is determined through an
			 initial visit to meet substantially the accreditation standards adopted by the
			 state board.
(n) "Not approved,"
			 when used to describe a teacher education program, means that the program fails
			 substantially to meet program standards adopted by the state board.
(o) "Program report" means a written document
			 that describes coursework, assessment instruments, and performance criteria
			 used in a program to achieve the program standards established by the state
			 board.
(p) "Progress report" means
			 a written document that addresses the stipulations that are noted if a new
			 program is approved with stipulation.
(q) "Review team" means a group of persons
			 appointed by the commissioner to review and analyze reports from teacher
			 education institutions and prepare reports based upon the review and
			 analysis.
(r) "State board" means
			 the state board of education.
(s)
			 "Student teaching" means preservice clinical practice for individuals preparing
			 to become teachers.
(t) "Teacher
			 education institution" and "institution" mean a college or university that
			 offers at least a four-year course of study in higher education and maintains a
			 unit offering teacher education programs.
(u) "Teacher education program" and "program"
			 mean an organized set of learning activities designed to provide prospective
			 school personnel with the knowledge, competencies, and skills to perform
			 successfully in a specified educational position.
(v) "Upgrade report" means a written document
			 that addresses the stipulations noted if an existing program is approved with
			 stipulation.