The National Association for Alternative Certification (NAAC) has issued two calls: one for pilot sites, and one for reviewers. The NAAC is looking to test a new set of standards, called “Quality Indicators,” or QI, developed by NAAC, Project KNOTtT, and The Ohio State University. The QIs are designed to be tools for program assessment and continuous improvement of alternative preparation programs in order to boost performance in these alternate pathways.
Sites interesting in participating in the pilot need to complete an online survey which will be used to determine the programs that will be selected for participation. The survey can be found at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QT2FTKN.
NAAC is also hosting a workshop for educators interested in becoming reviewers for the validation phase of the pilots. Once the QIs have been validated, the reviewers will need to review self-assessments completed by alternative teacher prep programs participating in the process. The training will be held Wednesday, February 29 in Bethesda, MD (a suburb of Washington, DC). Potential reviewers must submit an application and CV to NAAC for consideration.
To learn more about QIs and how to get involved as a pilot site or reviewer, please visit http://alternativecertification.org/quality_indicators.asp
