| Description:
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Report on an audit into whether and how approved teacher training programs for licensure candidates in early childhood education, elementary education, and special education meet subject matter standards for reading, including:
(1) reading standards for each licensure area, and how they align with (a) the READ Act's requirements on evidence-based instruction, phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary development, reading fluency, and reading comprehension, and (b) Minnesota teacher preparation requirements;
(2) how the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board conducted the audit;
(3) results of the audit; and
(4) a summary of program effectiveness reports for continuing approval related to reading standards reviewed by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board
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| Committee/Agency Jurisdiction:
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Education
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| Note:
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An initial report is due by January 15, 2025, and a final report is due by August 1, 2026.
The audit will cover licensure candidates in these areas:
(1) early childhood education in accordance with Minn. Rules 8710.3000;
(2) elementary education in accordance with Minn. Rules 8710.3200; and
(3) special education in accordance with Minn. Rules 8710.5000
The Minnesota teacher preparation requirements in (1)(a) in the Description above are those in Minn. Stat. 122A.092 Subd. 5.
The reading standards in (4) in the Description above include board determinations under Minn. Rules 8705.2200.
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