Appendix C–Major Milestones in Educator Preparation
2007
The Tennessee General Assembly passes legislation requiring educator
preparation programs (EPPs) to report and make publicly available their
etention data, Praxis passing scores, and candidates’ TVAAS data
2010
As part of Race to the Top, Tennessee commits to continue using report card
data on educator preparation programs to ensure their continued improvement
2012
Tennessee permits candidates to take edTPA, a performance assessment,
in lieu of the Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching for licensure
2013
The Council for Accreditation in Educator Preparation (CAEP) becomes the
sole accrediting body for Educator Preparation Programs
2013
The Tennessee Board of Regents requires all of its candidates to take and
pass edTPA.
2014
The State Board of Education passes a revised policy for educator preparation
programs to align with the new CAEP accreditation standards
July 2014
2015
January 2015
The State Board of Education takes over production of the Teacher Preparation
Program Report Card from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission
The CAEP Implementation Working Group convenes to advance the policies
established by the State Board of Education
2015
The Tennessee Department of Education receives a grant to create the Educator Preparation Program Portal, which will facilitate the program approval and
review process.
2016
The State Board of Education convenes a Report Card Advisory Council for
input on the development of the report card.
July 2016
August 2016
December 2016
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Spring 2017
May 2017
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The State Board of Education adopts a revised teacher licensure policy
The State Board of Education votes to raise qualifying scores on several
Praxis assessments
The Network for Educator Preparation Partnerships pilot begins, with five EPPs,
and 10 districts participating
The State Board of Education will release the newly updated Teacher
Preparation Report Card
The CAEP implementation working group will continue its meetings with a
modified team
First release of new EPP annual reports
The Network for Educator Preparation Partnerships pilot ends