Section PI 34.007 - Program approval(1) ELIGIBILITY. An entity may apply under sub. (2) for the state superintendent's approval of its educator preparation program if all of the following applies: (a) The entity's educator preparation program is headquartered and physically located in the state of Wisconsin.(b) If the entity does not have its principal campus in the state of Wisconsin, the entity is approved by department of safety and professional services under s. 440.52, Stats.(2) SUBMISSION OF EVIDENCE. An entity seeking the state superintendent's approval of its educator preparation program shall submit to the department written evidence of all of the following: (a) The entity's relevant policies and practices affecting the preparation of professional school personnel under ss. PI 34.013 to 34.018.(b) The entity's conceptual framework under ss. PI 34.019 to 34.024.(c) The entity's assessment system used to evaluate candidate quality as measured against the standards under subch. II and how the assessments are used to evaluate and improve the educator preparation program.(d) The entity's systematic, ongoing collaboration with employing schools and school districts.(3) INITIAL APPROVAL. The state superintendent shall make a decision within 60 days of receiving an entity's submission of evidence under sub. (2). The state superintendent shall grant initial approval if the educator preparation program meets all of the requirements under subchs. III and IV. If approved, the term of initial approval shall be for 5 years.(4) MAINTAINING INITIAL APPROVAL. If the state superintendent grants initial approval under sub. (3), the state superintendent shall conduct an onsite annual review of the educator preparation program at the end of each of the first four years. Based on the onsite annual reviews, the state superintendent shall do one of the following if the educator preparation program does not meet all of the requirements under subchs. III and IV: (a) Require the educator preparation program to complete a program improvement plan under s. PI 34.008.(b) Conduct an onsite comprehensive review.(5) COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW. (a)When conducted. The state superintendent shall conduct an onsite comprehensive review of an educator preparation program if any of the follow occurs: 1. The state superintendent determines during a review under sub. (4) or (6) that an educator preparation program is not in compliance with all of the requirements under subchs. III and IV.2. An educator preparation program reaches the end of the fifth year of initial approval.(b)Scope of review. The comprehensive review shall determine whether the educator preparation program successfully prepares candidates for licensure and meets all of the requirements of this subchapter.(c)Outcome. Based on the onsite comprehensive review, the state superintendent shall do one of the following:1. Allow the educator preparation program to maintain its current status if the educator preparation program meets all of the requirements of under subchs. III and IV.2. Grant full approval if the educator preparation program is being reviewed under par. (a) 2. and the program meets all of the requirements under subchs. III and IV.3. Require the educator preparation program to complete a program improvement plan under s. PI 34.008.4. Deny approval if the educator preparation program is being reviewed under s. PI 34.008 and the program does not meet all of the requirements under subchs. III and IV.(6) MAINTAINING APPROVAL. If an educator preparation program is approved under sub. (5) (c), the state superintendent shall annually extend approval for one year if all of the following occur: (a) An onsite continuous review process visit demonstrates that the educator preparation program successfully prepares candidates for licensure.(b) The educator preparation program is in compliance with all of the requirements of this chapter.(7) PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS COUNCIL. The state superintendent may consider any comments or recommendations submitted by the professional standards council prior to making a decision under sub. (3) or (5) (c).(8) PROGRAM CHANGES. An entity shall seek the state superintendent's approval under sub. (3) prior to implementing a new educator preparation program or making substantive changes in an approved program. Substantive changes include changes to any of the following: (a) The assessment system.(b) The entity's ownership.(c) The content guidelines or standards.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Public Instruction PI 34.007
Cr. Register, April, 2000, No. 532, eff. 5-1-00.Adopted by, CR 17-093: cr. Register July 2018 No. 751 eff. 7-1-18; correction in (2) (a), (b) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register July 2018 No. 751, eff. 8/1/2018