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Show Education Department faces accreditation nnintment standards for the fall semester of ucation: Pronni. . tion: Proposals for . nt,' which contains ?"1 proposa s for im a llsl : teaeher educatio? as of the teachin J program had also been aff ll,! the SUEAreport, fec ! national impact when? sented to j. Walter Mar, Edward Pomeroy.to! '? the American Z? Colleges for lead ? " (AACTE). Ed He said the SUEA doc had a.so been released J State College las, " ' being studied state-wide. He, ' J! oftherecol tions m the report were J adopted at the University at h time the report was made" t that it was a state-wide L intended to examine conditio I standards for the fall semester of 1971 in the national requirements book of the NCATE, ranging from basic curriculum to study retention reten-tion to long-range planning. Plans must be laid in accreditation reports for these requirements to be adopted by the fall semester of 1971. Dean Hencley listed the main accreditation topics as 'curriculum, faculty, student's basic programs, resources (libraries, materials, etc.) evaluation, forward planning and review." Affected By Report Student teaching regulations in the accreditation have been affected, according to Dean Hencley, by the Student Utah Education Association's (SUEA) report "Renewal in Teacher Ed- department, date of appointment and other honors and degrees. Faculty members are also required to list their teaching load each quarter, their professional association memberships, field experience, ex-perience, consultation papers, publications and research projects. This accreditation report is sent to NCATE members for their review, then the national organization organiza-tion sends a team of professionals for first hand observation of the validity of the self-evaluation. If it stands, the school is accredited. If not the school usually has from two' to three years to rectify those areas in which it is not in accordance accor-dance with the national standards. Meet Regulations Part of the accreditation con-:,... con-:,... -f mpptinp the 22 oases of BY RICHARD ROMNEY Chronicle Staff Accreditation gives additional stature to the school which receives re-ceives it, but, more importantly, it provides national standards for training requirements in the educational ed-ucational field, and this national standard allows for interstate credit transfer, according to Dean Stephen Hencley of the Graduate School of Education. Dean Hencley and his staff are currently compiling data, including in-cluding departmental self-evaluation self-evaluation reports, in preparation for the accreditation of the school by the National Council For Accreditation of Teacher Education Educa-tion (NCATE). The accreditation uhiVh take Dlace ar group of authorities on education set the national standards which they consider essential for high-quality high-quality teaching education. Self Evaluation Members of the Graduate School of Education self-evaluate the programs used in their particular particu-lar department of the school, then Dean Hencley and his staff compile a self-evaluation report for the entire school. The graduate school is divided into five departments: (1) home economics, (2) education administration, adminis-tration, (3) special education, (4) education (curriculum and instruction) in-struction) and (5) educational psychology. Each department administers ad-ministers several professional training programs which are to be . i proximately every 10 years, conclude con-clude in November, with final ruling on the stature of the Graduate School of Education due in 1971. Accreditation consists of two things: (1) self-evaluation according to NCATE's new standards stan-dards for quality learning facilities adopted in January, and (2) a visit from a national accrediting team, a sort of an inspection group. A evaluated ty rAic training program must be evaluated by the national criteria, then each department, and finally the entire school. Faculty Included A vitae, similar to a resume, for each faculty member is also included in-cluded in a report, containing such things as the faculty member's highest degree, rank and all colleges in Utah. The written accredit report is due this summer.andfr evaluation team arrives on car in the Fall. Dean Hencley did,, know at this time who members of the evaluation to would be. Dean Hencley stressed (hat If importance of the accreditations that it establishes a system r national standards, so tht ; teacher has excellent trainino i-1 .If I ' .... I J Y i 1 I f -1 , j his field and will experience n. difficulty in obtaining a teachin; certificate in one state simpl because he was educated i another state. All institutions which are members mem-bers of the accreditations) accept records from and it credit for program at oik accredited colleges, because Ik can trust the national accredit: tion to regulate training and tbi by produce similarly trained high-quality teachers. Dean Hencley also noted fci the Graduate School of Education will apply this year for the dii tinquished achievement and o: the AACTE, and will also appk for a new international ad based on the "Ethiopia Project |