Meetings


 TO: Members, Indiana Professional Standards Board 
 FROM: Bet J. Kotowski, Director
Preservice Education 
 DATE: April 29, 1999 
 RE: Continued Discussion on National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) Interstate Contract for 2000-2005 


At its March 17, 1999, meeting, the Indiana Professional Standards Board (IPSB) was presented with the draft NASDTEC contract for 2000-2005 (copy enclosed). Indiana is a signatory to the current Contract which provides reciprocity for Indiana teachers moving out-of-state and conversely for out-of-state teachers seeking licensure in Indiana. Currently, Indiana signs an agreement with any state (39 as of January1999) based on approved programs for: 1) teachers, 2) administrators, and 3) school services personnel (chart enclosed).

The draft NASDTEC Contract for 2000-2005 will be presented to NASDTEC members for approval in June 1999 (at NASDTEC's annual meeting) and will become effective July 1, 2000. The current Contract will be automatically renewed unless the IPSB states its decision not to participate. It is important to note that signatories choose which states with whom they sign. For example, Indiana as a signatory this June, would still continue with its current 39 partners until July 1, 2000 (or until the IPSB decides differently, in which case, IPSB would initiate action with any of the 39 states it no longer desired as a reciprocity partner). Indiana's choice of partners would change to accommodate whatever the Board decides should be the basis for future reciprocity decisions.

The Board's guidance is needed now for staff who will be representing the Board's vote at NASDTEC's upcoming June meeting, as we would like to alert NASDTEC members to the Board's thinking about the basis for future reciprocity decisions. The questions that were presented at the March 17 meeting for discussion during the April session are intended to guide the staff's next steps with regard to reciprocity issues. These questions are restated below along with the staff's suggestions and their rationale (in italics) for the Board's consideration.

Reference: Draft NASDTEC Interstate Contract for 2000-2005

Page 3, Part A 1.:

 


Staff Suggestion:

The staff suggests the following: 1) for the initial practitioner (Level I) license, the applicant would be required to have completed an approved program based on standards comparable to Indiana's and enter the Beginning Teacher Induction Performance Assessment Program (BTIPAP); 2) for the proficient practitioner (Level II) license, the applicant would be required to have met the requirements of a standards-based induction assessment comparable to the BTIPAP (e.g. INTASC portfolio or Praxis III), OR, if the applicant has at least two years of out-of-state teaching experience, he/she could receive a proficient practitioner (Level II) license, but must complete a Professional Growth Plan (PGP); and 3) for the accomplished practitioner (Level III) license, the applicant would be required to have met the National Board certification requirements OR, to have completed an advanced degree program based on the NBPTS, NCATE, INTASC, ISLLC, or IPSB standards.

Additionally, the staff suggests that an out-of-state applicant who has gone more than five years without renewal, would automatically begin a PGP OR complete the IPSB induction assessment.

Rationale:

This is in alignment with the philosophy to base teacher licensure on performance-standards and to treat in-state and out-of-state applicants comparably.

Page 4, Part B. 1.:

Staff Suggestion:

The staff suggests that the Board not accept alternative preparation or certification credentials.

Rationale:
There is no way to verify the applicant has met comparable standards.

Pages 5-6, Part B 3.:

Staff Suggestion:

The staff suggests Yes (The Board approved the recommendation November 18, 1998.).

Rationale:

This is in alignment with the philosophy to require that teacher licensure be based on performance-based standards, which are linked with the INTASC and NBPTS standards. The IPSB's standards and licensure framework are linked to the NBPTS certification standards , and framework.

Impact study results and compliance issues will present some challenges, especially during the initial implementation phase of the above reciprocity suggestions. However, the route of STANDARDS versus INPUTS for reciprocity, is in direct alignment with the Board's current implementation efforts regarding Indiana's new performance-based system for educating its students for the 21st century.

SPECIAL NOTES: 1) An impact study is planned for fall 1999, and results will be presented to the Board in January 2000; and 2) The states with whom the IPSB chooses to sign will not change until the rules change.

 Enclosures: Draft NASDTEC Interstate Contract 2000-2005
Current Signatory States with Indiana for Reciprocity