Professional Teacher Standards

Standards indicated with an “*” are national standards. These standards will be updated according to the Specialized Professional Associations’ (SPA) revision cycles.

Posted date indicates approval date. Admission to program using new standards must begin no later than 27 months from the date listed below.

Teacher Standards - Content	Date
Business	November 20, 2002
Career and Technical Education	March 19, 1998
Career and Technical Education: Family & Consumer Sciences	March 19, 1998 and March 19, 2003
*Communication Disorders	June 20, 2001
*Computer Education (Initial)	June 20, 2001
*Computer Education (Advanced)	June 20, 2001
Driver & Traffic Safety	January 21, 2004
Early Childhood Generalist (Preschool Focus)	April 9, 2007
*Early and Middle Childhood Generalist	January 22, 1998
English as a New Language	January 22, 1998
Bilingual Bicultural	April 8, 2005
English/Language Arts & Appendix	May 21, 2003 (revised)
English/Language Arts K-12 Alignment	January 5, 2004
Exceptional Needs--Mild	June 15, 2005
Exceptional Needs--Intense	June 15, 2005
Exceptional Needs: Deaf & Hard of Hearing	June 15, 2005
Exceptional Needs: Blind & Low Vision	June 15, 2005
Fine Arts	March 19, 1998
*High Ability Education	June 20, 2001
Health Education	January 18, 2006
Health Education and Physical Education	May 20, 1998
Journalism	May 21, 2003
Library/Media	May 20, 1998
Mathematics	June 20, 2002
Mathematics K-12 Alignment
Physical Education & Adapted Physical Education	January 18, 2006
Reading	November 19, 2003
*Reading Specialist	April 27, 2005
Science	April 28, 2004
Science K-12 Alignment
Social Studies	March 19, 1998
*Technology Education	June 20, 2001
World Language	May 20, 1998

* National Standards

Teacher Standards - Developmental Date

Teachers of Early Childhood January 22, 1998

Teachers of Middle Childhood January 22, 1998

Early Adolescence Generalist January 22, 1998

Teachers of Adolescence and Young Adulthood January 22, 1998