Certification Standards and
Practices Advisory Council

Goals for 2006-2007

CSPAC's goals for the 2006-2007 school year are as follows:

1) Study and make recommendations to the Board of Public Education on the status and efficacy of approved teacher educator programs in Montana.

2) Study and make recommendations to the Board of Public Education in the areas of precertification training and educational requirements and in certification renewal requirements and procedures.

3) Study and make recommendations to the Board of Public Education on policies related to the denial, suspension, and revocation of teachers' certificates and the appeals process.

4) Study and make recommendations to the Board of Public Education on the feasibility of establishing standards of professional practices and ethical conduct.

5) Study and make recommendations to the Board of Public Education on the status and efficacy of alternative and/or nontraditional teacher preparation opportunities.