Standard 1 

Institutional Infrastructure to Support Educator Preparation

Each Commission-approved institution has the infrastructure in place to operate effective educator preparation programs. Within the overall unit infrastructure there is a research-based vision of teaching and learning; faculty and stakeholder are involved in program organization; collaboration with P-12 settings and the broader community; sufficient resources for effective operation of the unit; leadership has the authority to support all programs; efforts to recruit and develop diverse faculty; and employs, assigns and retains only qualified persons to teach courses and supervise field-based clinical experiences. The credential recommendation process is monitored to that ensure that candidates recommended for a credential have met all requirements.