benchmark model draft 6 6-6-01

A National Symposium: Policy and Practice to Ensure High Quality Teachers for Children and Youth with Disabilities A BENCHMARK MODEL FOR ALIGNMENT PROCESS PRE-ALIGNMENT STAGE I STAGE II STAGE III STAGE IV STAGE V No Evidence of A Common Core of Overt Linkages Formal Articulation of Impact of Alignment Inter-State Alignment Alignment Teaching Knowledge Among Alignment Intra-State Alignment Process Among Components and Skills Components Professional Standards Developing Professional Linking Professional Articulating Alignment of Impact of Alignment State Participating in Inter-Standards Standards to Licensure: Professional Standards with of Professional Standards, State Agreements • The state has yet to formally adopt a set of • A Common Core of • Adopted state professional Licensure and Teacher Licensure, and Teacher professional standards for Teaching Knowledge and standards relate to and Education Program Education Program Optimal Inter-state Approval/ Accreditation Approval/ Accreditation on agreements might include teachers of students with Skills is reflected in state clarify criteria for Student Achievement such benchmarks as: disabilities. professional standards. licensure, including assessment of outcomes, Development of best • State adopts licensure • Professional standards are as opposed to the practices for teachers of A variety of indicators may be processes that are aligned officially adopted by the state and accessible ...