Dear Colleagues,
Many of you participated in meetings regarding the revision of CEC
initial licensure standards for TVIs either by phone or in person at AER or
NLCSD/OSEP in July. A committee appointed by DVIDB President Tiffany
Wild is leading the revision. On behalf of that committee, I am attaching the
latest version of draft standards based on our meetings and suggestions from
colleagues in the field.
We are currently soliciting input from the field for content through Nov.
30th
. Remember that we have a number of constraints based on CEC
guidelines and procedures. Therefore, at the end of the draft standards, I
have included a concise list of CEC guidelines.
Please provide
suggestions/edits using track changes and send to Deborah Hatton
at Deborah.Hatton@vanderbilt.edu before November 30, 2016. The
revision committee will review all suggestions. We plan to share an updated
version by December, 2016.
We cannot add standards after our validation survey is submitted. For
that reason, it is critical that we identify all the standards now and that we
secure input from as many colleagues as possible. We will document the
responses that we receive from you as evidence to support the proposed
standards.
Thank you for sharing your time and expertise in the standards
revision. These standards will impact accreditation for university personnel
preparation programs that prepare TVIs and for the job responsibilities of
TVIs for years to come.
Warmest Wishes,
Deborah Hatton
Input from Field on Initial Licensure Standards
for Teachers of Students with Visual
Impairments
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