|
|
|
|
TACTE (Tennessee Association of Colleges for Teacher Education) is an organization comprising 40 institutions, public and private, in the state of Tennessee. Each of the 40 institutions has a teacher education program. TAILACTE (Tennessee Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges of Teacher Education) consists of the independent institutions with teacher education programs in Tennessee.
The "Day on the Hill" is an event that provides TACTE member institutions with the opportunity to promote their teacher education program best practices and meet one on one with legislative leaders to advocate for education policy and funding that supports teacher education. The Day on the Hill depends on the legislative schedule and is not always an annual event
TACTE does not currently have a lobbyist as such; however a new position, the TACTE Governmental Relations Liaison will serve part time in similar capacity. For information about this job description, click here.
The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) is a national voluntary association of higher education institutions and other organizations and is dedicated to ensuring the highest quality preparation and continuing professional development for teachers and school leaders in order to enhance PK-12 student learning. The almost 800 institutions holding AACTE membership include private, state, and municipal colleges and universities large and small located in every state, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Guam. In addition, AACTE has a growing number of affiliate members, including state departments of education, community colleges, educational laboratories and centers, and foreign institutions and organizations. Collectively, the AACTE membership prepares more than two-thirds of the new teachers entering schools each year in the United States.
Title II is a section of No Child Left Behind designed to increase the academic achievement of all students by helping schools and districts improve teacher and principal quality and ensure that all teachers are highly qualified. Through the program, State and local educational agencies (SEAs and LEAs), and State agencies for higher education (SAHEs) receive funds on a formula basis. Eligible partnerships consisting of high-need LEAs and institutions of higher education (IHEs) receive funds that are competitively awarded by the SAHE. In exchange, agencies that receive funds are held accountable to the public for improvements in academic achievement. Title II, Part A provides these agencies with the flexibility to use these funds creatively to address challenges to teacher quality, whether they concern teacher preparation and qualifications of new teachers, recruitment and hiring, induction, professional development, teacher retention, or the need for more capable principals and assistant principals to serve as effective school leaders.
The Type I alternative license applies to candidates who enroll in and complete a pre-service orientation prior to beginning employment. The candidates may be eligible for a license in one year. In order to qualify for an Alternative Type I License, candidates must have met at least a bachelors degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education and content in one of the following three ways: 1. Acceptable major in the endorsement area OR The Type II alternative license applies to candidates who have not enrolled in and completed a pre-service orientation prior to beginning employment. The candidates may be eligible for a license in two years. To qualify for an Alternative Type II License, candidates must have at least a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education and met content in one of the following ways: 1. Acceptable major in the endorsement area OR Teachers holding Alternative Type II licenses must demonstrate satisfactory annual progress toward completion of all licensure requirements. Teachers may teach on an Alternative Type II license no more than three years.
|
