coe-staff: Comment on Proposed Federal Teacher Preparation Regulations (from Dean Kamphaus)

Mon Feb 2 15:58:16 PST 2015

Dear Students, Staff, and Faculty,

My letter written in response to a set of proposed new federal regulations on teacher preparation programs is attached. If you are not already familiar with the proposal, I encourage you to explore it by following the first link below.  Letters like the one attached take many forms, as you will see in the information below, provided by the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE). We at the UO are signatories to several letters, including those from The Oregon Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (OACTE) and the Learning and Education Academic Research Network (LEARN), which comprises about 20 leading research university colleges of education like ours that advocate for more federal support of research. I should also explain that CADREI is an abbreviation for the Council of Academic Deans of Research Education Institutions, of which we are also a member.

I am writing today simply to make you aware of some of the issues that we try to address as part of our collective efforts to prepare teachers and other education-related personnel.

Regards,
Randy

Dear CADREI Deans
Today is the deadline to submit your comments.

Below is additional information from Deborah Koolbeck, Director of Government Relations, AACTE

Below is a list of the AACTE resources on the proposed regulations on teacher preparation programs, all of which are publically available.

Please feel free to forward this information to colleagues at your home institutions as well as colleagues around the nation. Please note, the template letter can be modified to meet your needs. In addition, we received & included a template letter for students from a member,  as well as a supporting document - so our reach could expand.

We are just above 1700 comments, so we need to keep the drumbeat going. Please let me know what else AACTE can do to support you in your outreach to get faculty, K-12 partners, stakeholders, and others to comment before the February 2 deadline.

Best,
Deb

Deborah A. Koolbeck, MA
Director, Government Relations
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
1307 New York Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20005
Direct: 202-478-4506
Mobile: 202-744-2141
dkoolbeck at aacte.org<mailto:dkoolbeck at aacte.org>
 To further assist you, your institutional leadership, and faculty to draft and submit comments on the proposed regulations on teacher preparation programs by the deadline of February 2, 2015, below are the resources developed by AACTE for you to use. You should feel free to modify the documents to suit your needs or that of your institution.

Some AACTE members are having letter writing parties (with libations) and other members are doing heavy outreach to K-12 partners and other stakeholders to ensure that the voices of all who will be affected are heard via the public comment period.

Please feel free to share these resources far and wide.
 In addition, we are currently kicking off a twitter campaign using the hashtag #EDregs - we hope that you can participate. A blog on the campaign and how to get involved can be found http://edprepmatters.net/2015/01/member-voices-join-aacte-twitter-campaign-on-edregs/

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[AACTE Member Alert]

This is your last weekend to draft and submit comments on the U.S. Department of Education's proposed regulations for teacher preparation programs. The comment period closes Monday, February 2.
Making your voice heard is vital. There are multiple letter-writing campaigns under way in support of the regulations. Even if your institution or your state chapter has submitted comments, be sure to submit your individual response as well. Both the number and quality of the comments matters.
There is too much at stake in the profession for your voice not to be heard!
Submit Your Comment Here<http://aacte.org/email_blast/r.php?l=YG38&e=kelly.circe@uvm.edu>*
* Please note: The Regulations.gov web site will be down for maintenance beginning Friday, January 30, at 9:00 p.m. (EST) through Saturday, January 31, at 3:00 a.m. (EST).
AACTE Resources for Crafting Your Response - Please Share Far and Wide!
Overview of the Proposed Regulations
*         Overview of the Proposed Federal Teacher Preparation Program Regulations<http://aacte.org/email_blast/r.php?l=YG2T&e=kelly.circe@uvm.edu>
*         AACTE Concerns With the Proposed Federal Teacher Preparation Regulations<http://aacte.org/email_blast/r.php?l=YG2U&e=kelly.circe@uvm.edu>
*         Webinar Recording: AACTE Review of Proposed Federal Teacher Preparation Regulations<http://aacte.org/email_blast/r.php?l=YG2V&e=kelly.circe@uvm.edu> and Webinar Slides<http://aacte.org/email_blast/r.php?l=YG2W&e=kelly.circe@uvm.edu>

Office of Management & Budget - Cost and Burden of the Proposed Regulations
*         Overview of Office of Management and Budget Request for Comment on Regulations' Cost, Burden<http://aacte.org/email_blast/r.php?l=YG2X&e=kelly.circe@uvm.edu>
*         AACTE Response to the Office of Management and Budget<http://aacte.org/email_blast/r.php?l=YG2Y&e=kelly.circe@uvm.edu>
*         Higher Education Response to the Office of Management and Budget<http://aacte.org/email_blast/r.php?l=YG2Z&e=kelly.circe@uvm.edu>

Developing and Submitting Your Comment to Regulations.gov
*         AACTE Template Letter<http://aacte.org/email_blast/r.php?l=YG30&e=kelly.circe@uvm.edu> and Instructions for Using AACTE Template Letter<http://aacte.org/email_blast/r.php?l=YG31&e=kelly.circe@uvm.edu>
*         Webinar Recording: Guidelines for Using Template Letter<http://aacte.org/email_blast/r.php?l=YG32&e=kelly.circe@uvm.edu> and Webinar Slides<http://aacte.org/email_blast/r.php?l=YG33&e=kelly.circe@uvm.edu>

Engaging With Teacher Candidates to Submit a Comment (Resources >From Ohio University)
*         Infographic on How the Proposed Regulations Would Affect Students<http://aacte.org/email_blast/r.php?l=YG34&e=kelly.circe@uvm.edu>
*         Student Comment Template Letter<http://aacte.org/email_blast/r.php?l=YG35&e=kelly.circe@uvm.edu>

Other Resources
*         NEW! Video of Panel Discussion on Regulations' Impact on MSIs, Teacher Diversity<http://aacte.org/email_blast/r.php?l=YG39&e=kelly.circe@uvm.edu>
*         Media Articles/Resources on Proposed Federal Teacher Preparation Program Regulations<http://aacte.org/email_blast/r.php?l=YG36&e=kelly.circe@uvm.edu>
We encourage you to share these resources with colleagues and community partners in order to amplify the voice of the profession.
Please direct any questions to regs at aacte.org<mailto:regs at aacte.org> and share your concerns on Twitter using the hashtag #EDregs<http://aacte.org/email_blast/r.php?l=YG3A&e=kelly.circe@uvm.edu>.

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American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE<http://aacte.org/email_blast/r.php?l=YG3E&e=kelly.circe@uvm.edu> (r)).
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