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​DEFINITION OF ACCREDITATION STATUSES

Accredited


An EPP is assigned the status of “Accredited” if the EPP has met all the accountability performance standards at the overall level and failed no more than one demographic group.  (Source: TEA website)

​ACCREDITED - Warned


An EPP is assigned the status of “Accredited—Warned” if the EPP:

  • Fails to meet a performance standard for the overall performance of its candidates on any one of the indicators.
  • Fails to meet a standard in any two gender or ethnicity demographic groups in one year on an indicator.
  • Fails to meet a standard for a gender or ethnicity demographic group for two consecutively measured years, regardless of whether the deficiency is in the same demographic group or indicator, or 
  • SBEC determines that the EPP has violated SBEC rules and/or the TEC, Chapter 21.​  (Source: TEA website)

​ACCREDITED - Probationary


An EPP is assigned the status of “Accredited—Probation” if the EPP:

  • Fails to meet a performance standard for the overall performance of its candidates on any one of the indicators for two consecutively measured years,
  • Fails to meet a standard in any three gender or ethnicity demographic groups in one year on an indicator,
  • Fails to meet a standard for a gender or ethnicity demographic group for three consecutively measured years, regardless of whether the deficiency is in the same demographic group or indicator, or 
  • SBEC determines that the EPP has violated SBEC rules and/or the TEC, Chapter 21.​  (Source: TEA website)

​ACCREDITED - Not Rated


An EPP is assigned the status of “Accredited—Not Rated” upon initial approval to offer educator preparation and until the program can be assigned a status based on the performance standards.​  (Source: TEA website)

Not accredited - revoke


  • If the EPP is assigned the status of “Accredited—Probation” for three consecutively measured years;
  • If the EPP has been on “Accredited—Probation” status for one year, and the SBEC determines that revoking the EPP's approval is reasonably necessary to achieve the purposes of the TEC, §21.045 and §21.0451; and 
  • If the EPP fails to pay the required ASEP Technology Fee.  (Source: TEA website)

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