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Get Help Preparing for Your Program's NCATE/CEC Accreditation Review

CEC provides technical support to prepare for CEC program recognition in several ways:

I. Individualized Technical Support

A CEC consultant can come to your campus and work with your faculty, spending as much time as needed to help analyze your programs to find the best approach for your situation.

• Materials: What Every Special Educator Must Know: Ethics Standards and Guidelines, and CEC Program Developers Resource Manual
• Cost: $1,800 per day plus consultant travel expenses.
• Scheduling: Contact CEC Professional Standards at either prostandards@cec.sped.org or 703 264 9408

II. Specially Scheduled Group Technical Support

Specially scheduled group technical support is usually sponsored by a state TED organization or the State Education Agency A CEC representative will provide  a group workshop individualized for the unique needs of the group.

• Materials: What Every Special Educator Must Know: Ethics Standards and Guidelines, and CEC Program Developers Resource Manual
• Cost: $350 per individual for a minimum of 10 individuals.
• Scheduling: Contact CEC Professional Standards at either prostandards@cec.sped.org or 703 264 9408

III. Pre-Convention Workshops

Twice a year, at the CEC Convention and the CEC TED Conference CEC conducts full-day workshops for faculty developing program reports. The CEC Recognition Report Developer Workshop is designed to assist individuals developing Preparation Program Recognition Reports.

Participants learn the components of a performance-based teacher preparation program including:

• Understanding the CEC program recognition report process and cycle,
• Discussing the essential elements of a program report.
• Developing program performance-based assessments
• Aligning program assessments with major elements of the CEC Content Standards
• Collecting and analyzing program data on their candidates
• Using data to analyze current program strengths and weaknesses
• Presenting aggregated program data
• Developing the program report
• Identifying exemplars of program recognition report components, and tips for high quality program recognition reports
• Identifying resources for further support in developing a program report.

Participants have the opportunity to interact with colleagues and the consultant. and .8 CEC continuing education units.

• Materials: What Every Special Educator Must Know: Ethics Standards and Guidelines, and CEC Program Developers Resource Manual
• Cost: $350 for CEC members $450 for non-members
• Dates: CEC Preconvention Day and CEC TED Preconference Day. For dates see the CEC Convention and CEC TED Conference websites.
• Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
• Registration: Register for either at the websites for the CEC Convention and the CEC TED Conference

For more information

E-mail prostandards@cec.sped.org or call 703 264 9408.