• NEW»»»EPP Accreditation: KSDE uses the most current CAEP standards and expectations for joint KSDE/CAEP accreditations and KSDE-only accreditations.
• NEW»»»Educator Preparation Regulations and Standards
• Higher Education Program Standards
• NEW»»»CAEP Partnership Agreement 2021-2025 (PDF)
• Intent to Seek Unit Accreditation and/or Approval of Teacher Education Programs (Word)
• Institutional Handbook for Program Approval  [new edition July 20, 2016; updated August 14, 2020] *Not yet updated to reflect revised program review process.
• Instructions for Submission of Programs (PDF)
• Intent to Seek Approval of NEW Teacher Education Programs (Word)

Program Templates

The program review process has been revised to focus on assessment alignment to standards. Contextual information, data, and a continuous improvement plan are not required for program review.

Please use the most recent template for program submissions.

The licensure program standards for all content areas are being revised.  These will be posted as each set is adopted by the Kansas State Board of Education.  The higher education institutions have agreed to a 3-year adoption window for each set of revised standards.  Please contact Catherine Chmidling (785-291-3573; cchmidling@ksde.org) with any questions on the program template or licensure standards revisions.

Program review process:

Template instructions for new program reports

Template instructions for continuing program reports

Reviewing guidance; example reviewer worksheet

The Kansas State Board of Education requires candidates for K-6 teaching licenses, English Language Arts endorsements, reading specialist teaching licenses, and special education teaching licenses to pass an assessment of their knowledge of the Science of Reading. Restricted programs which may include English Language Arts 6-12 candidates must address the Science of Reading. Assessments must be approved by KSDE’s literacy program manager.

Please be aware that preparation providers will need program-specific and EPP-wide assessment data and continuous improvement documentation for accreditation.

• Agriculture (Word) New standards adopted January 13, 2015; required for Spring 2018 program reviews and later
• Art (Word) New standards adopted April 19, 2016; required for Fall 2019 program reviews and later
• Biology (Word) New standards adopted November 09, 2016; required for Spring 2020 program reviews and later
• Building Leadership (Word) New standards adopted June 09, 2020; required for Fall 2022 program reviews and later
• Business (Word)
• Chemistry (Word) New standards adopted March 14, 2017; required for Fall 2020 program reviews and later
• Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing (Word) New standards adopted November 09, 2021
• District Leadership (Word) New standards adopted June 09, 2020; required for Fall 2022 program reviews and later
• Early Childhood Unified - Birth-Kindergarten (Word) New standards adopted May 12, 2015; required for Fall 2018 program reviews and later. 
• Early Childhood Unified - Birth-Grade 3 (Word) New standards adopted May 12, 2015; required for Fall 2018 program reviews and later. Science of Reading template required for program reviews beginning in Fall 2022.
• Earth & Space Science (Word) New standards adopted November 09, 2016; required for Spring 2020 program reviews and later
• Elementary PreK-6 (Word) New standards adopted February 13, 2024; required for Fall 2026 program reviews and later. The Praxis Elementary Education Content Knowledge for Teaching (CKT 7812) exam has been determined to be a weak assessment of knowledge of the science of reading.
• Elementary Education Unified K-6 (Word) Standards adopted February 14, 2017. Science of Reading template required for program reviews beginning in Fall 2022. The Praxis Elementary Education Content Knowledge for Teaching (CKT 7812) exam has been determined to be a weak assessment of knowledge of the science of reading.
• English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) (Word) New standards adopted May 09, 2017; required for Fall 2020 program reviews and later
• English Language Arts - Middle Level (Word) New standards adopted December 08, 2015; required for Spring 2019 program reviews and later
• English Language Arts (Word) New standards adopted December 08, 2015; required for Spring 2019 program reviews and later. Science of Reading template required for program reviews beginning in Fall 2022.
• Family & Consumer Sciences (Word) New standards adopted February 13, 2018; required for Fall 2021 program reviews and later
• Gifted (Word) New standards adopted April 19, 2016; required for Fall 2019 program reviews and later
• Health (Word) New standards adopted February 11, 2020; required for Fall 2023 program reviews and later
• High Incidence [was Adaptive] (Word) New standards adopted May 12, 2015; required for Fall 2018 program reviews and later. Science of Reading template required for program reviews beginning in Fall 2022.
• History, Government, and Social Studies - Middle Level (Word)
• History, Government, and Social Studies (Word)
• Journalism (Word)
• Library Media Specialist (Word) New standards adopted September 08, 2015; required for Fall 2018 program reviews and later
• Low Incidence [was Functional] (Word) New standards adopted May 12, 2015; required for Fall 2018 program reviews and later
• Mathematics - Middle Level (Word) New standards adopted September 08, 2015; required for Fall 2018 program reviews and later 
• Mathematics (Word) New standards adopted September 08, 2015; required for Fall 2018 program reviews and later 
• Music (Word) New standards adopted April 19, 2016; required for Fall 2019 program reviews and later
• Music - Instrumental (Word) New standards adopted April 19, 2016; required for Fall 2019 program reviews and later
• Music - Vocal (Word) New standards adopted April 19, 2016; required for Fall 2019 program reviews and later
• Physical Education (Word) New standards adopted February 11, 2020; required for Fall 2023 program reviews and later
• Physics (Word) New standards adopted March 14, 2017; required for Fall 2020 program reviews and later
• Psychology (Word)
• Reading Specialist (Word) New standards adopted September 08, 2020; required for Fall 2023 program reviews and later. Science of Reading template required for program reviews beginning in Fall 2022.
• School Counselor (Word) New standards adopted January 13, 2015; required for Spring 2018 program reviews and later
• School Psychologist (Word) New standards adopted September 14, 2021; required for Spring 2025 program reviews and later
• Science - Middle Level (Word) New standards adopted November 09, 2016; required for Spring 2020 program reviews and later
• Secondary Education Unified 6-12 (Word) Standards adopted December 12, 2017
• Speech/Theatre (Word)
• Technology Education (Word) New standards adopted December 08, 2015; required for Spring 2019 program reviews and later
• Visually Impaired (Word)
• World Language (Word) New standards adopted September 11, 2024; required for Fall 2027 program reviews and later
• Restricted (Word) New Professional Education standards adopted January 13, 2015; required for Spring 2018 program reviews and later. Science of Reading template required for program reviews, if program includes English Language Arts 6-12, beginning in Fall 2023.
• Innovative/Experimental - Please contact Catherine Chmidling about proposing an Innovative/Experimental program. An application and proposal template are available. The regulation for Innovative/Experimental programs (91-1-234) is on page 40 of the current Regulations and Standards for Kansas Educators manual.