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Competency for Teacher Licensure Recommendations for the Commission on Professional Standards in Education  \nNevada Department of Education | Office of Educator Development,  \nLicensure, and Family Engagement (EDLiFE)  \nJeff Briske, Director  \nKat Collins, Assistant Director  \nAnabel Sanchez, Education Programs Professional  \nWestEd  \nStakeholders  \nAgenda  \n• Workgroup Charge, Members, and Tasks  \n• Current Nevada Regulation  \n• Suggestions NOT Requiring Regulation Changes  \n• Suggestions Requiring Regulation Changes  \nWorkgroup Charge  \nAddress Assembly Bill 225 from the 2021 Legislative Session  \nNRS 391.021 requires the Commission on Professional Standards in Education to adopt regulations governing examinations for the initial licensing of teachers and other educational personnel. Assembly Bill 225 amending NRS 391.021 was adopted during the 2021 legislative session stated in part:  \nWhen adopting regulations pursuant to subsection 1, the Commission shall consider including any alternative means of demonstrating competency for persons with a disability or health-related need that the Commission determines are necessary and appropriate  \nContract with WestEd  \nThe Office of Educator Development, Licensure, and Family Engagement (EDLiFE) contracted with WestEd to  \n• convene, plan, and facilitate three workgroup sessions,  \n• conduct a scan of other states’ approaches to teacher certification in lieu of teacher exams, and  \n• summarize existing research on certification options in lieu of teacher exams .  \nWestEd Team  \nHeather Mattson  \nSenior Research Associate  \nLibby Rognier  \nSenior Research Associate  \nCaitlin Beatson  \nSenior Program Associate  \nMel Wylen  \nProgram Associate  \nWorkgroup Members  \nThe workgroup included educators from  \nCarson City School District, Clark County School District, Nye County School District, Washoe County School District, Nevada State College, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, iteach, as well as a State Assembly Member, representatives from the Commission on Professional Standards, the Southern Nevada Regional Professional Development Program (RPDP), and the Public Education Foundation  \nWorkgroup Tasks  \nOver the course of three meetings, the workgroup  \n• examined and discussed practices in other states as well as research around testing requirements for teacher licensure,  \n• consulted with the Educational Testing Service (ETS) Director of Educational Partnerships to review detailed disaggregated data of Nevada’s Praxis Core Examination results (compared to national results),  \n• crafted recommendations for adjustments to current licensing requirements in Nevada, and  \n• considered possible impacts of each recommendation on number of teachers licensed in Nevada  \nCurrent Nevada Regulation  \n1 . Praxis Core exam with a  \npassing score determined by COPS:  \n• Reading – 156  \n• Writing – 162  \n• Math – 150  \nCOPS usually sets passing scores as recommended by the multistate review team.  \n2 . A test of basic skills that is determined by the Department to be equivalent to the Praxis Core exam, such as the California Basic Skills Test (CBEST)  \n3 . Earned master’s degree  \nand passing the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) with an average score at the time the exam was taken  \nAll scores must be from exams taken within five years preceding the licensure application.  \nWorkgroup Recommendations: Regulation Changes NOT Required  \nWorkgroup Suggestions That Do NOT Require  \nRegulation Change  \n• Change the acceptable passing score by one standard error of measurement.  \n• Accept a composite score (combined reading, writing, and math subtest scores) with a minimum for each subtest.","cbCaibyekPo3zlQv","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibyekPo3zlQv","pdf",777582,29,"English","# Agenda\n## Workgroup Charge, Members, and Tasks\n## Current Nevada Regulation\n## Suggestions NOT Requiring Regulation Changes\n## Suggestions Requiring Regulation Changes\n# Workgroup Recommendations\n## Regulation Changes NOT Required","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the workgroup presentation?\",\"answer\":\"To address Assembly Bill 225’s requirement that the Commission consider alternative means of demonstrating competency for teacher licensure recommendations.\"},{\"question\":\"What role did WestEd play?\",\"answer\":\"EDLiFE contracted with WestEd to convene, plan, and facilitate three workgroup sessions, scan other states’ approaches, and summarize relevant research.\"},{\"question\":\"What current Nevada licensing regulation options are described?\",\"answer\":\"The regulation includes passing Praxis Core subtest scores, an equivalent basic skills test (e.g., CBEST), and an earned master’s degree with passing GRE results, with all scores taken within the preceding five years.\"}]","Praxis Core Workgroup COPS Presentation - March 8, 2023 | PDF",73]