ADEPT for IHEs

Requirements for IHEs

ADEPT Requirements for Teacher Education Programs (46Kb PDF)

Educator Preparation Unit Policy Guidelines: Field Experiences and Clinical Practice (20Kb PDF)

Certification Application Instructions for Teacher Candidates (82Kb PDF)

ADEPT Planning and Training Materials for IHEs

The IHE Portal: Looking at the Success of Your Graduates This slide presentation contains instructions for accessing and interpreting the ADEPT Evaluation Reports available through the IHE Portal database. (607Kb PDF)

IHE ADEPT Program Evaluation Guidance Document This guidance document supports IHE faculty in evaluating the effectiveness of the institution's ADEPT program implementation. (101Kb PDF)

ADEPT Performance Standards for Classroom-Based Teachers This document provides a complete description of the new APSs for classroom-based teachers, as presented in the State Board of Education-approved ADEPT Guidelines (2006). (103Kb PDF)

ADEPT Performance Standards and Key Elements for Classroom-Based Teachers (Placemat Version) (83Kb PDF)

ADEPT Overview This one-page document designed in a placemat format provides a broad overview of the ADEPT System, its purposes, and processes and can be used to introduce the ADEPT System to teacher candidates early in their preparation programs. (99Kb PDF)

ADEPT Training Module for Cooperating Teachers and Faculty Supervisors. Institutions of higher education may customize this optional template to include as part of their ADEPT training for cooperating teachers and faculty supervisors. (567Kb PDF)

ADEPT Performance Standards: Candidate Preparation Matrix. This matrix explains the ADEPT Performance Standards for Classroom-Based Teachers and their accompanying key elements and critical components. Institutions of higher education may use this optional template for planning and instructional purposes. (99Kb DOC)

Assisting Teacher Candidates

The ADEPT Connections for Mentors (ACM Matrix) is helping put the "A" back into ADEPT! Designed for use by mentors, administrators, IHE supervisors, and coaching teachers, the ACM Matrix is a terrific tool to help guide conversations and collaborations with beginning teachers and teacher candidates. Focused on each of the thirty-four key elements of the ADEPT Performance Standards for Classroom-Based Teachers, the ACM Matrix connects performance expectations with practical suggestions for mentoring opportunities and activities. (279Kb PDF)

Preparing Teacher Candidates for Professional Practice

SAFE-T, the Summative ADEPT Formal Evaluation of Classroom-Based Teachers, is the ADEPT formal evaluation model now used in school districts statewide.

What is SAFE-T? This two-page document provides IHE faculty and teacher candidates with an overview of the SAFE-T process including its purpose, the six types of evidence collected, and the importance and uses of a teacher's results. (70Kb PDF)

The following materials are being used in school districts statewide:

SAFE-T Guide for Teachers and Evaluators (February 2010). (414Kb PDF)

SAFE-T Teacher Templates

	TT1: Long-Range Plan (91Kb DOC)
	TT2: Unit Work Sample (85Kb DOC)
	TT3: Reflection on Instruction and Student Learning (36Kb DOC)
	TT4: Professional Self-Assessment (35Kb DOC)

SAFE-T Evaluator Templates

	ET1: Classroom Observation Record (69Kb DOC)
	ET2: Professional Performance Review (36Kb DOC)
	ET3: SAFE-T Summary (281Kb DOC)

ADEPT for Special Areas (approved October 2003)

	Library Media Specialists
	School Guidance Counselors
	Speech-Language Therapists

Last Updated: 11/07/2011