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Divisions > Certification and Accreditation > Program Approval and Assessment Branch
Maryland Program Approval of College/University-Based Preparation Programs

Conducts program approval and national accreditation reviews of more than 300 professional educator certification programs at 23 colleges and universities in Maryland through Redesign Performance Criteria which determine the level of implementation of the state policy known as the Redesign of Teacher Education. 

  • Maryland Approved Programs for Professionally Certified Personnel
  • Maryland Institutional Performance Criteria based on The Redesign of Teacher Education (Revised August 2007)
  • 1995 Task Force report (known as The Redesign of Teacher Education)
  • Teacher Preparation Approval and Accreditation Advisory Committee Final Report

    Institutions of Higher Education with 2000 or more full-time equivalent students are required through Maryland statute §11-208 to receive and maintain national accreditation through NCATE in conjunction with state program approval. The state has a partnership agreement with the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) for the required national accreditation.

    Maryland / NCATE Information

  • Initial/Probationary Accreditation Visit Protocol

  • Continuing Accreditation Visit Protocol

  • NCATE

    Related Standards

  • Maryland Essential Dimensions of Teaching Standards

  • Interstate New Teachers Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC) Principles

     

    • Contact Information
    Dr. Virginia H. Pilato, Director of Certification and Accreditation
    Maryland State Department of Education
    200 West Baltimore Street
    Baltimore, MD 21201
    Phone: 

    Program Approval 410-767-0390 Certification Assistance 410-767-0412
    Fax:  410-333-8963
    Ms. Norma Allen, Dr. Maggie Madden and Ms. Elizabeth Neal, Program Approval Specialists,

    Maryland State Department of Education

    200 West Baltimore Street
    Baltimore, MD 21201
    Phone: 

    Ms. Allen & Dr. Madden 410-767-0391 and Ms. Neal 410-767-0416
    Fax:  410-333-8963
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