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SBEC debates how to implement HB2: mandated Reading and Math Academies, HQIM skills, and approvals for prep‑funded pathways
Summary
The State Board for Educator Certification continued a multi‑day discussion of how to put House Bill 2 into practice for educator preparation, focusing on required Reading and Math Academies for prep‑funded routes, whether to require high‑quality instructional‑materials skills and classroom‑management training for EPP faculty, and a phased approval process for programs to participate in the prep allotment.
The State Board for Educator Certification met to continue deliberations on how to implement House Bill 2 changes for educator preparation programs, focusing on which course content must be required for prep‑funded pathways and how programs and districts will share responsibility for delivering that content.
Melissa, the agency presenter, told the board the agency will ensure “these materials are research based” and aligned to the board’s educator standards and the science of teaching reading. She said the reading and math academies for early elementary candidates are required in statute, and that the commissioner can develop additional course content which the board may then review for approval.
Board members pressed staff on several practical points: whether high‑quality instructional materials (HQIM) skills and classroom discipline management should be…
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