What if my program addresses both special education (CEC) and early childhood (NAEYC) standards?
If the institution has combined programs for the preparation of early childhood education and early childhood special education teachers into one unified or “blended” program, a combined program report addressing both sets of standards may be submitted to NCATE using a special template designed for blended programs (available at www.ncate.org.) This report allows programs to use 8 – 12 assessments to show evidence of meeting both sets of standards. Program reports for blended programs will be reviewed by a team representing the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). If your program addresses both sets of standards but does not wish to submit a blended program report, you may complete and submit a CEC report and an NAEYC report separately. For more information on whether your program is blended, go to http://www.naeyc.org/faculty/pdf/initial_blended.
If the institution has combined programs for the preparation of early childhood education and early childhood special education teachers into one unified or “blended” program, a combined program report addressing both sets of standards may be submitted to NCATE using a special template designed for blended programs (available at www.ncate.org.) This report allows programs to use 8 – 12 assessments to show evidence of meeting both sets of standards. Program reports for blended programs will be reviewed by a team representing the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). If your program addresses both sets of standards but does not wish to submit a blended program report, you may complete and submit a CEC report and an NAEYC report separately.
