In this chapter, the following documents related to national and State standards are incorporated by reference:

1. A. Administrative or Supervisory Areas.

   1. (1) Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSEL), National Policy Board for Educational Administration (NPBEA), 2015.
   2. (2) Program Recognition Standards: District Level, National Educational Leadership Preparation (NELP), 2018.
   3. (3) ISTE Standards for Educational Leaders, International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), 2018.

2. B. Early Childhood/Elementary Areas.

   1. (1) Ensuring Quality in Early Childhood Education Professional Preparation Programs: NAEYC’s Early Childhood Higher Education Accreditation Standards, 2021.
   2. (2) CAEP 2018 K-6 Elementary Teacher Preparation Standards, Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), 2018.

3. C. English.

   1. (1) National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Standards for the Initial Preparation of Teachers of English Language Arts 7–12, 2021.
   2. (2) Maryland College and Career Ready (MCCR) Standards for English Language Arts/Literacy, 2014.

4. D. Mathematics.

   1. (1) Standards for Mathematical Practice, Common Core State Standards Initiative, 2010.
   2. (2) Standards for Mathematics Teacher Preparation, National Council of Teachers of Math (NCTM), 2020.
5. E. Middle School Areas. Middle Level Teacher Preparation Standards with Rubrics and Supporting Explanations, Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE), 2022.

6. F. Science.

   1. (1) Standards for Science Teacher Preparation, National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), 2020.
   2. (2) Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI) Arrangements of the Next Generation Science Standards, Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), 2017.

7. G. Special Education.

   1. (1) Initial Practice-Based Professional Preparation Standards for Special Educators, Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), 2020.
   2. (2) Initial Practice-Based Standards for Early Interventionists/Early Childhood Special Educators, Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), 2020.
   3. (3) Knowledge and Practice Standards for Teachers of Reading, International Dyslexia Association (IDA), 2018.

8. H. Secondary Areas.

   1. (1) Standards for School-Based Agricultural Education Teacher Preparation Programs, American Association for Agricultural Education (AAAE), 2017.
   2. (2) Business Teacher Education Curriculum Guide and Program Standards, National Business Education Association (NBEA), 2013.
   3. (3) Standards for Computer Science Teachers, Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA), 2020.
   4. (4) Standards for Technological and Engineering Literacy: The Role of Technology and Engineering in STEM Education, International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA), 2021.
   5. (5) National Standards for Teachers of Family And Consumer Sciences, National Association of State Administrators of Family and Consumer Sciences (NASAFACS), 2018.
   6. (6) National Core Arts Standards: Theatre, National Coalition for Core Arts Standards, 2014.
   7. (7) National Standards for the Preparation of Social Studies Teachers, National Council for Social Studies (NCSS), 2018.
   8. (8) Handbook, National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST), 2023—2024.

9. I. Specialist Areas.

   1. (1) NAGC — CEC Teacher Preparation Standards in Gifted and Talented Education, National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) — Gifted and Talented Specialist: Council for Exceptional Children (CEC); The Association for the Gifted (TAG), 2013.
   2. (2) Introduction to the 2024 CACREP Standards, Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs (CACREP), 2024.
   3. (3) ASCA Standards, American School Counselor Association (ASCA), 2019.
   4. (4) American Library Association (ALA), American Association of School Librarians (AASL), & the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) School Librarian Preparation Standards, 2019.
   5. (5) Standards Framework for Learners, American Association of School Librarians (AASL), 2018.
   6. (6) Standards for Accreditation of Master’s Programs in Library and Information Studies, Adopted by the Council of the American Library Association (ALA), 2015.
   7. (7) Standards for the Preparation of Literacy Professionals, International Literacy Association (ILA) Standards for the Preparation of Literacy Professionals, 2017.
   8. (8) Standards for Graduate Preparation of School Psychologists, National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), [2010] 2020.
   9. (9) Standards for School Social Work Services, National Association of Social Workers (NASW), 2012.

10. J. Specialty Areas (PreK—12).

    1. (1) ACTFL/CAEP Program Standards for the Preparation of Foreign Language Teachers, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)/ Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), 2013.
    2. (2) Standards for Learning American Sign Language: A Project of the American Sign Language Teachers Association, American Sign Language Teachers Association (ASLTA), 2012.
    3. (3) Standards for Art Teacher Preparation, National Art Education Association (NAEA), 2009.
    4. (4) National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), Handbook 2023—2024.
    5. (5) National Core Arts Standards: Dance, National Coalition for Core Arts Standards, 2014.
    6. (6) National Core Arts Standards: Music, National Coalition for Core Arts Standards, 2014.
    7. (7) National Core Arts Standards: Visual Arts, National Coalition for Core Arts Standards, 2014.
    8. (8) SOPHE 2019 Health Education Teacher Preparation Standards, Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE), 2019.
    9. (9) National Standards for Initial Physical Education Teacher Education, Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE), 2017.
    10. (10) Standards for Initial TESOL Pre-K—12 Teacher Preparation Programs, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), 2019.
    11. (11) WIDA’s English Language Development Standards, Kindergarten—Grade 12, WIDA, 2020.

11. K. General Teaching.

    1. (1) Standards for Educators, International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), 2017.
    2. (2) Model Core Teaching Standards and Learning Progressions for Teachers 1.0, Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC), 2013.
    3. (3) Model Code of Ethics for Educators (MCEE) 2^nd Ed., National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification, (2023).
    4. (4) Social Justice Standards: The Teaching Tolerance Anti-Bias Framework, Teaching Tolerance, A Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center, 2018.

Authority: Education Article, §§1-303(2)(ii) and (iii), 2-205, 6-120, 6-121, 6-126, 6-704, and 11-208, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: March, 1969

Chapter revised effective January 15, 1989 (15:27 Md. R. 3136)

Chapter, Teacher Education Programs, repealed effective November 6, 1995 (22:22 Md. R. 1669)

Regulation .01, Programs for Professionally Certified Personnel, adopted effective November 6, 1995 (22:22 Md. R. 1669)

Regulation .01 amended effective September 7, 1998 (25:18 Md. R. 1435)

Regulation .01A amended effective October 14, 2013 (40:20 Md. R. 1653)

Regulation .01 repealed under Programs for Professionally Certified Personnel and new Regulations .01—.15 adopted under Programs for Professionally Licensed Personnel effective April 1, 2024 (51:5 Md R. 229)

Regulation .02B amended effective March 3, 2025 (52:4 Md. R. 219)

Regulation .03 amended effective July 21, 2025 (52:14 Md. R. 713)

Regulation .08C—F amended effective March 3, 2025 (52:4 Md. R. 219)