CAEP STATE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTPartnership Agreement • February 3rd, 2016
Contract Type FiledFebruary 3rd, 2016To promote excellence in educator preparation by coordinating state approval and national accreditation reviews of Educator Preparation Programs (EPPs), the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE), as the licensing authority, enter into this partnership agreement. The Massachusetts Department of Higher Education and The University of Massachusetts President’s Office are also committed signatories on the agreement. The agreement describes the partnership and delineates the processes and policies for CAEP accreditation and state approval1 in Massachusetts.