NCTE/NCATE Connection

NCTE/NCATE Program Standards for Initial Preparation of Teachers of Secondary English Language Arts, Grades 7-12 (October 2003) -- (PDF format)

NCTE/NCATE Program Standards for Initial Preparation of Teachers of Secondary English Language Arts, Grades 7-12 (October 2003) -- (WORD format)

For help in preparing the NCTE/NCATE Report, institutions should use the documents below:

A Guide for Preparing the NCTE/NCATE Program Report for the Preparation of English Language Arts Teachers

Frequently Asked Questions about NCATE's Web-based Program Review System as It Applies to NCTE

Representative Examples of Assessments

NCTE Guidelines for Using and Documenting Course Grades as a Program Assessment

Top 10 Mistakes to Avoid When Preparing Your NCTE Program Report

The following documents were prepared for NCTE/NCATE Program Reviewers:

A Handbook for Reviewers of NCTE/NCATE Program Reports on the Preparation of English Language Arts Teachers

NCTE/NCATE Reviewer Notes: Using the PRS System and Other Issues in the Review Process

The National Council of Teachers of English is one of eight subject specific organizations with membership in the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, the professional accrediting agency for teacher preparation. Institutions seeking NCATE accreditation must meet carefully developed specific conditions. One of those conditions is program approval. NCTE is responsible for reviewing undergraduate English language arts education programs for institutions seeking NCATE accreditation.

English language arts education/English departments preparing curriculum reports for NCTE/NCATE review must follow the NCATE designated process described at   http://www.ncate.org/public/standards.asp.

Institutions which have "nationally recognized" programs by NCTE will be listed on our Web site. The list is updated periodically.

Additional information on the NCATE accreditation process is available from NCATE, 2010 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Suite 500, Washington, D.C. 20036-1023, or call 202-466-7496.

NCTE Contact

Patricia Lambert Stock
NCTE
1111 W. Kenyon Road
Urbana, IL 61801-1096
800-368-6283, x 3632

NCATE Contact

Boyce C. Williams
Vice President
NCATE
2010 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Suite 500
Washington, D.C. 20036-1023
202-466-7496