A. The Commission’s Responsibility for Program Standards
The Commission fulfills one of its responsibilities to the public and to the profession by
developing, adopting and implementing standards of program quality and effectiveness. In the
process of upholding high standards for the preparation of teachers, the Commission also
respects the considered judgments of educational institutions and professional educators, and
holds educators accountable for excellence. The premises and principles outlined below reflect
the Commission's approach to fulfilling its responsibilities under the law. The Commission asked
the single subject advisory panels to apply these general principles to the development of
standards for single subject matter programs.