Disclaimer: NCATE has partnerships with 50 states, including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico to conduct joint reviews of colleges of education. The partnerships integrate state and national professional teacher preparation standards, increase the rigor of reviews of teacher education institutions, and reduce the expense and duplication of effort that occurs when states and NCATE conduct two separate reviews. The state partnership protocol defines the expectations, roles and responsibilities of the state, institution and of NCATE during joint visits. The state partnership protocol is a document authored jointly by NCATE and the state. As state partnerships evolve, state partnership protocols are subject to change to accommodate such growth. Please check this section closer to the date of your visit to ensure you have the most current version of the state partnership protocol.

The following protocol documents are available as Microsoft Word files. Users of Microsoft Internet Explorer may view the files by following the links. Some users of Netscape browser products may need to save the file to their local drive to enable viewing; simply  right click on the link and select the “save link as” option, and navigate to where you want to save the file. If you cannot open a protocol document and require a copy of the protocol(s) from your state to prepare for a pending visit, please contact the NCATE Coordinator of Site Visits.