Approved with A Sponsoring Domain/ Criteria Program is authorized to Conditions Organization or program Ratings, including endorse candidates for that is approved with specifically the licensure conditions has depth and Candidates may not enjoy demonstrated overall substance of full reciprocity benefits program readiness for findings resulting outside of Massachusetts impact and a from formal 7-year term of approval, commitment to review unless program ceases to improvement, despite Sufficiency of meet requirements or ESE findings in a report. evidence that finds insufficient evidence of Conditional approval speaks to meeting standards signals that there are candidate/ ESE will impose conditions significant areas that completer specific to the organization must be addressed in efficacy and will describe the order for the SO/program timeline to meet those to be found to meet state conditions standards. Findings indicate that areas of concern impact candidates. Candidates are not, however, at risk. Probationary A Sponsoring Domain/ Criteria Program is authorized to Approval Organization or program Ratings, including endorse candidates for that is granted specifically the licensure; enrollment may probationary approval depth and be restricted has insufficiently met substance of Candidates may not enjoy state standards. findings resulting full reciprocity benefits Probationary approval from formal outside of Massachusetts signals that there are review ESE will impose conditions significant areas that Insufficient specific to the organization must be addressed and nature of and will describe the candidate efficacy and/or evidence of timeline to meet those experience in the impact provided conditions program is not in support of 3-year term of approval, consistently assured to criteria being unless program ceases to be high quality. met meet requirements or ESE finds insufficient evidence of meeting standards Possible status designation as At-Risk or Low Performing
Approved with Conditions A Sponsoring Organization or program that is approved with conditions has demonstrated overall program readiness for impact and a commitment to improvement, despite findings in a report. Conditional approval signals that there are significant areas that must be addressed in order for the SO/program to be found to meet state standards. Findings indicate that areas of concern impact candidates. Candidates are not, however, at risk. Domain/ Criteria Ratings, including specifically the depth and substance of findings resulting from formal review Sufficiency of evidence that speaks to candidate/ completer efficacy Program is authorized to endorse candidates for licensure Candidates may not enjoy full reciprocity benefits outside of Massachusetts 7-year term of approval, unless program ceases to meet requirements or ESE finds insufficient evidence of meeting standards ESE will impose conditions specific to the organization and will describe the timeline to meet those conditions Probationary Approval A Sponsoring Organization or program that is granted probationary approval has insufficiently met state standards. Probationary approval signals that there are significant areas that must be addressed and candidate efficacy and/or experience in the program is not consistently assured to be high quality. Domain/ Criteria Ratings, including specifically the depth and substance of findings resulting from formal review Insufficient nature of evidence of impact provided in support of criteria being met Program is authorized to endorse candidates for licensure; enrollment may be restricted Candidates may not enjoy full reciprocity benefits outside of Massachusetts ESE will impose conditions specific to the organization and will describe the timeline to meet those conditions 3-year term of approval, unless program ceases to meet requirements or ESE finds insufficient evidence of meeting standards Possible status designation as At-Risk or Low Performing