Chaminade University Review of Licensure Programs

CHAMINADE UNIVERSITY OF HONOLULU
invites you to provide input into
the Hawai’i Teacher Standards Board (HTSB)
review of Chaminade’s Licensure Programs
in the following areas:

COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY EDUCATION
DUAL LICENSURE IN ELEMENTARY AND SPECIAL EDUCATION (EA)
PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE THREE

Chaminade University of Honolulu’s Teacher Licensure Programs in the Education Division and Counseling Psychology in the Behavioral Sciences Division will be reviewed by a Hawaii State Approval of Teacher Education Review Team during April 18-22, 2009.

This review will determine whether Chaminade University meets the requirements and can continue to provide licensure courses recognized by the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board (HTSB) for the programs listed above. The HTSB Performance Standards for teachers and counselors are available at http://www.htsb.org/standards/index.html

On behalf of HTSB and its Review Team, Chaminade University invites your comments regarding the quality of the education and the services provided by these teacher education and counseling psychology programs. This will assist the team in its review. In the interest of protecting your privacy, your comments should be provided directly to the HTSB.

Comments may be provided in three ways:

1. Email comments to Ms. Lynn Hammonds at the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board by April 4, 2009. Email: lhammonds@htsb.org

2. Mail your written comments by April 4, 2009, to

Ms. Lynn Hammonds
Hawaii Teacher Standards Board
650 Iwilei Road, Suite 201
Honolulu, Hawaii 96817
RE: Chaminade University Accreditation

3. Meet with the Hawaii State Approval of Teacher Education Review Team to provide oral comments on Tuesday, April 21, 2009, at Chaminade University, Brogan Hall, Room 101 or 102 between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. (No appointment is necessary.)