UNC TARS and Teacher Preparation

CPC

The Cooperative Planning Consortium in Special Education (CPC) is the planning consortium established approximately 25 years ago to facilitate joint planning across the UNC system of constituent teacher education programs. The consortium consists of representatives of the special education personnel preparation programs across the state. The purpose of the consortium is to develop planning recommendations that are submitted to the President of the University of North Carolina. NCSIP II has established a partnership with the Consortium to work together to improve the quality of the special education personnel preparation programs and to increase enrollments to meet the critical need for qualified special education teachers. Activities facilitated by NCSIP II include developing a “catalog” of course projects that are aligned with the certification standards, especially those standards requiring training in the use of research-based instructional strategies and programs.