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News & Updates (November)

New "what's next" since the election from WCET Frontiers! What Might Happen to the Department’s Pending Regulations and Guidance? November 14, 2024

SAN - State Authorization Foundations Course (8-week Online Fundamentals Course) Register Today!

Cohort #1: January 21, 2025-March 17, 2025
Enhance your understanding of out-of-state compliance/state authorization rules, and regulations.
Member and Non-Member Rates!
Fees cover the class and include all required course materials/texts.
Review the course description details here!

Professional Licensure Resources:

Newly Released! Professional Licensure Handbook 2nd edition (2024)
Professional licensure resource documents to prepare for July 1, 2024 effective date and beyond: SAN Compliance Resources to Address Federal Regulations for Programs Leading to a License (2024)

Federal Update

July 24, 2024 - Official Version of Proposed Federal Regulations for Distance Education, Return to Title IV (R2T4), and TRIO Programs

New SAN Member Only Project Management Resources - six new resources are now available on the Getting Started with Compliance Management Gateway on the SAN website! One and two page SAN Next Level resources designed to help create institution strategies for Continuity Planning, Compliance Training, Onboarding, Policy Development and more! Check it out!!

Open Forum - 2nd Tuesday of each month. December 10, 2024! Time: 10AM Alaska, 11AM Pacific, Noon Mountain, 1PM Central, 2PM Eastern; LINK for 2024-2025: https://wiche.zoom.us/j/95672783595?pwd=RnVlU3NMSmltS1pHdWV4aktXRlROdz09; December Topic: Thoughts on SAN, WCET, Distance Education and more!; December Experts: Russ Poulin, Executive Director, WCET. Open Forum is not typically recorded. (the Zoom URL for the Open Forum is not the same as the Monthly Coordinator Call). ** The December Open Forum will last up to an hour, depending on the number of questions for discussion, and will not be recorded.

Quick Links

Access to Key Areas of the SAN website:

Are you new or relatively new to the issue of out-of-state activity compliance? Start Here with State Authorization 101 which leads to How it Works and Why Comply. Then move to Getting Started.
Topic Areas: Nine key subject areas can be accessed through the 9 tiles as you scroll down on this page or from the Resources tab drop down at the top of the webpage.
Website login information is provided to SAN members by the SAN Coordinators for your SAN Membership. Login is required for member only resources noted as requiring SAN Member login.

Communication Platform for SAN member email updates and SAN discussions - use wcetMIX. SAN Resources are accessible directly on the SAN website not within MIX. Please click here to visit the Mix Help/FAQ's.

NC-SARA Website

WCET Frontiers - articles on many higher education issues related to educational technology

WCET Jobs Posts Webpage & Sample State Auth. Related Job Descriptions HERE.

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