At their April 12 meeting, the State Board of Education approved a number of new standards adopted by the State Board for Educator Certification for teacher preparation. Previously, the SBOE and SBEC have discussed whether to solely use a Texas-specific teacher assessment system, Texas edTPA, instead of the current Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities (PPR) assessment. However, the SBOE decided to have both the PPR and edTPA be assessment options for the time being. Chair of the SBOE Committee on School Initiatives Will Hickman noted that he and SBEC Chair Jean Streepey are in agreement that the PPR assessment will remain an option until a Texas-specific assessment is adopted.