The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) has appointed Dr. John M. Johnston as a member and co-chair of the State Partnerships and Content Areas Committee. The purpose of this CAEP committee is to develop and oversee CAEP’s role in the review of specialty area studies; develop policies and procedures for reviewing specialty area studies, both in support of such reviews by member scholarly societies and directly; develop policies for CAEP’s partnership agreements with the states, such as requirements for the participation of state representatives in CAEP site visits, which shall include all Commissions; and, review and approve state partnership agreements.