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HF 4035

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

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Introduction Posted on 03/31/2006

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A bill for an act
relating to education; providing teacher training for qualified professionals;
appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 122A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 122A.24.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [122A.245] TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM FOR QUALIFIED
PROFESSIONALS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Scope and requirements. new text end

new text begin (a) As an alternative to postsecondary
teacher preparation programs, a teacher training program is established for qualified
professionals to acquire an entrance license. Program providers, approved by the Board of
Teaching under subdivision 3, may offer the program in the instructional fields of science,
mathematics, world languages, English as a second language, and special education.
new text end

new text begin (b) To participate in the teacher training program, the teacher applicant must:
new text end

new text begin (1) have, at a minimum, a bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year
postsecondary institution;
new text end

new text begin (2) have an undergraduate major or postbaccalaureate degree in the subject to be
taught or in an equivalent or related subject area in which the applicant is seeking licensure;
new text end

new text begin (3) pass a skills examination in reading, writing, and mathematics required under
section 122A.18;
new text end

new text begin (4) pass the Praxis II subject assessment for each subject area to be taught;
new text end

new text begin (5) have a cumulative grade point average of 2.75 or higher on a 4.0 scale for a
bachelor's degree;
new text end

new text begin (6) show employment related to the subject to be taught; and
new text end

new text begin (7) show a district offer for employment as a teacher contingent on participating in
an approved program described in subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Program. new text end

new text begin A teacher training program under this section is one year in
duration and must include:
new text end

new text begin (1) a nine-credit summer or preinduction preparation program that includes
classroom management techniques and on-site classroom observation that are completed
before the candidate is employed in the classroom;
new text end

new text begin (2) 200 clock hours of instruction in standards of effective practice and essential
skills that include curriculum, instructional strategies, and classroom management
presented after school or on Saturdays throughout the year leading to a teaching license
and up to 15 graduate credits toward a master's degree in education;
new text end

new text begin (3) on-the-job mentoring, supervision, and evaluation arranged by the employing
district that includes mentoring provided by both an experienced teacher licensed in
the subject taught by the applicant and a supervisor affiliated with the postsecondary
institution that provides training to the teacher applicant, and three evaluations by an
evaluation team composed of the mentor, the supervisor, the principal, and a training
program member that include at least three classroom observations where the third
evaluation contains the team's recommendation for licensure and where a written report of
each evaluation is prepared; and
new text end

new text begin (4) a one-week intensive workshop that includes analysis and reflection of the first
year of teaching after completing the school year, which may be counted as part of 200
clock hours required in clause (2).
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Program approval. new text end

new text begin An interested Minnesota public or private
postsecondary institution must submit program proposals to the Board of Teaching for
approval.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the Board of Teaching must develop
criteria for approving teacher training programs under this section after considering the
recommendations of an advisory group appointed by the Board of Teaching composed of,
at a minimum, the commissioner of education or designee, and representatives of school
superintendents, principals, teachers, and postsecondary institutions, including those
offering degrees in teaching preparation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Eligibility license. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the Board of
Teaching must issue to an applicant who successfully meets the criteria under subdivision
1, paragraph (b), a one-year eligibility license to teach at the employing district under
subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (7). During the one-year eligibility period, the
employing district must assign a mentor under subdivision 2, clause (3). The applicant
teacher and teacher mentor must meet at least weekly throughout the school year on
classroom and instructional issues.
new text end

new text begin The hiring district may deduct from the participant's salary the cost of providing the
mentor for the participant during the training year.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Standard entrance license. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the
Board of Teaching must issue a standard entrance license to a training program licensee
who successfully completes the program under subdivision 2, successfully teaches in
a classroom for one complete school year, successfully passes the Praxis II principles
of learning and teaching, and receives a positive recommendation from the applicant's
evaluation team.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Qualified teacher. new text end

new text begin A person with a valid eligibility license under
subdivision 5 is a qualified teacher under section 122A.16.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $500,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2007 to the commissioner of education for the
teacher training program for professionals under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.245.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin REPEALER.
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new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 122A.24, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for the 2006-2007 school year and
later.
new text end