as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/03/2014 02:53pm
A bill for an act
relating to education; establishing a school year-long student teaching pilot
program; appropriating money.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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(a) A school year-long student teaching
pilot program for the 2014-2015 through 2017-2018 school years is established to provide
teacher candidates with intensified and authentic classroom learning and experience so
that newly licensed teachers, equipped with the best research and best practices available,
can immediately begin work to increase student growth and achievement.
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(b) An approved teacher preparation program, interested in participating in a school
year-long student teaching pilot program in partnership with one or more school districts
or charter schools, is eligible to participate in this pilot program.
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(a) An approved teacher preparation
program in partnership with one or more school districts or charter schools may apply to
the Board of Teaching, in the form and manner determined by the board, to participate in
the pilot program under this section. The application must demonstrate the applicant's
interest and ability to offer teacher candidates a school year-long student teaching program
that combines clinical opportunities with academic course work and in-depth student
teaching experiences. A student teacher under this pilot program must have: ongoing
access to a team of teacher mentors to demonstrate to the student teacher various teaching
methods, philosophies, and classroom environments; ongoing coaching and assessment;
assistance in preparing an individual professional development plan that includes goals,
activities, and assessment methodologies; and structured learning experiences provided
by the teacher preparation institution or program in collaboration with local or regional
education professionals or other community experts.
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(b) The board must make an effort to select qualified and diverse applicants from
throughout the state.
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The board annually must transmit to the
education policy and finance committees of the legislature no later than February 1 a
data-based report showing the efforts and progress program participants made in preparing
successful newly licensed teachers.
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This section is effective for the 2014-2015 through 2017-2018
school years.
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Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 122A.60 and 122A.61, or other law to
the contrary, districts participating in a partnership with an approved teacher preparation
program may use staff development revenue to offer teacher candidates a school year-long
student teaching program under section 1.
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