| (a) An alternative certification program seeking approval
to implement a clinical teaching component shall submit a description
of the following elements of the program for approval by Texas Education
Agency (TEA) staff on an application in a form developed by TEA staff
that shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) general clinical teaching program description,
including conditions under which clinical teaching may be implemented;
(2) selection criteria for clinical teachers;
(3) selection criteria for cooperating teachers;
(4) description of support and communication between
candidates, cooperating teachers, and the alternative certification
program;
(5) description of program supervision; and
(6) description of how candidates are evaluated.
(b) An educator preparation program (EPP) seeking approval
to implement a residency program must submit a complete application
in a form developed by TEA staff for consideration and approval by
the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC). The application
must include evidence indicating the ability to comply with the provisions
of this chapter and Chapter 230 of this title (relating to Professional
Educator Preparation and Certification).
(1) To determine whether the EPP's evidence of compliance
is sufficient, the program shall be scored on a rubric developed and
published by TEA staff. Evidence of compliance is described in the
figure provided in this paragraph.
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(2) TEA staff will review the application and required
evidence and shall recommend to the SBEC whether the residency program
should be approved.
(3) A post-approval site visit will be conducted after
the end of the first academic year in which the program reports residency
completers to the TEA in accordance with §229.3 of this title
(relating to Required Submissions of Information, Surveys, and Other
Data).
(c) An EPP seeking the addition of certificate categories
and classes must comply with the following as applicable.
(1) An EPP that is rated Accredited, as provided in §229.4
of this title (relating to Determination of Accreditation Status),
may request the addition of a certificate class that has not been
previously approved by the SBEC but must present a complete application
in a form developed by TEA staff for consideration and approval by
the SBEC. The application at a minimum must include the components
identified in §228.11(a)(1) of this title (relating to New Entity
Approval) and must document evidence that the EPP has the staff knowledge
and expertise to support individuals participating in the certificate
class being requested.
(2) An EPP that is rated Accredited, as provided in §229.4
of this title, may request additional certificate categories be approved
by TEA staff if the requested additional certificate categories are
within the classes of certificates for which the EPP has been previously
approved by the SBEC, by submitting an application in a form developed
by TEA staff. The application shall include, at a minimum, the curriculum
matrix, a description of how the educator standards for the certificate
are incorporated into the coursework and training; and documentation
showing that the program has the staff knowledge and expertise to
support individuals participating in the certificate category being
requested. The curriculum matrix must include the educator standards,
the test framework competencies, the applicable Texas Essential Knowledge
and Skills, the course and/or module names, and the benchmarks and
assessments used to measure mastery of the standards and competencies
and candidate progress through coursework.
(3) An EPP rated Accredited, as provided in §229.4
of this title, and currently approved to offer a certificate for which
the SBEC is changing the grade level of the certificate may request
to offer the preapproved category at different grade levels if the
requested additional certificate categories are within the classes
of certificates for which the EPP has been previously approved by
the SBEC, by submitting an application in a form developed by TEA
staff that shall include, at a minimum, a modified curriculum matrix
that includes:
(A) the educator standards;
(B) test framework competencies;
(C) course and/or module names; and
(D) the benchmarks and assessments used to measure
successful program progress.
(4) An EPP that has an accreditation status other than
Accredited, as listed in §229.4 of this title, may not apply
to offer additional certificate categories or classes of certificates.
(d) An EPP that is rated Accredited, may open additional
locations, provided the program informs TEA staff of any additional
locations at which the program is providing educator preparation 60
days prior to providing educator preparation at the location. Additional
program locations must operate in accordance with the program components
under which the program has been approved to operate. An EPP that
has an accreditation status listed in §229.4 of this title other
than Accredited may not open additional locations.
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