| (a) School districts shall take all reasonable affirmative
steps to assign appropriately certified teachers to the required bilingual
education and English as a second language (ESL) programs in accordance
with Texas Education Code (TEC), §29.061, concerning bilingual
education and ESL program teachers. School districts that are unable
to secure a sufficient number of appropriately certified bilingual
education and/or ESL teachers to provide the required programs may
request activation of the appropriate permits in accordance with Chapter
230 of this title (relating to Professional Educator Preparation and
Certification).
(b) School districts that are unable to employ a sufficient
number of teachers, including part-time teachers, who meet the requirements
of subsection (a) of this section for the bilingual education and
ESL programs shall apply on or before November 1 for an exception
to the bilingual education program as provided in §89.1207(a)
of this title (relating to Bilingual Education Exceptions and English
as a Second Language Waivers) or a waiver of the certification requirements
in the ESL program as provided in §89.1207(b) of this title as
needed.
(c) Teachers assigned to the bilingual education program
and/or ESL program may receive salary supplements through bilingual
education allotment funds as authorized by TEC, §48.105.
(d) School districts may compensate teachers and aides
assigned to bilingual education and ESL programs for participation
in professional development designed to increase their skills or lead
to bilingual education or ESL certification.
(e) The commissioner of education shall encourage school
districts to cooperate with colleges and universities to provide training
for teachers assigned to the bilingual education and/or ESL programs.
(f) The Texas Education Agency shall develop, in collaboration
with education service centers, resources for implementing bilingual
education and ESL training programs. The materials shall provide a
framework for:
(1) developmentally appropriate bilingual education
programs for early childhood through the elementary grades;
(2) affectively, linguistically, and cognitively appropriate
instruction in bilingual education and ESL programs in accordance
with §89.1210(b)(1)-(3) of this title (relating to Program Content
and Design); and
(3) developmentally appropriate programs for emergent
bilingual students identified with multiple needs and/or exceptionalities.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §89.1245 adopted to be effective September 1, 1996, 21 TexReg 5700; amended to be effective March 5, 1999, 24 TexReg 1383; amended to be effective April 18, 2002, 27 TexReg 3105; amended to be effective May 28, 2012, 37 TexReg 3822; amended to be effective July 15, 2018, 43 TexReg 4731; amended to be effective April 14, 2020, 45 TexReg 2415; amended to be effective August 9, 2023, 48 TexReg 4247 |
