| candidate; and provide a copy
of the written feedback to the candidate's site supervisor. Neither
the pre-observation conference nor the post-observation conference
need to be onsite. Formal observations conducted through collaboration
with school or district personnel can be used to meet the requirements
of this subsection. Informal observations and coaching shall be provided
by the field supervisor as appropriate. The field supervisor shall
collaborate with the candidate and site supervisor throughout the
practicum experience.
(1) Formal observations must be at least 135 minutes
in duration in total throughout the practicum and must be conducted
by the field supervisor.
(2) At least one of the formal observations must be
on the candidate's site in a face-to-face setting.
(3) If a formal observation is not conducted on the
candidate's site in a face-to-face setting, the formal observation
may be provided by use of electronic transmission or other video or
technology-based method. A formal observation that is not conducted
on the candidates' site in a face-to-face setting must include a pre-
and post-conference.
(4) An EPP must provide a minimum of one formal observation
within the first third of the practicum, one formal observation within
the second third of the practicum, and one formal observation within
the final third of the practicum.
(i) Exemptions.
(1) Under the TEC, §21.050(c), a candidate who
receives a bachelor's degree required for a teaching certificate on
the basis of higher education coursework completed while receiving
an exemption from tuition and fees under the TEC, §54.363, is
exempt from the requirements of this chapter relating to field-based
experience, internship, or clinical teaching.
(2) Under the TEC, §21.0487(c)(2)(B), a candidate's
employment by a school or district as a Junior Reserve Officer Training
Corps instructor before the person was enrolled in an EPP or while
the person is enrolled in an EPP is exempt from any clinical teaching,
internship, or field-based experience program requirement.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §228.35 adopted to be effective December 14, 2008, 33 TexReg 10016; amended to be effective December 26, 2010, 35 TexReg 11239; amended to be effective August 12, 2012, 37 TexReg 5747; amended to be effective October 27, 2014, 39 TexReg 8388; amended to be effective December 27, 2016, 41 TexReg 10280 |
