| (I) the EPP certifies that the first internship was
not successful, the EPP has developed a plan to address any deficiencies
identified by the candidate and the candidate's field supervisor,
and the EPP implements the plan during the additional internship;
or
(II) the EPP certifies that the first internship was
successful and that the candidate is making satisfactory progress
toward completing the EPP before the end of the additional internship.
(vi) An EPP must provide ongoing support to a candidate
as described in subsection (g) of this section for the full term of
the initial and any additional internship, unless, prior to the expiration
of that term:
(I) a standard certificate is issued to the candidate
during any additional internship under a probationary certificate;
(II) the candidate resigns, is non-renewed, or is terminated
by the school or district. A candidate must provide the EPP the official
notice of resignation or termination within seven calendar days after
receipt of the notice from the employing school or district. Within
seven calendar days after receipt of the official notice of resignation
or termination, an EPP must notify a candidate in writing that the
EPP will provide TEA with notice about the resignation or termination
and that the intern or probationary certificate will be inactivated
by the TEA 30 calendar days from the effective date of the resignation
or termination. Within one business day after providing the notice
to a candidate, an EPP must email the TEA a copy of the notice to
the candidate and a copy of the official notice of the resignation
or termination;
(III) the candidate is discharged or is released from
the EPP. An EPP must notify a candidate in writing that the candidate
is being discharged or released, that the EPP will provide the employing
school or district with notice of the discharge or release, that the
EPP will provide TEA with notice about the discharge or release, and
that the intern or probationary certificate will be inactivated by
the TEA 30 calendar days from the effective date of the discharge
or release. Within one business day after providing a candidate with
notice of discharge or release, an EPP must provide written notification
to the employing school or district of the withdrawal, discharge,
or release. Within one business day of providing notice to the employing
school or district, an EPP must email the TEA a copy of the notice
of discharge or release and a copy of the notice to the employing
school or district;
(IV) the candidate withdraws from the EPP. A candidate
must notify the EPP in writing that the candidate is withdrawing from
the EPP. Within seven calendar days after receipt of the withdrawal
notice, an EPP must notify a candidate in writing that the EPP will
provide the employing school or district with notice of the withdrawal,
that the EPP will provide TEA with notice about the withdrawal, and
that the intern or probationary certificate will be inactivated by
the TEA 30 calendar days from the effective date of the withdrawal.
Within one business day after providing a candidate with notice of
discharge or release, an EPP must provide written notification to
the employing school or district of the withdrawal, discharge, or
release. Within one business day of providing notice to the employing
school or district, an EPP must email the TEA a copy of the notice
of withdrawal and a copy of the notice to the employing school or
district;
(V) the internship assignment does not meet the requirements
described in this subparagraph. Within seven calendar days of knowing
that an internship assignment does not meet requirements, an EPP must
notify a candidate in writing: that the internship assignment does
not meet the requirements; that the EPP will provide the employing
school or district with notice; that the EPP will provide the TEA
with notice; and that the intern or probationary certificate will
be inactivated by the TEA 30 calendar days from the effective date
the notice to the candidate was sent by the EPP. Within one business
day after providing a candidate with notice, an EPP must provide written
notification to the employing school or district that the internship
assignment does not meet requirements and that the TEA will inactivate
the certificate. Within one business day of providing notice to the
employing school or district, an EPP must email the TEA a copy of
the notice to the candidate and a copy of the notice to the employing
school or district.
(vii) An internship is successful when the candidate
demonstrates proficiency in each of the educator standards for the
assignment and the field supervisor and campus supervisor recommend
to the EPP that the candidate should be recommended for a standard
certificate. If either the field supervisor or campus supervisor do
not recommend that the candidate should be recommended for a standard
certificate, the person who does not recommend the candidate must
provide documentation supporting the lack of recommendation to the
candidate and either the field supervisor or campus supervisor.
(viii) An internship for a Trade and Industrial Workforce
Training certificate may be at an accredited institution of higher
education if the candidate teaches not less than an average of four
hours each day, including intermissions and recesses, in a dual credit
career and technical instructional setting as defined by Part 1, Chapter
4, Subchapter D of this title (relating to Dual Credit Partnerships
Between Secondary Schools and Texas Public Colleges).
(3) An EPP may request an exception to the clinical
teaching option described in this subsection.
(A) Submission of Exception Request. The request for
an exception must include an alternate requirement that will adequately
prepare candidates for educator certification and ensure the educator
is effective in the classroom. The request for an exception must be
submitted in a form developed by the TEA staff that shall include:
(i) the rationale and support for the alternate clinical
teaching option;
(ii) a full description and methodology of the alternate
clinical teaching option;
(iii) a description of the controls to maintain the
delivery of equivalent, quality education; and
(iv) a description of the ongoing monitoring and evaluation
process to ensure that EPP objectives are met.
(B) Review, Approval, and Revocation of Exception Request.
(i) Exception requests will be reviewed by TEA staff,
and the TEA staff shall recommend to the State Board for Educator
Certification (SBEC) whether the exception should be approved. The
SBEC may:
(I) approve the request;
(II) approve the request with conditions;
(III) deny approval of the request; or
(IV) defer action on the request pending receipt of
further information.
(ii) If the SBEC approves the request with conditions,
the EPP must meet the conditions specified in the request. If the
EPP does not meet the conditions, the approval is revoked.
(iii) If the SBEC approves the request, the EPP must
submit a written report of outcomes resulting from the clinical teaching
exception to the TEA by September 15 of each academic year. If the
EPP does not timely submit the report, the approval is revoked.
(iv) If the SBEC does approve the exception or an approval
is revoked, an EPP must wait at least six months from the date of
the denial or revocation before submitting a new request.
(4) Candidates participating in an internship or a
clinical teaching assignment need to experience a full range of professional
responsibilities that shall include the start of the school year.
The start of the school year is defined as the first 15 instructional
days of the school year. If these experiences cannot be provided through
clinical teaching or an internship, they must be provided through
field-based experiences.
(5) An internship or clinical teaching experience for
certificates that include early childhood may be completed at a Head
Start Program with the following stipulations:
(A) a certified teacher is available as a trained mentor;
(B) the Head Start program is affiliated with the federal
Head Start program and approved by the TEA;
(C) the Head Start program teaches three- and four-year-old
students; and
(D) the state's prekindergarten curriculum guidelines
are being implemented.
(6) An internship or clinical teaching experience must
take place in an actual school setting rather than a distance learning
lab or virtual school setting.
(7) An internship or clinical teaching experience shall
not take place in a setting where the candidate:
(A) has an administrative role over the mentor or cooperating
teacher; or
(B) is related to the field supervisor, mentor, or
cooperating teacher by blood (consanguinity) within the third degree
or by marriage (affinity) within the second degree.
(8) For certification in a class other than classroom
teacher, each EPP shall provide a practicum for a minimum of 160 clock-hours
whereby a candidate must demonstrate proficiency in each of the educator
standards for the certificate class being sought.
(A) A practicum experience must take place in an actual
school setting rather than a distance learning lab or virtual school
setting.
(B) A practicum shall not take place in a setting where
the candidate:
(i) has an administrative role over the site supervisor;
or
(ii) is related to the field supervisor or site supervisor
by blood (consanguinity) within the third degree or by marriage (affinity)
within the second degree.
(C) An intern or probationary certificate may be issued
to a candidate for a certification class other than classroom teacher
who meets the requirements and conditions, including the subject matter
knowledge requirement, prescribed in §230.36 of this title (relating
to Intern Certificates) and §230.37 of this title (relating to
Probationary Certificates).
(i) A candidate for an intern or probationary certificate
in a certification class other than classroom teacher must meet all
requirements established by the recommending EPP, which shall be based
on the qualifications and requirements for the class of certification
sought and the duties to be performed by the holder of a probationary
certificate in that class.
(ii) An EPP may recommend an additional practicum under
a probationary certificate if:
(I) the EPP certifies that the first practicum was
not successful, the EPP has developed a plan to address any deficiencies
identified by the candidate and the candidate's field supervisor,
and the EPP implements the plan during the additional practicum; or
(II) the EPP certifies that the first practicum was
successful and that the candidate is making satisfactory progress
toward completing the EPP before the end of the additional practicum.
(D) A practicum is successful when the field supervisor
and the site supervisor recommend to the EPP that the candidate should
be recommended for a standard certificate. If either the field supervisor
or site supervisor does not recommend that the candidate should be
recommended for a standard certificate, the person who does not recommend
the candidate must provide documentation supporting the lack of recommendation
to the candidate and either the field supervisor or site supervisor.
(9) Subject to all the requirements of this section,
the TEA may approve a school that is not a public school accredited
by the TEA as a site for field-based experience, internship, clinical
teaching, and/or practicum.
(A) All Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA)
schools, wherever located, and all schools accredited by the Texas
Private School Accreditation Commission (TEPSAC) are approved by the
TEA for purposes of field-based experience, internship, clinical teaching,
and/or practicum.
(B) An EPP may file an application with the TEA for
approval, subject to periodic review, of a public school, a private
school, or a school system located within any state or territory of
the United States, as a site for field-based experience. The application
shall be in a form developed by the TEA staff and shall include, at
a minimum, evidence showing that the instructional standards of the
school or school system align with those of the applicable Texas Essential
Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and SBEC certification standards.
(C) An EPP may file an application with the TEA for
approval, subject to periodic review, of a public or private school
located within any state or territory of the United States, as a site
for an internship, clinical teaching, and/or practicum required by
this chapter. The application shall be in a form developed by the
TEA staff and shall include, at a minimum:
(i) the accreditation(s) held by the school;
(ii) a crosswalk comparison of the alignment of the
instructional standards of the school with those of the applicable
TEKS and SBEC certification standards;
(iii) the certification, credentials, and training
of the field supervisor(s) who will supervise candidates in the school;
and
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