| (iv) A candidate must hold an intern or probationary
certificate while participating in an internship. A candidate must
meet 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) to be eligible for an intern or probationary
certificate.
(v) An EPP may recommend an additional internship if:
(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; or
(III) the candidate is discharged or is released from
the EPP; or
(IV) the candidate withdraws from the EPP; or
(V) the internship assignment does not meet the requirements
described in this subparagraph.
(vii) If the candidate leaves the internship assignment
for any of the reasons identified in clause (vi)(II)-(V) of this subparagraph:
(I) the EPP, the campus or district personnel, and
the candidate must inform each other within one calendar week of the
candidate's last day in the assignment; and
(II) TEA must receive the certificate deactivation
request with all related documentation from the EPP within two calendar
weeks of the candidate's last day of the assignment in a format determined
by TEA.
(viii) The EPP must communicate the requirements in
clause (vii) of this subparagraph to candidates and campus or district
personnel prior to the assignment start date.
(ix) 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.
(x) 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 may not take place exclusively during
a summer recess.
(C) 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.
(D) 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 and §230.37
of this title.
(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
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