| (I) Clinical teaching must meet one of the following
requirements:
(-a-) a minimum of 14 weeks (no fewer than 70 full
days), with a full day being 100% of the school day; or
(-b-) a minimum of 28 weeks (no fewer than 140 half
days), with a half day being 50% of the school day.
(II) A clinical teaching assignment as described in
subclause (I)(-a-) of this clause shall not be less than an average
of four hours each day in the subject area and grade level of certification
sought. The average includes intermissions and recesses but does not
include conference and duty-free lunch periods.
(ii) For a candidate seeking initial certification
in more than one subject area, the primary teaching assignment must
meet the requirements of clause (i)(I)(-a-) of this subparagraph.
Additional clinical teaching assignments in other subject areas may
be less than an average of four hours each day during the 14 weeks
of clinical teaching if:
(I) the primary assignment is not less than an average
of four hours each day in the subject area and grade level of certification
sought;
(II) the EPP is approved to offer preparation in the
certification category required for the additional assignment;
(III) the EPP provides ongoing support for each assignment
as prescribed in subsection (g) of this section;
(IV) the EPP provides coursework and training for each
assignment to adequately prepare the candidate to be effective in
the classroom; and
(V) the campus administrator agrees to assign a qualified
cooperating teacher appropriate to each assignment.
(iii) Clinical teaching is successful when the candidate
demonstrates proficiency in each of the educator standards for the
assignment and the field supervisor and cooperating teacher recommend
to the EPP that the candidate should be recommended for a standard
certificate. If either the field supervisor or cooperating teacher
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 cooperating teacher.
(iv) An EPP may permit a full day clinical teaching
assignment up to 5 full days fewer than the minimum and a half day
clinical teaching assignment up to 10 half days fewer than the minimum
if due to maternity leave, military leave, illness, or bereavement.
(B) Internship. An internship must be for a minimum
of one full school year for the classroom teacher assignment or assignments
that match the certification category or categories for which the
candidate is prepared by the EPP.
(i) An EPP may permit an internship of up to 30 school
days fewer than the minimum if due to maternity leave, military leave,
illness, bereavement, or if the late hire date is after the first
day of the school year.
(ii) The beginning date for an internship for the purpose
of field supervision is the first day of instruction with students
in the school or district in which the internship takes place.
(iii) An internship assignment shall not be less than
an average of four hours each day in the subject area and grade level
of certification sought. The average includes intermissions and recesses
but does not include conference and duty-free lunch periods. An EPP
may permit an additional internship assignment of less than an average
of four hours each day if:
(I) the primary assignment is not less than an average
of four hours each day in the subject area and grade level of certification
sought;
(II) the EPP is approved to offer preparation in the
certification category required for the additional assignment;
(III) the EPP provides ongoing support for each assignment
as prescribed in subsection (g) of this section;
(IV) the EPP provides coursework and training for each
assignment to adequately prepare the candidate to be effective in
the classroom; and
(V) the employing school or district notifies the candidate
and the EPP in writing that an assignment of less than four hours
will be required.
(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
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