| (a) A school director shall demonstrate a proficiency
of the knowledge required to operate a school before final Agency
approval may be granted.
(b) The school shall provide in-service training within
the first three full calendar months of teaching to those instructors
hired lacking teaching experience. In-service training includes planned
professional development opportunities that enable inexperienced instructors
to learn and develop effective teaching strategies and skills. Topics
shall include competency-based training, instructional methods, adult
learning styles, and student learning and skills assessment. Competency-based
training specifies the skills and skill levels required to complete
a training program, develops and organizes teaching and learning methods
to enable students to achieve the identified skills and levels of
proficiency, and uses criterion-referenced evaluation to measure achievement.
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