§ 49-5-5619. Foundational Literacy Skills Standards — Training on Reading Instruction — Reading Instruction Test
By July 31, 2021: The department shall develop and submit to the state board for approval, foundational literacy skills standards for use by all educator preparation providers for the instruction of candidates seeking a license to teach students in kindergarten through grade three (K-3). The department shall develop and submit to the state board for […]
§ 49-5-5701. Principal-Administrator Academy Created
There is created the Tennessee principal-administrator academy under the auspices of the department of education. The academy is not a single institution, but an organizational framework for a wide array of educational and training programs for school leaders, conducted at several sites in the three (3) grand divisions by the department. The academy shall be […]
§ 49-5-5702. Purpose and Duties of Academy
Training opportunities for principals and appropriate supervisory and administrative staff shall be made available through the academy within the limits of the approved budget of the department of education. The purpose of the academy is to instill and reinforce instructional leadership for educational effectiveness. The academy will consist of, but not be limited to, seminars […]
§ 49-5-5703. Principals and Administrators to Attend Academy
Each principal and administrator shall be required to attend the principal-administrator academy for instruction at least once every five (5) years; provided, that the commissioner may, at the commissioner’s discretion, grant an extension not to exceed one (1) additional year to any principal or administrator who has not satisfied the attendance requirements of this subsection […]
§ 49-5-5704. Costs of Academy Attendance
The institutes shall be provided without cost to those attending; however, participant travel, living and incidental costs may be at the expense of the participant; or if the LEA so determines, it may reimburse from school funds its participants for their reasonable expenses, not exceeding amounts authorized for state employees in the comprehensive travel regulations […]
§ 49-5-111. Educational Assistants
49-5-506. Local standards may apply. 49-5-508. Breach of contract — Effect on tenure.
§ 49-5-506. Local Standards May Apply
49-5-508. Breach of contract — Effect on tenure.
§ 49-5-5618. Teacher Training Faculty Involvement in Pre-Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve
All full-time educator preparation program faculty members, including academic deans or executive leaders of such educator preparation programs, who are involved in the preparation of teachers, shall further their professional development through direct personal involvement in the public school or local education agency setting of pre-kindergarten through grade twelve (pre-K-12) on an annual basis. The […]
§ 49-5-5609. Report Regarding Certification by National Board for Professional Teacher Standards
The commissioner of education shall report to the state board of education the number of Tennessee candidates for certification by the National Board for Professional Teacher Standards and the number attaining the certification.
§ 49-5-5610. Requirements for Entering Teacher Training Programs
All students wishing to enter approved teacher training programs shall be required to: Supply a fingerprint sample and submit to a criminal history records check to be conducted by the Tennessee bureau of investigation (TBI) and the federal bureau of investigation (FBI); and Agree that the TBI may send to the teacher training program information […]