§ 49-5-5608. Training for Teaching Children With Behavioral or Emotional Disorders
All teacher training institutions are encouraged to offer, and encourage all students to take, a course specifically designed for prevention and intervention strategies in behavioral/emotional disorders. This course should include information from the fields of psychology and education.
§ 49-5-1006. Report of Breach of Teacher Code of Ethics — Failure to Report
An educator who has personal knowledge of a breach by another educator of the teacher code of ethics prescribed in §§ 49-5-1003 and 49-5-1004 shall report the breach to the educator’s immediate supervisor, director of schools, or local board of education within thirty (30) days of discovering the breach. Failure to report a breach of […]
§ 49-5-1007. Professional Development Training Concerning Teacher Code of Ethics
LEAs must conduct annual professional development training concerning the teacher code of ethics and its requirements. The professional development training shall address what constitutes unethical conduct.
§ 49-5-5601. Legislative Intent Relative to Teacher Education
The general assembly recognizes the vital position occupied by institutions of higher education in the training of teachers, the improvement in the quality of the education profession, and the impact on Tennessee students. In acting to support these functions in public institutions of higher education, the general assembly must maintain a proper balance between the […]
§ 49-5-5602. Tests Required for Entrance to Approved Teacher Training Programs
All students wishing to enter approved teacher training programs shall be required to submit a score on a secure standardized test or tests chosen by the state board of education. The board is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations listing the test or tests authorized for this purpose, minimum acceptable cutoff scores for the test […]
§ 49-5-5603. Licenses to Teach Granted Only to Graduates of Qualifying Institutions
In order to assure the public that every teacher has been adequately trained, licenses to teach shall be issued only to those students who have been graduated from a Tennessee institution certified by the department of education or from an out-of-state institution certified by the state in which it is located. If the state in […]
§ 49-5-5604. Clinical Experiences Required — Assignment to Educator
In order to gain experience in a school and demonstrate readiness for teaching, educator preparation providers shall require clinical experiences, including field experiences and clinical practice, as defined by the state board of education. During the clinical practice, each candidate shall be assigned to an effective educator for guidance, evaluation, and instruction.
§ 49-5-912. Delegation of Duties by Trustees
The board of trustees shall have authority to elect one (1) or more of its body whose duty it shall be to actually attend to the duties and obligations of the trust, and to make an adequate solvent bond for the faithful performance of its duties and the safekeeping of the fund.
§ 49-5-913. Management and Investment of Fund
The board shall manage, lend, maintain, keep or deposit such funds for the benefit and uses of the public school teachers’ retirement fund. The board shall receive all moneys from donations, legacies, gifts, bequests, and any surplus that may remain at the end of any fiscal year, from the sum or sums contributed and paid […]
§ 49-5-914. Receipt and Delivery of Contributions
The city, town, or county treasurer or trustee shall receive and retain on deposit to the credit of the public school teachers’ retirement fund each annual contribution made, as provided in this part, until the end of the fiscal year. At the end of the fiscal year the contributions shall be delivered to the board […]