§ 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 […]
§ 49-5-5610. 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 […]
§ 49-5-5611. Allowing Equal Access for Domestic Professional Educators’ Organizations
Public institutions of higher education that provide teacher training programs shall allow equal access to any domestic professional educators’ organization. As used in this section: “Domestic professional educators’ organization” means an organization that: Is incorporated under title 48, chapter 52; Solicits professional membership from all certificated employees of LEAs; Grants the same rights and privileges […]
§ 49-5-5612. Coursework on Neurological and Brain Science Research
Teacher training programs at public institutions of higher education are authorized and encouraged to offer coursework on neurological or brain science research.
§ 49-5-5613. Religious Content in Curriculum
Teacher training institutions shall provide candidates with instruction on what is constitutionally permissible when teaching religious content and strategies for dealing with religious content in curriculum that are educationally sound, fair, neutral, and objective.
§ 49-5-5614. Access to Evaluation Data From Teacher Training Programs
The department of education shall provide all state board of education approved teacher training programs access to annual evaluation data for teachers and principals graduating from the programs for a minimum of five (5) years following the completion of the program. Data made available to teacher training programs shall not be a public record and […]
§ 49-5-5615. Training on Teacher Code of Ethics Required
State-approved teacher preparation programs shall require all teacher candidates to complete training on the teacher code of ethics found in part 10 of this chapter as part of the program.
§ 49-5-5616. Report of State-Board-of-Education Approved Teacher Preparation Program
Each state-board-of-education approved teacher preparation program shall report for each school year: The number of its program completers who, in the completer’s first year of service as a teacher of record, received a score of “below expectations” or “significantly below expectations” on the completer’s overall evaluation. The report shall be filed with the Tennessee higher […]
§ 49-5-5617. Requirements for Teacher Endorsement
All courses taken toward meeting the requirement for a teacher endorsement shall be selected from those courses required for an academic major in the various fields of the arts and sciences or from colleges of business or engineering, if applicable. This requirement shall not apply to standard methods courses or other courses designed especially for […]
§ 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 […]