§ 6-120. Alternative teacher training programs
West's Annotated Code of MarylandEducationEffective: July 1, 2023
Effective: July 1, 2023
MD Code, Education, § 6-120
§ 6-120. Alternative teacher training programs
(4) “Partner school” means a local school system, nonpublic school, nonpublic special education school, or eligible prekindergarten provider that has a written partnership agreement with an institution of higher education or alternative teacher preparation program to provide a teacher training practicum for participants enrolled in a teacher preparation program at the institution of higher education or alternative teacher preparation program.
(b)(1) Each participant in an undergraduate and a graduate teacher preparation program shall complete a teacher training practicum as a requirement for graduation.
(c)(1) A teacher training practicum for a participant in:
(ii) 1. This subparagraph applies only to an alternative teacher preparation program operating in the State on or before July 1, 2021, that provides effective and diverse teachers in schools and local school systems, as approved by the State Superintendent, that have high rates, relative to other public schools in the State, of:
(d) A teacher training practicum in an alternative teacher preparation program shall include, at minimum, the following content:
Partnership between a partner school and an institution of higher education or alternative teacher preparation program
(e)(1)(i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, a teacher training practicum shall be established through a written partnership agreement between a partner school and an institution of higher education or alternative teacher preparation program.
(3) An institution of higher education or alternative teacher preparation program and a partner school shall seek to provide teacher training practicum placements in a variety of school environments with diverse student populations that provide participants with the same kind of experiences as teachers employed in the State.
(4)(i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, a mentor teacher for a participant in a teacher training practicum shall be a highly competent teacher, trained and selected by the partner school, who will work to instill in the participant the skills, attitudes, values, and knowledge necessary for the next generation of teachers.
(f) The Department and the Maryland Higher Education Commission may authorize a teacher preparation program or an alternative teacher preparation program to establish an apprenticeship program registered with the Maryland Department of Labor.
Credits
Added by Acts 2021, c. 36, § 3, eff. March 14, 2021. Amended by Acts 2021, c. 55, § 1, eff. April 9, 2021; Acts 2023, c. 627, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.
MD Code, Education, § 6-120, MD EDUC § 6-120
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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