Source: http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter153/ch153bb.html
Timestamp: 2019-04-24 18:19:03+00:00

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§153.1011. Beginning Teacher Induction and Mentoring Program.
(2) Beginning teacher--A classroom teacher who has less than two years of teaching experience in the subject or grade level to which the teacher is assigned.
(3) Beginning Teacher Induction and Mentoring Program--An annual grant program established in accordance with the Texas Education Code (TEC), §21.458, under which a school district may receive funds to establish a mentoring program at each eligible campus where a mentor teacher is assigned to each classroom teacher who has less than two years of teaching experience.
(4) Classroom teacher--An educator who is employed by a school district and who, not less than an average of four hours each day, teaches in an academic instructional setting or a career and technology instructional setting. The term does not include a teacher's aide or a full-time administrator.
(A) For a school district, a classroom teacher, as defined in this subsection, must hold an appropriate certificate issued by the State Board for Educator Certification and must meet the specifications regarding instructional duties defined in this paragraph.
(B) For a charter school, a classroom teacher is not required to be certified but must meet the qualifications of the employing charter school and the specifications regarding instructional duties defined in this paragraph.
(6) Mentor teacher--A classroom teacher in Texas who provides effective support to help beginning teachers successfully transition into the teaching assignment.
(7) School district--For the purposes of this section, the definition of school district includes open-enrollment charter school.
(8) School district board of trustees--For the purposes of this section, the definition of a school district board of trustees includes a charter holder board.
(6) training for administrators on implementing and supporting an induction and mentoring program.
(3) complete a mentor training program provided by the district.
(d) Assignment of a mentor teacher. Each school district may assign a mentor teacher to a beginning teacher.
(C) meet the qualifications specified in subsection (c) of this section.
(2) The organization may elect to use funds to employ retired teachers or other instructional personnel who meet the definition and qualifications of a mentor teacher described in this section.
(7) complete all requirements of the school district's beginning teacher induction and mentoring program.
(3) mentoring support through providers of mentor training.
(g) Audit of funds. The Agency may audit, disallow, and recover grant funds. A decision to award, audit, disallow, or recover funds by the commissioner or commissioner's designee is final.
(3) any other pertinent information deemed appropriate by the commissioner.
Statutory Authority: The provisions of this §153.1011 issued under the Texas Education Code, §21.458.
Source: The provisions of this §153.1011 adopted to be effective May 31, 2007, 32 TexReg 2859; amended to be effective June 7, 2010, 35 TexReg 4700.
(a) All school districts and open-enrollment charter schools shall provide suicide prevention training as required by the Texas Education Code (TEC), §21.451(d), to all new school district and open-enrollment charter school educators as a part of new employee orientation during the 2016-2017 school year.
(b) Each subsequent school year, school districts and open-enrollment charter schools shall provide suicide prevention training as required by the TEC, §21.451(d), to all new school district and open-enrollment charter school educators as a part of new employee orientation.
(c) All school districts and open-enrollment charter schools shall provide suicide prevention training as required by the TEC, §21.451(d), to all currently employed school district and open-enrollment charter school educators on or by September 30, 2016.
(d) Suicide prevention training that is required by the TEC, §21.451(d), and was provided to existing educators by a school district or open-enrollment charter school on or after September 1, 2013, may be used to meet the requirements of this section if the training program is on the recommended best practice-based list maintained by the Department of State Health Services (DSHS), in coordination with the Texas Education Agency (TEA), or is an online program that meets the TEA guidelines for independent review.
(e) In accordance with the Health and Safety Code, §161.325, school districts shall maintain records that include the name of each educator who participated in the suicide prevention training.
(f) Open-enrollment charter schools are encouraged to maintain suicide prevention training records that include the name of each educator who participated in the suicide prevention training.
Statutory Authority: The provisions of this §153.1013 issued under the Texas Education Code, §21.451(d).
Source: The provisions of this §153.1013 adopted to be effective April 17, 2016, 41 TexReg 2748.

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