Source: http://www.doe.mass.edu/lawsregs/603cmr6.html?section=all
Timestamp: 2017-07-26 04:45:04
Document Index: 132637526

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1', '§ 19', '§ 19', '§ 19', '§ 19', '§ 19', '§ 1', '§ 1', '§ 38', '§ 19', '§ 19']

(1) The Board of Education promulgates 603 CMR 6.00 pursuant to its authority under M.G.L. c. 69, § 1B and under M.G.L. c. 15A, §§ 19B and 19C, as added by St. 1998, c. 260.
(2) 603 CMR 6.03 and 6.04 provide the criteria and process by which the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education selects recipients for the incoming teacher signing bonus program, as outlined by M.G.L. c. 15A, § 19B. The purpose of the incoming teacher signing bonus program is to encourage high achieving candidates, including recent college graduates and mid-career individuals such as engineers, homemakers, military personnel and others, especially those who would not otherwise consider a career in teaching, to teach in the Massachusetts public schools.
(3) 603 CMR 6.05 provides the criteria and process by which the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education selects master teachers for the master teacher corps program, as outlined by M.G.L. c. 15A, § 19C. The purpose of the master teacher corps program is to build a group of recognized teachers of high achievement in the profession who shall serve to mentor incoming apprentice teachers and further the goals of the Education Reform Act. (4) The provisions of M.G.L. c. 15A, §§ 19B and 19C are hereby specifically incorporated by reference into 603 CMR 6.00. 6.02: Definitions
Bonus program. The incoming teacher signing bonus program, as established by M.G.L. c. 15A, § 19B.
Candidate. An individual who applies for the bonus program. Commissioner. The Commissioner of Education, appointed in accordance with M.G.L. c. 15, § 1F, or his designee.
Department. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, as established by M.G.L. c. 15, § 1.
Massachusetts Educator Certification Test. The test(s) required for individuals seeking certification, under M.G.L. c. 71, § 38G. Master Teacher Corps Program. The master teacher corps program, as established by M.G.L. c. 15A, § 19C.
Recipient. An individual to whom the Department awards a bonus under the bonus program. 6.03: Bonus Program: Criteria for Eligibility, Screening and Selection
6.04: Bonus Program: Process for Application and Notification (1) Candidates shall apply for the bonus program using an application form provided by the Department no later than March 1 of each year. The Commissioner may waive the application deadline for good cause. The Commissioner may establish an application deadline earlier than March 1 if he determines an earlier deadline is necessary.
(2) The Commissioner shall select and notify bonus recipients by April 1 of each year. The decision of the Commissioner shall be final.
(3) The Commonwealth shall pay each recipient a $20,000 bonus over four years, with $8,000 paid in the first year of the bonus, and $4,000 in each of years two, three and four. Recipients shall be eligible for each year's bonus payment only if they are certified to teach in the Commonwealth, are employed as a teacher by a public school in the Commonwealth, and have not received an unsatisfactory evaluation from their principals or supervisors in the previous school year.
(4) The name of an individual recipient shall remain confidential unless the recipient waives such confidentiality in writing.
6.05: Master Teacher Corps Program
(1) The criteria and process by which the Department selects master teachers for the master teacher corps program shall be as specified in M.G.L. c. 15A, § 19C.