California Code of Regulations › Title 5 - Education › Division 1 - California Department of Education › Chapter 11 - Special Programs › Subchapter 21 - Mathematics and Reading Professional Development Program › Section 11985.6 - Training Providers of English Learner Professional Development

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Each
				  prospective training provider who seeks to provide training pursuant to
				  Education Code section
				  99237.5
				  shall submit a written proposal to the SBE or its designee that includes the
				  following:
(1) A complete, annotated, and
				  scripted instructor's training curriculum notebook or manual which includes a
				  timed agenda, all of the overheads or Power Point presentations used by the
				  provider and instructor, and all materials to be included for each grade level,
				  grade span, or program/course level;
(2) A statement describing whether the
				  training curriculum described in subdivision (a)(1) is either:
(A) Owned by the prospective provider;
				  or
(B) Being used with the express
				  written consent of the party that owns it.
(3) A statement identifying whether the
				  training curriculum described in subdivision (a)(1) has already been approved
				  by the SBE and, if so, the date of the SBE meeting;
(4) A provision that each attendee will be
				  provided with a participant notebook or manual with required
				  readings;
(5) A provision that
				  participants will have an opportunity to make up the minimum time requirements
				  of the training by providing the LEA with the provider's web page and/or
				  training calendar, when available;
(6) A description of the training delivery
				  methods, table and room set-up, and classroom structures that support adult
				  learning theory and optimal learning;
(7) A description of how the training design
				  will equip participants with the necessary skills and knowledge to be fully
				  prepared to use their standards-based SBE adopted instructional materials or
				  standards-aligned instructional materials to teach EL pupils at their academic
				  and language proficiency levels;
(8) A descriptive breakdown of instructional
				  time as follows:
(A) Thirty percent for
				  presentation and direct instruction of current and confirmed scientific
				  research as related to the effective instruction of English learners, including
				  the use of levels of language proficiency and the ELD standards to scaffold
				  instruction, allowing access to core, grade-level content area
				  instruction;
(B) Forty percent for
				  demonstrations and modeling of key routines to illustrate instructional
				  strategies that include whole and small group differentiated instruction by
				  English language proficiency levels to ensure EL pupils' mastery of mathematics
				  and English/language arts content standards, ELD standards, and academic
				  language proficiency; and
(C)
				  Thirty percent for practice, planning instruction based upon data and student
				  work, small and large group discussion, and other participant activities to
				  reinforce learning.
(9) A
				  provision that the ratio of participants to instructor(s) does not exceed 35 to
				  1;
(10) An estimate of the number
				  of authorized instructors to deliver training over the next five
				  years;
(11) A description of how it
				  will collaborate with the LEA in planning and delivering the training which
				  also ensures that the superintendent or his/her designee will be present during
				  the training;
(12) A description of
				  whether it plans to offer alternative training formats or delivery models to
				  small, remote, or rural LEAs, including the option of webcast
				  training;
(13) Evidence of the
				  prospective provider's experience and qualifications to deliver its training
				  curriculum, which may include:
(A) Evaluation
				  data from past trainings;
(B)
				  Information demonstrating knowledge of state and federal programs, including
				  sanction and intervention processes, and how they support and relate to EL
				  academic achievement;
(C) Knowledge
				  of standards-based SBE adopted instructional materials or standards-aligned
				  instructional materials; and
(D)
				  Knowledge of certified supplemental materials for English learners adopted
				  pursuant to the Budget Act of 2004 and pursuant to Chapter 79 of the Statutes
				  of 2006.
(14)
				  Documentation of each lead instructor's experience and qualifications to
				  deliver EL training;
(15) A
				  description of its instructor selection and training process, including but not
				  limited to how instructors are selected and trained to deliver its
				  curriculum;
(16) A provision that
				  attendance data will be collected and provided to the LEA, including the number
				  of teachers, by credential type, who have received training on its
				  curriculum;
(17) A provision that
				  when major updates or revisions occur with curriculum, the prospective provider
				  will not use the new materials until after the material has been submitted for
				  review pursuant to sections
				  11985 and
				  11985.5 and approved by the SBE;
				  and
(18) A provision that it has
				  read and will comply with the Mathematics and Reading Professional Development
				  Program regulations found in California Code of Regulations, title 5, sections
				  11980 through
				  11985.6, as
				  applicable.