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 11984.6 - Training Providers of the Initial Forty Hours

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Each prospective training provider who
				  seeks to provide training related to the initial forty hours of instruction
				  described in Education Code section
				  99237 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
				  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 a
				  complete set of adopted grade level or program or course level materials,
				  including both teacher and student as well as electronic components, will be
				  available at each training session;
(6) 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;
(7) A description of the
				  training delivery methods, table and room set-up, and classroom structures that
				  support adult learning theory and optimal learning;
(8) A descriptive breakdown of instructional
				  time as follows:
(A) Thirty percent for
				  presentation and direct instruction of academic content standards, curriculum
				  framework, and approved instructional material's core and ancillary components,
				  including universal access components;
(B) Forty percent for demonstrations and
				  modeling of key routines to illustrate instructional strategies that ensure all
				  pupils master the academic content standards, with emphasis on EL pupils and
				  pupils with exceptional needs; and
(C) Thirty percent for practice, planning
				  instruction based on 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) will 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 evaluation data from past trainings and
				  information demonstrating knowledge of state and federal programs, sanction and
				  intervention processes, special education and EL pupils, and assessment
				  literacy;
(14) Documentation of
				  each lead instructor's experience and qualifications to deliver
				  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
				  material until after the material has been submitted for review pursuant to
				  sections 11984 and
				  11984.5 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.