Bill Summary for H 634 (2017-2018)

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Apr 6 2017

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View NCGA Bill Details2017-2018 Session
House Bill 634 (Public) Filed Thursday, April 6, 2017
AN ACT TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO APPROVE CERTAIN QUALIFYING ALTERNATIVE LATERAL ENTRY EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS.
Intro. by Hardister, Blackwell, Elmore, Quick.

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Amends GS 115C-296.12 by requiring that the State Board of Education (Board) approve at least one, but no more than four, alternative, private, for‑profit, or nonprofit lateral entry teacher education preparation programs if the programs meet the Board's standards. Specifies that the standards must not exceed those applicable to institutions of higher education that offer other lateral entry programs. Sets out five requirements that must be included in the standards, including at least 80 instructional hours of classroom readiness training before entering the classroom, and a minimum of three educator coaching visits in the first year of teaching.

Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to request participation applications from alternative, private, for‑profit, or nonprofit lateral entry teacher education preparation programs by August 1, 2017, and present those applications to the Board by September 1, 2017. Requires the Board to approve at least one, but no more than four, programs by October 15, 2017, if those programs meet the statutory requirements and have at least five years of experience providing educator preparation services. Allows approved programs to begin operating as early as the 2018 spring academic term.

Requires the Board, by December 15, 2019, and annually thereafter, to report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee on the performance of teachers who attain a North Carolina teaching license through an alternative, private, for‑profit, or nonprofit lateral entry teacher education preparation program. Requires the Board to collect information on the performance of an individual teacher for each year, up to five years, after that teacher attains a North Carolina teaching license. Specifies items to be included in the report.