Staff Analysis of the Legislation
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Under current certification requirements, those working towards a standard teaching certification must either complete a teacher preparation program in elementary education or complete eight semester hours of practicum in grades K-8 in addition to completing forty-five semester hours of qualifying education courses, unless the individual has two years of verified teaching experience in grades K-8 that can be substituted for the practicum hours. This bill enables substitute teachers who have demonstrated primary teaching responsibility in a classroom as defined by the State Board of Education to use that classroom time toward the required capstone experience for standard teaching certification (i.e. student teaching). |
