2019 -- S 0869 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO EDUCATION - TRAINING AND EVALUATION - FAST-TRACK | |
PRINCIPAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM | |
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Introduced By: Senators Metts, Goodwin, Gallo, Quezada, and Pearson | |
Date Introduced: May 08, 2019 | |
Referred To: Senate Education | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 16-11 of the General Laws entitled "Certification of Teachers [See |
2 | Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]" is hereby amended by adding |
3 | thereto the following section: |
4 | 16-11-9. Fast-track principal certification program. |
5 | (a) The department of elementary and secondary education (the "department") shall |
6 | establish a fast-track principal certification program. |
7 | (b) The fast-track principal certification program shall include, but need not be limited to, |
8 | the following courses: |
9 | (1) School finance; |
10 | (2) School law; and |
11 | (3) Program evaluation, including data analysis. |
12 | (c) Participants will earn a principal certification after successful completion of the |
13 | courses required in ยง 16-11-9(b), and successful completion of the following two (2) |
14 | requirements: |
15 | (1) A year-long internship shadowing a principal in the district where the participant is |
16 | currently employed; and |
17 | (2) Leading a district- or school-wide initiative. |
18 | (d) To be eligible for admission into the fast-track principal certification program, an |
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1 | applicant shall: |
2 | (1) Have a minimum of ten (10) years' experience as a teacher rated "effective" or "highly |
3 | effective"; |
4 | (2) Have a recommendation from the superintendent(s) of the local education agency |
5 | (LEA) or agencies in which the applicant worked as a teacher previously, or is working currently; |
6 | (3) Have a record of consistent leadership within an LEA, demonstrated through serving |
7 | as a facilitator of professional development, a dean, a district coach, a department chair, or in |
8 | another leadership position within a school or LEA; and |
9 | (4) Possess a master's degree or higher. |
10 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
OF | |
A N A C T | |
RELATING TO EDUCATION - TRAINING AND EVALUATION - FAST-TRACK | |
PRINCIPAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM | |
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1 | This act would allow teachers to obtain certification as a principal in an expedited period |
2 | of time. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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