Ariz. Admin. Code § R7-2-602.02 - Teacher Leader Professional Standards

A. For the purposes of this section, the following definition applies: "Teacher leadership" means practices and professional capacities in which teachers act or fulfill duties and roles that support school-system faculty, staff, and administrators to improve instruction and teaching practices to improve educator and student development and performance.

B. The Arizona Teacher Leader Professional Standards are established. Teacher leader professional roles and professional learning programs developed by Arizona school districts, charter schools, the State Education System for Committed Youth, and the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind who receive grant funds pursuant to A.R.S. § 15-1281(D)(3) may use the Arizona Teacher Leader Professional Standards to establish and align professional duties, plans, pathways, and development programs.

C. The Board shall adopt Arizona Teacher Leader Professional Standards as follows:

1. The Department shall develop teacher leader professional standards and guidance and resources in consultation with state educators and experts in instruction, educator quality, educator workforce development, success, leadership and retention;

2. The Department shall present the teacher leader standards and the development process to the Board at a regularly scheduled Board meeting; and

3. The Board shall adopt the Arizona Teacher Leader Professional Standards at a subsequent meeting.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R7-2-602.02

New Section made by final exempt rulemaking at 29 A.A.R. 1401, effective 5/22/2023.