19 Tex. Admin. Code § 228.73 - Internship
(a) While participating in an internship, a
candidate must hold an intern or probationary certificate that is effective on
or before the assignment start date of the internship and is valid for the
entire duration of the internship. The educator preparation program (EPP) must
verify and document that the candidate's intern or probationary certificate is
active prior to the start of the internship assignment.
(b) An internship must be for a minimum of
one full school year for the classroom teacher assignment or assignments that
match the certification category or categories for which the candidate is
prepared by the EPP.
(c) An EPP may
permit an internship of up to 30 school days less than the required minimum for
parental leave, military leave, illness, bereavement leave, or if the late hire
date is after the first day of the school year.
(d) The beginning date of an internship for
the purpose of field supervision is the first day of instruction with students
in the classroom for the school or district in which the internship takes
place.
(e) An internship assignment
shall not be less than an average of four hours each day in the subject area
and grade level of certification sought. The average includes intermissions and
recesses but does not include conference and lunch periods. An EPP may permit
an additional internship assignment of less than an average of four hours each
day only if all of the following are met:
(1)
the employing school or district notifies the candidate and the EPP in writing
that an assignment of less than four hours will be required;
(2) the primary assignment is not less than
an average of four hours each day in the subject area and grade level of
certification sought;
(3) the EPP
is approved to offer preparation in the certification category required for the
additional assignment;
(4) the EPP
provides ongoing support for each assignment as prescribed in Subchapter F of
this chapter (relating to Support for Candidates During Required Clinical
Experiences); and
(5) the EPP
provides coursework and training for each assignment to adequately prepare the
candidate to be effective in the classroom.
(f) An EPP may recommend an additional
internship if:
(1) the EPP certifies that the
first internship was not successful, the EPP has developed a plan to address
any deficiencies identified by the candidate, the candidate's field supervisor,
and/or the candidate's mentor, and the EPP implements the plan during the
additional internship; or
(2) the
EPP certifies that the first internship was successful and that the candidate
is making satisfactory progress toward completing the EPP before the end of the
additional internship.
(g) An EPP must provide ongoing support to a
candidate as described in Subchapter F of this chapter (relating to Support for
Candidates During Required Clinical Experiences) for the full term of the
initial and any additional internship, unless, prior to the expiration of that
term:
(1) a standard certificate is issued to
the candidate during any additional internship under an intern or probationary
certificate;
(2) the candidate
resigns, is non-renewed, or is terminated by the school or district;
(3) the candidate is discharged or is
released from the EPP;
(4) the
candidate withdraws from the EPP;
(5) the candidate is a late hire and fails to
meet the pre-internship requirements within 90 business days of assignment in
accordance with §
228.55 of this title (relating to
Late Hire Candidates); or
(6) the
internship assignment does not meet the requirements described in this
subchapter.
(h) If the
candidate leaves the internship assignment for any of the reasons identified in
subsection (g)(2)-(6) of this section:
(1) the
EPP, the campus or district personnel, and the candidate must inform each other
within one calendar week of the candidate's last day in the assignment;
and
(2) the TEA must receive the
certificate deactivation request with all related documentation from the EPP
within two calendar weeks of the candidate's last day of the assignment in a
format determined by the TEA.
(i) The EPP must communicate the requirements
in subsection (h) of this section to candidates and campus or district
personnel prior to the assignment start date.
(j) An internship is successful when the
candidate demonstrates proficiency in each of the educator standards for the
assignment and the field supervisor and campus supervisor recommend to the EPP
that the candidate should be recommended for a standard certificate. If either
the field supervisor or campus supervisor do not recommend that the candidate
should be recommended for a standard certificate, the person who does not
recommend the candidate must provide documentation (e.g., evidence of failure
to demonstrate proficiency in educator standards, evidence of failure to meet
program requirements, evidence of failure to adhere to campus policies)
supporting the lack of recommendation to the candidate and either the field
supervisor or campus supervisor.
(k) An internship for a Trade and Industrial
Workforce Training certificate may be at an accredited institution of higher
education if the candidate teaches not less than an average of four hours each
day, including intermissions and recesses, in a dual credit career and
technical instructional setting as defined by Part 1, Chapter 4, Subchapter D,
of this title (relating to Dual Credit Partnerships Between Secondary Schools
and Texas Public Colleges).
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