40 Tex. Admin. Code § 805.21 - Staff Qualifications and Training
The requirements of this section shall apply to all AEL staff, excluding clerical and janitorial staff.
(1) AEL instructional aides, administrative,
data entry, proctoring staff, and staff providing support or employment
services to students shall have at least a high school diploma or high school
equivalency certificate.
(2) AEL
directors, supervisors, and staff that oversee program assessment services
and/or overall program accountability, and instructors in the content areas of
reading, writing, mathematics, and English language acquisition, including
substitutes, shall possess at least a bachelor's degree.
(3) Workforce training instructors must meet
the requirements of the institution and/or the associated accrediting or
credentialing entity, if applicable.
(4) Requests for exemptions for staff
qualification requirements in individual cases:
(A) may be submitted to the Agency for
approval with a justification outlining extenuating circumstances;
and
(B) shall be submitted and
approved prior to an individual being placed in the position in
question.
(5) All AEL
directors and supervisors, and other staff with program oversight or
coordination responsibilities shall receive 15 clock hours of professional
development each program year with the following exception: Staff hired on or
after January 1 of a program year may require half of the professional
development time required for that program year.
(6) All AEL instructional staff, including
instructional aides providing instruction to students, except substitutes, paid
with AEL grant funds or who acquire student contact hours, including
volunteers, shall receive at least 15 clock hours of professional development
each program year, with the following specifications:
(A) Instructors in the content areas of
reading, writing, mathematics, and English language acquisition shall:
(i) receive three clock hours of training in
principles of adult learning;
(ii)
receive six clock hours in relevant areas of literacy instruction;
and
(iii) receive the remaining six
clock hours of training in content areas at the discretion of the program, but
consisting of content related to the AEL program's purpose, which is to provide
adults with sufficient basic education that enables them to effectively:
(I) acquire the basic educational skills
necessary for literate functioning;
(II) participate in job training and
retraining programs;
(III) obtain
and retain employment; and
(IV)
continue their education to at least the level of secondary school completion
and postsecondary education preparation; or
(iv) waive six clock hours of content area in
staff professional development for individuals who have 18 or more college
semester undergraduate or graduate credit hours in relevant areas of literacy
instruction.
(B) Staff,
as described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, hired on or after January 1
of a program year, may require half of the professional development time
required for that program year. For instructors in the content areas of
reading, writing, mathematics, and English language acquisition, these hours
must include three clock hours of training in principles of adult learning and
three clock hours in the relevant areas of literacy instruction.
(C) Staff described in this paragraph shall
receive at least six clock hours of the required professional development
outlined in subparagraph (A)(i) - (iii) of this paragraph within 30 calendar
days of providing instructional activities, if new to AEL or to direct student
service delivery. The six hours include the required three hours of principles
of adult learning and three hours of the relevant areas of literacy
instruction. Waiving of the requirements for staff new to direct student
services must be approved by Agency AEL staff prior to the individual providing
any instructional services.
(7) All staff providing support services or
college and career transitional support who are paid through an AEL grant shall
receive at least three clock hours of professional development each program
year.
(8) AEL non-instructional
support staff, such as, but not limited to, those assigned test proctoring or
data entry duties, shall receive at least three clock hours of professional
development related to their primary job duties each program year.
(9) The requirements for professional
development may be reduced by grant recipients in individual cases in which
exceptional circumstances prevent employees from completing the required hours
of professional development. Exceptional circumstances can include absence from
the program or work due to personal health reasons or emergency familial
responsibilities, including maternity/paternity. Documentation justifying these
circumstances shall be available for monitoring and as requested by AEL
staff.
(10) Records of staff
qualifications and professional development shall be maintained by each grant
recipient and shall be available for monitoring.
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