California Education Code

§ 44830.3

EDC § 44830.3 Effective Jan 1, 2022Div. 3 · Title 2 · Part 25 · Ch. 4 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)The governing board of any school district that maintains prekindergarten, kindergarten, or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, classes in bilingual education, or special education programs, may, in consultation with a regionally accredited institution of higher education offering an approved program of pedagogical teacher preparation, employ persons authorized by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to provide service as district interns to provide instruction to pupils in those grades or classes as a classroom teacher. The governing board shall require that each district intern be assisted and guided by a certificated employee selected through a competitive process adopted by the governing board after consultation with the exclusive teacher representative unit or by personnel employed by institutions of higher education to supervise student teachers. These certificated employees shall possess valid certification at the same level, or of the same type of credential, as the district interns they serve.

(b)The governing board of each school district employing district interns shall develop and implement a professional development plan for district interns in consultation with a regionally accredited institution of higher education offering an approved program of pedagogical preparation. The professional development plan shall include all of the following:

(1)Provisions for an annual evaluation of the district intern.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 663, Sec. 31. (AB 320) Effective January 1, 2022.