Texas Education Code

§ 21.902 — PREPARING AND RETAINING EDUCATORS THROUGH PARTNERSHIP PRESERVICE PROGRAMS

ED § 21.902Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part D. EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS · Ch. 21. EDUCATORS · Art. R. PREPARING AND RETAINING EDUCATORS THROUGH PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS

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(a)The commissioner shall establish Preparing and Retaining Educators through Partnership Preservice Programs to enable qualified educator preparation programs, as determined by the commissioner, to form partnerships with school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to provide preservice practice opportunities in a prekindergarten through grade 12 classroom for teacher candidates at the district or school through the traditional partnership preservice program, the residency partnership preservice program, or the alternative partnership preservice program.

(b)A partnership preservice program must be designed to:

(1)allow teacher candidates to receive field-based experience working with cooperating teachers in prekindergarten through grade 12 classrooms; and

(2)gradually increase the amount of time a teacher candidate spends engaging in instructional responsibilities, including observation, co-teaching, and lead-teaching responsibilities.

(c)A school district or open-enrollment charter school participating in a partnership preservice program shall:

(1)enter into a written agreement with an approved educator preparation program to:

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1065 (H.B. 2), Sec. 2.17, eff. June 20, 2025.