ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fifth Legislature

First Regular Session

Senate: ED DP 5-2-1-0 | 3rd Read 19-10-1-0

House: ED DP 8-2-0-0 | 3rd Read: 42-16-2-0

SB 1401: alternative teacher development program; extension

Sponsor: Senator Boyer, LD 20

Transmitted to the Governor

Overview

Continues the Alternative Teacher Development Program (Program) to July 1, 2030.

History

The Program accelerates the process of identifying, training and placing highly qualified individuals into low-income schools through the use of teaching intern certification and the identification of a qualified service provider. The State Board of Education must award a matching grant to a service provider that demonstrates that its Program serves Arizona public schools and that it:

1) Is a nonprofit alternative teacher recruitment organization providing services in Arizona for at least 10 years;

2) Serves only public schools with a majority of low-income students;

3) Requires participants to hold accredited baccalaureate degrees;

4) Maintains a competitive application and selection process;

5) Requires all participating individuals to commit to serving at least two years as a teacher in a low-income Arizona public school; and

6) Provides ongoing support, evaluations and professional development to teachers placed in a classroom.(A.R.S. § 15-552).

The service provider must annually report to the Arizona Department of Education:

1) The number of teachers placed in low-income schools;

2) The number of students served;

3) Demographic data of students in classrooms served by teachers;

4) A listing of public schools in which teachers were placed;

5) Collected classroom-level data that demonstrates the academic progress of students;

6) A descriptive summary of ongoing support, evaluations and professional development to Program teachers;

7) The performance classifications of Program teachers; and

8) A total of all matching monies raised (A.R.S. § 15-552)

Laws 2015, Chapter 226 continued the Program to July 1, 2020.

Provisions

1. Continues the Program to July 1, 2030. (Sec. 1)

2. Contains a retroactivity clause of July 1, 2020. (Sec. 1)

3. Makes technical changes. (Sec. 1)

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