Bill > S338

This bill aims to ensure diversity in public education by amending the requirements for provisional educator certification and vocational-technical teacher training. Key provisions include: 1. Requiring candidates for provisional educator certification to pass a two-part test or meet alternative measures of proficiency, which assess their communication/literacy skills and subject matter knowledge. The bill also allows the board to consider alternative measures of proficiency, such as the candidate's proficiency in communication/literacy skills and subject matter knowledge. 2. Establishing similar requirements for provisional educator certification with advanced standing, including passing a two-part test or meeting alternative measures of proficiency, as well as completing a board-approved teacher preparation program. 3. Requiring all persons seeking to meet the board's basic competency-based vocational-technical teacher training standards to either pass performance and written tests or satisfy alternative measures of proficiency established by the board, and complete an approved seminar on teaching skills and methods. The overall goal of the bill is to promote diversity and ensure that educators and vocational-technical instructors have the necessary communication, literacy, and subject matter knowledge to effectively serve students in public education.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S338