Delaware General Assembly

Signed 6/12/13

The General Assembly has ended, the current status is the final status.

4/24/13

Sokola

Rep. Scott

Sen. Henry, Lopez, Poore, F Simpson, Townsend, Ennis
Reps. Barbieri, Bolden, Heffernan, Hudson, Viola, K. Williams

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EDUCATOR LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, AND PREPARATION PROGRAMS.

This bill strengthens teacher preparation by raising the standards for entry into the teaching profession. More specifically, the bill requires all Delaware teacher preparation programs to set high admission and completion requirements, to provide high-quality student teaching experiences and ongoing evaluation of program participants, and to prepare prospective elementary school teachers in age-appropriate literacy and mathematics instruction. Further, the bill requires preparation programs to track and report data on the effectiveness of their programs. Finally, the bill requires new educators to pass both an approved content-readiness exam and performance assessment before receiving an initial license, and requires special education teachers to demonstrate content knowledge if they plan to teach in a secondary subject.

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Takes effect upon being signed into law

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