Florida Statutes Title XLVIII. K-20 Education Code § 1012.555. Teacher Apprenticeship Program

(2)(a) An individual must meet the following minimum eligibility requirements to participate in the apprenticeship program:

(b) As a condition of participating in the program, an apprentice teacher must commit to spending at least the first 2 years in the classroom of a mentor teacher using team teaching strategies identified in s. 1003.03(5)(b) and fulfilling the on-the-job training component of the registered apprenticeship and its associated standards.

(c) An apprentice teacher must do both of the following:

(d) An apprentice teacher must be appointed by the district school board as an education paraprofessional and must be paid in accordance with s. 446.032 and rules adopted by the State Board of Education.

(e) An apprentice teacher may change schools or districts after the first year of his or her apprenticeship if the hiring school or district has agreed to fund the remaining year of the apprenticeship.

(a) Have at least 5 years of teaching experience in this state.

(b) Have received an aggregate score of highly effective on the three most recent available value-added model (VAM) scores, as used by the department, or have received an aggregate score of highly effective on the three most recent available performance evaluations if the teacher does not generate a state VAM score.

(c) Satisfy any other requirements established by the department.

(a) The district school board must pay a teacher who serves as a mentor 50 percent of the bonus amount upon completion of the first year of the apprenticeship.

(b) The district school board must pay a teacher who serves as a mentor the remainder of the bonus at the conclusion of the apprenticeship if: