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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The state board of education shall review the scores on the state teachers examination from each public and private teacher training institution. Any institution that had thirty percent (30%) or more of its students fail the examination in the previous year shall be informed and placed on probationary status. Any institution that has thirty percent (30%) or more of its students fail in two (2) consecutive years shall have its state approval revoked by the state board of education.
(b)(1) The department of education shall develop annual performance reports for all approved educator preparation providers.
(2) Each annual performance report must include the results of the department's review of the educator preparation provider's implementation of instruction aligned with the foundational literacy skills standards established pursuant to § 49-5-5619.
(3) The department shall require approved educator preparation providers to submit evidence to the department demonstrating that the instruction provided by the educator preparation provider to candidates seeking a license to teach in this state is aligned with all applicable foundational literacy skills standards, including, but not limited to, the foundational literacy skills standards established pursuant to § 49-5-5619.
(4) The state board of education shall publish the results of a review conducted by the department pursuant to subdivision (b)(2) in the state board of education's annual teacher preparation report card prepared pursuant to § 49-5-108.
(5) If the results of a review conducted pursuant to subdivision (b)(2) show that an educator preparation provider is not implementing instruction aligned with the foundational literacy skills standards, or is otherwise not meeting the state board's expectations for purposes of § 49-5-5619, then the state board shall require the educator preparation provider to create and implement a corrective action plan. If the educator preparation provider fails to implement the corrective action plan, then the state board may revoke the state board's approval of the program.
(c) The state board of education shall promulgate rules necessary to effectuate this section. The rules shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Tennessee Code Title 49. Education § 49-5-5607 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-49-education/tn-code-sect-49-5-5607/
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