S.P. 568 - L.D. 1635
Sec. 1. Plan for implementing results-based initial certification for teachers. Resolved: That by January 14, 2000 the State Board of Education and the Department of Education shall report to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs with a plan for implementing results-based initial certification for teachers. In developing the plan, the board and the department shall participate and invite participation of members of interested groups, including but not limited to school superintendents, school principals, school boards, teachers, vocational educators and representatives of associations representing those groups, higher education institutions that prepare teachers, the Maine Coalition for Excellence in Education, the Maine Leadership Consortium, the business community and the Legislature. The plan must include an implementation timeline and proposed assessment standards for the following knowledge areas:
1. A thorough knowledge of the central concepts, tools of inquiry and structures of the discipline or disciplines to be taught and the ability to create meaningful learning experiences for students;
2. The ability to integrate the central concepts, tools of inquiry and structures of the discipline or disciplines to be taught;
3. A knowledge of the diverse ways in which students learn and develop and the ability to provide learning opportunities that support students' intellectual, physical, emotional and social development;
4. The ability to plan instruction based on knowledge of subject matter, students and curriculum goals;
5. An understanding of and the ability to use a variety of instructional strategies and appropriate technologies;
6. The ability to create and maintain a classroom environment that supports and encourages learning;
7. The ability to support students' learning and well-being by involving students, students' families, school staff members and administrators and the local community in the learning process;
8. An understanding of and the ability to use a variety of formal and informal assessment strategies to evaluate and support the development of students;
9. An awareness of and commitment to the ethical and legal responsibilities of teachers; and
10. A strong professional ethic and a desire to contribute to the teaching profession; and be it further
Sec. 2. Study of the feasibility of results-based recertification of teachers. Resolved: That the State Board of Education and the Department of Education shall study the feasibility of results-based recertification of teachers. The report must be submitted to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs by January 14, 2000.
Effective September 18, 1999, unless otherwise indicated.
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