Florida Administrative Code
6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
6A - State Board of Education
Chapter 6A-5 - EDUCATOR STANDARDS, PREPARATION AND PERFORMANCE
Section 6A-5.067 - Teacher Apprenticeship Program
Universal Citation: FL Admin Code R 6A-5.067
Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1) Purpose. The purpose of this rule is to implement the Teacher Apprenticeship Program to provide an alternative pathway to enter the teaching profession as set forth in Section 1012.555, Florida Statutes (F.S.).
(2) Definitions. In this rule, the following definitions apply:
(a)
"Initial Teacher Preparation Program," also known as ITP, means a program
offered by Florida postsecondary institutions to prepare instructional
personnel under Section
1004.04, F.S., and Rule
6A-5.066, Florida Administrative
Code (F.A.C.).
(b) "On-the-Job
Training" means a formalized system of job processes, which must be augmented
by related instruction, that provides the experience and knowledge necessary to
meet the training objective of learning the occupation of teaching. The
on-the-job training must be delivered through structured, supervised work
experience under the tutelage of a teacher apprentice mentor.
(c) "Participating Employer" means the public
school districts, charter schools and charter management organizations that
have been approved by the Department of Education (Department) to participate
in the Teacher Apprenticeship Program. The responsibility to hire, employ, and
pay the progressive wage structure of the teacher apprentice and the wages of
the teacher apprentice mentor who is training the teacher apprentice rests with
the participating employer as specified in Rule
6A-23.002(19),
F.A.C.
(d) "Related Instruction"
means an organized and systematic form of instruction designed to provide the
teacher apprentice with knowledge of the theoretical subjects related to the
apprentice's specific occupation. For the purposes of the Teacher
Apprenticeship Program, the related instruction must consist of upper division
coursework applied toward the award of a baccalaureate degree that prepares the
teacher apprentice for initial teacher preparation and a professional
certificate as set forth in Section
1012.56, F.S.
(e) "Sponsor" means the Department; the
Department administers the program on behalf of participating school districts,
charter schools and charter management organizations in accordance with the
Standards of Apprenticeship registered in accordance with Rule
6A-23.004, F.A.C.
(f) "Teacher Apprentice" means an individual
who holds a temporary teacher apprenticeship certificate in accordance with
Section 1012.56(7)(d),
F.S., and Rule 6A-4.004, F.A.C., and who is
employed by a participating employer and placed in the classroom of a teacher
apprentice mentor using team teaching strategies to fulfill the on-the-job
training component of the registered Teacher Apprenticeship Program.
(g) "Teacher Apprentice Mentor" means a
teacher who is employed by and has been selected by the participating employer
to serve as a mentor in the Teacher Apprenticeship Program for the on-the-job
training component of the Teacher Apprenticeship Program.
(h) "Work Process" means an outline of
teacher apprentice mentor supervised work experiences and on-the-job training
with the allocation of approximate hours to be spent in each activity in
accordance with Rule 6A-23.002(32),
F.A.C.
(3) Teacher Apprentice Requirements. As a condition of participating in the program, a teacher apprentice must:
(a) Hold a temporary
teacher apprenticeship certificate as provided in Section
1012.56(7)(d),
F.S., subject to Rule
6A-4.004(4),
F.A.C.;
(b) Be appointed by the
district school board as an education paraprofessional;
(c) Commit to spending at least the first two
(2) years in the classroom of a teacher apprentice mentor using team teaching
strategies, and fulfilling the on-the-job training component of the registered
apprenticeship and its associated standards;
(d) Complete related instruction as provided
in Section 446.051, F.S., and offered by an
ITP approved by the Department to provide a baccalaureate degree to a teacher
apprentice.
(e) Work faithfully and
diligently at the occupation while practicing safe work habits;
(f) Ensure the health, safety and welfare of
students in the participating employer's district or school;
(g) Respect and comply with all rules,
regulations, and policies of the participating employer and the Department;
and
(h) Keep accurate records of
on-the-job training, successfully complete all related instruction lessons,
assignments, and assessments, and submit properly completed records upon
request.
(4) Teacher Apprentice Mentor Eligibility and Responsibilities. A classroom teacher who is selected by the participating employer to serve as a teacher apprentice mentor must:
(a) Meet the following requirements for
eligibility:
1. Have at least five (5) years
of teaching experience in Florida;
2. Received an aggregate score of highly
effective on the three most recently available value-added model (VAM) scores
as calculated by the department based upon Rule
6A-5.0411, F.A.C., or received
an aggregate score of highly effective on the three most recently available
performance evaluations in accordance with Section
1012.34, F.S., if the teacher
did not generate a state VAM score calculated based upon Rule
6A-5.0411, F.A.C.; and
3. Completion of district or charter school
clinical educator training.
(b) Mentor his or her teacher apprentice
using team-teaching strategies;
(c)
Observe, verify, and submit to the related instruction provider supporting
evidence of demonstrating on-the-job training requirements in accordance with
Rule 6A-23.004(2)(c)-(d),
F.A.C.
(5) Participating Employer Responsibilities. Responsibilities of the participating employer are as follows:
(a) Agree to meet the Teacher
Apprenticeship Program standards;
(b) Agree to select for the Teacher
Apprentice Program only those persons who meet the following minimum
requirements:
1. Have received an associate
degree from an accredited postsecondary institution;
2. Have earned a cumulative grade point
average of 2.5 in that degree program;
3. Have successfully passed a background
screening as provided in Section
1012.32, F.S.;
4. Have been accepted by the Florida
postsecondary institution that is offering the related instruction component of
the program; and
5. Have received a
temporary teacher apprenticeship certificate from the Department as provided in
Section 1012.56(7)(d) and Rule
6A-4.004(4),
F.A.C.
(c) Meet the
minimum paraprofessional salary wage in the Participating Employer school
district for its teacher apprentices and salary must be in accordance with
Section 446.032, F.S., and Rule
6A-23.004(2)(e),
F.A.C.;
(d) Establish job duties
for a teacher apprentice to ensure in-classroom, on-the-job training is
provided; and
(e) Monitor and
ensure that teacher apprentices are acquiring knowledge and skills for
instructional practice to meet high standards for academic achievement, which
must include the following:
1. The practice,
demonstration, and mastery of the Florida Educator Accomplished Practices as
specified in Rule 6A-5.065, F.A.C.; and
2. Demonstrate all other requirements of
professional preparation as specified in Rule
6A-4.006(2),
F.A.C.
(f) Allow a
teacher apprentice to 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 and the hiring school or district has been
approved by the Department as a participating employer. The participating
employer must:
1. Notify the Sponsor of any
changes as specified in Rule
6A-23.004(2),
F.A.C.; and
2. Assign new teacher
apprentice mentor that meets the qualifications as specified Section
1012.555(3),
F.S.
(g) Subject to a
legislative appropriation, a participating employer must provide a bonus to a
teacher apprentice mentor. Upon completion of the first year of the
apprenticeship, fifty (50) percent of the bonus amount will be awarded to the
teacher apprentice mentor.
(h)
Provide the remainder of the bonus to a teacher apprentice mentor at the
conclusion of the apprenticeship if the following conditions are met:
1. The teacher apprentice mentor successfully
guides his or her apprentice to completion of the apprenticeship program;
and
2. Upon completion of the
apprenticeship program, his or her apprentice is hired by a school district or
charter school in Florida.
(i) Annually submit program participant data
to the Department.
(6) Participating related instruction providers must:
(a) Have a state approved ITP in accordance
with Section 1004.04, F.S., and Rule
6A-5.066, F.A.C.;
(b) Provide baccalaureate coursework where
instruction is delivered in-person, virtually, or hybrid;
(c) Provide related instruction for the
reading endorsement requirement if the coverage area is specified in Section
1012.585(3)(f),
F.S., and identified in Rule
6A-4.0051(7),
F.A.C.;
(d) Formulate and implement
a review process for ongoing submissions of the Work Process schedule and award
credit hours for the practice, demonstration and mastery of the FEAP as
specified in Rule 6A-5.065, F.A.C., to meet
on-the-job training requirements;
(e) Award a baccalaureate degree in Education
to apprentices who successfully complete the related instruction; and
(f) be approved by the Department to offer
related instruction for the Teacher Apprenticeship Program.
(7) A teacher holding a temporary teacher apprenticeship certificate as outlined in 6A-4.004, F.A.C., is not eligible to serve as a classroom teacher as defined in Section 1012.01(2)(a), F.S. or be reported as the teacher of record for funding and class size purposes.
(a) Serve as a classroom teacher as
defined in Section 1012.01(2)(a),
F.S., or be reported as the teacher of record for funding and class size
purposes; and
(b) Apply for a
professional certificate as set in Rule
6A-4.0012, F.A.C., until he or
she has completed at least two years in an apprenticeship program.
Rulemaking Authority 1001.02(1), (2)(n), 1012.555(6) FS. Law Implemented 1012.555, 1012.56(7)(d) FS.
New 11-21-23.
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