Section 52182 Of Article 4. Bilingual Teacher Training Assistance Program From California Education Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 28. >> Chapter 7. >> Article 4.
52182
. (a) The State Department of Education shall establish
minimum standards and criteria for the State Bilingual Teacher
Training Assistance Program, and shall conduct appropriate training
programs, or provide for training services by allocation to existing
state staff development resource centers, county offices of
education, public or private four-year institutions of postsecondary
education, bilingual programs consortia, or cooperatives formed among
two or more of these groups.
(b) Allocations for training programs conducted under this article
shall be primarily directed toward school districts with high
concentrations of pupils of limited-English-proficiency and teachers
on waiver under Section 52178.
(c) In awarding allocations pursuant to subdivision (a), the
department shall adopt evaluative criteria demonstrating the agency's
ability to provide appropriate training services. The adopted
criteria shall include, but need not be limited to, all of the
following:
(1) Demonstrated commitment to bilingual education and bilingual
teacher training.
(2) Demonstrated capability to fully prepare candidates for
bilingual certificates of competence in accordance with the criteria
for assessment in language, methodology, and culture.
(3) The availability of bilingual education staff with
demonstrated experience and knowledge of bilingual education training
programs.
(4) Demonstrated management and supportive services necessary to
efficiently and effectively meet the intent of this article.
(5) District matching funds or in-kind matching resources in
support of teachers participating in training programs under this
article.
(d) Agencies maintaining programs for the training of bilingual
teachers on waiver shall have their programs approved for a period
not to exceed three consecutive years, contingent upon all of the
following:
(1) The availability of funds.
(2) The submission of acceptable plans and modifications thereof.
(3) An annual evaluation that demonstrates that participants have
made significant progress toward passing competency requirements
leading to bilingual teachers certification. Upon the successful
completion of a three-year cycle, centers shall be eligible to
reapply for continued funding.