Section 70001 Of Article 21. Governor’s Teaching Fellowships From California Education Code >> Division 5. >> Title 3. >> Part 42. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 21.
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. (a) The Chancellor's office of the California State
University shall have the following duties:
(1) Developing an application process that establishes a
merit-based fellowship program for graduate students who agree to
teach at a high-priority school for four years.
(2) Establishing a broad and effective outreach effort to promote
the availability and the merits of the fellowship program.
(3) Conducting the selection process for fellowship applicants.
(4) Collaborating with the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to
develop and implement a system for monitoring program participants
through the completion of their four-year teaching obligation.
(5) Determining the criteria for selecting teaching fellowship
candidates. The criteria shall include, at a minimum, all of the
following:
(A) Previous academic and employment record.
(B) A demonstrated commitment to serve in a high-priority school.
(C) Faculty and employer evaluations.
(D) Interviews.
(E) Letters of recommendation.
(b) For the purposes of this article, a "high-priority school" is
a school in the bottom half of the Academic Performance Index
rankings established pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 52056. If
a school meets this criteria at the time a teacher is hired,
continued employment of the teacher at that school fulfills the
commitment made by the teacher, even if the school improves its rank
on the Academic Performance Index.