1. (a) Instructional strategies designed to help all pupils gain mastery of the California academic content standards, with special emphasis on EL pupils and pupils with exceptional needs;
2. (b) A thorough review of the curriculum framework and academic content standards related to teaching mathematics or reading/language arts;
3. (c) Current and confirmed scientific research findings related to the instructional practices for mathematics or reading/language arts;
4. (d) Readings and discussions of other pertinent materials which address the value of the diagnostic nature of standardized tests, the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) system, and the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE); and

5. (e) A thorough review of the adopted standards-based instructional materials program, which emphasizes the following:

   1. (1) The material that is taught during the first six to eight weeks of instruction; and
   2. (2) Instructional strategies that use the universal access and English language development (ELD) components of the program so that teachers will know and understand when and how to use them according to the instructional needs of all students.

Training curriculum for training related to the initial forty hours of instruction described in Education Code section 99237 shall be based on the criteria contained in Education Code section 99237, subdivisions (a) and (b), and the requirements of this section. The owner of the training curriculum shall submit its curriculum to SBE or its designee for approval by the SBE and include the following:

Note: Authority cited: Section 99236, Education Code. Reference: Section 99237, Education Code.

History

1. New section filed 3-25-2002 as an emergency; operative 3-25-2002 (Register 2002, No. 13). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-23-2002 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

2. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-25-2002 order transmitted to OAL 7-3-2002 and filed 8-15-2002 (Register 2002, No. 33).

3. Repealer and new section heading and section and amendment of Note filed 11-19-2007; operative 11-19-2007 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2007, No. 47).