1. (a) Local cooperative teacher education centers shall provide, through contracts between colleges and universities and public school districts, student teaching programs in accordance with applicable law and teacher certification requirements under this chapter. The student teaching program of the local cooperative teacher education centers provides professional laboratory and field experiences cooperatively designed and administered by colleges and universities and public school districts.

2. (b) The requirements for operation of local cooperative teacher education centers by colleges and universities and public school districts are as follows.

   1. (1) The center shall submit to the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) by August 1 of each year its plan for professional field experiences for the school year. Copies of the plan shall be filed with each participating college or university and public school district. The suggested outline for the local cooperative teacher education center plan is as follows:

      1. (A) administrative design for center;
      2. (B) program design for student teachers;

      3. (C) roles and responsibilities of the:

         1. (i) college; and
         2. (ii) public school;
      4. (D) criteria for selection of supervisors of student teachers;
      5. (E) inservice improvement plan for supervisors of student teachers;

      6. (F) evaluation design for:

         1. (i) student teacher;
         2. (ii) program; and
         3. (iii) revision.
   2. (2) Each college or university approved for teacher education shall submit official lists of students enrolled in student teaching in the fall and spring semesters of each school year to the SBEC no later than April 1 of each year. The student must be enrolled full time in student teaching as required in this chapter, and must be working toward an initial Texas teacher certificate.
   3. (3) Summer student teaching programs shall be annually approved by the SBEC before April 1. Summer student teaching programs must meet all the requirements of the regular session programs. The application for approval shall include an estimate of the number of student teachers to be in the summer program. Official lists shall be provided at the end of the official add-and-drop period designated by the college or university. Summer student teachers shall be counted in the state fiscal year, September 1-August 31, in which they are enrolled.
   4. (4) The requirements for local cooperative teacher education centers apply to all degree programs for teacher certification under this chapter.
   5. (5) Each college or university shall designate one person to be responsible for administration of this program and shall submit that person's name to the SBEC.

Source Note:The provisions of this §230.91 adopted to be effective December 5, 1996, 21 TexReg 11480.