1. (a) The school shall ensure that an appropriate number of instructors, as determined by the Commission, have proper licensure or certificates required for the stated occupation's objective. The holder of the license or certificate shall actively participate in program development and revisions.
2. (b) The school shall ensure continuity of instruction through reasonable retention of instructors to provide students with a quality education.
3. (c) The school shall implement, maintain, and update annually a written plan for staff development, which includes, at a minimum, continuing education, staff meetings, attendance at trade and professional conferences, and observation of, or participation in, on-the-job activities.
4. (d) The school director or director of education shall formally evaluate each instructor in writing at least annually, subject to review by the Commission.
5. (e) The school director or director of education shall ensure that students are allowed the opportunity to formally evaluate each instructor in writing at least annually and incorporate said evaluation in the instructor's overall evaluation. These student evaluations are subject to review by the Commission.
6. (f) The school shall provide in-service training within the first three months of teaching to those instructors hired lacking teaching experience. In-service training includes planned professional development opportunities that enable inexperienced instructors to learn and develop effective teaching strategies and skills. Topics shall include competency-based training, instructional methods, adult learning styles, and student learning and skills assessment. Competency-based training specifies the skills and skill levels required to complete a training program, develops and organizes teaching and learning methods to enable students to achieve the identified skills and levels of proficiency, and uses criterion-referenced evaluation to measure achievement.
7. (g) The school shall provide and document in-service training that provides updates on skills, knowledge, and technology required by business and industry for those instructors who have taught for two years, but have not gained relevant work experience during the two-year period.

Source Note:The provisions of this §807.84 adopted to be effective August 16, 1998, 23 TexReg 8479.