44520-44534
EDUCATION CODE
SECTION 44520-44534
44520. It is the intent and purpose of the Legislature by enacting this chapter to make provisions for a New Careers Program to recruit and train persons who have completed at least 60 units of college work in a community college or a four-year institution of higher education for teaching in low-income elementary schools. It is the further intent and purpose of this chapter to provide a means by which capable persons of low-income background may enter the teaching profession. The New Careers Program is designed to provide practical teaching experience in schools with high concentrations of low-income families, as determined by the Director of Compensatory Education, concurrently with upper division academic and professional education. 44521. The University of California, the California State University, or any private institution of higher education may participate in the program prescribed in this article. 44522. Any school district may enter into an agreement with the University of California, the California State University, or any private institution of higher education to participate in the New Careers Program prescribed in this article. 44523. The State Department of Education may enter into an agreement with a participating school district to provide training and to share administrative costs and salary support in the New Careers Program prescribed in this article. A person selected to participate in the program prescribed in this article shall be known as an "intern." 44524. Any person who has completed at least 60 units of collegiate work and who has lived or worked extensively in areas of high concentrations of low-income families, or is a member of a minority racial or ethnic group who has lived and worked extensively in low-income areas, shall be eligible to be selected to participate in the program prescribed in this article. An intern shall be selected on the basis of high teaching potential and shall meet the personal qualifications for the issuance of a credential prescribed in Section 44258. The intern shall give reasonable evidence that he will teach for at least two years following the training program in a school in a low-income area. Recruitment of interns for this program shall be primarily from two groups: (1) community college or lower division college students or other persons having completed 60 units of college work and (2) teacher aides already employed under Sections 44833, 54481, or 45360 to 45367, inclusive, and other programs providing training and teacher aide experience in the classroom setting. 44525. An intern shall be enrolled in at least a 6-week, but not more than a 12-week, preservice program at the participating university, campus of the California State University, or private institution of higher education. 44526. The participating university, state college, or private institution of higher education and school district shall jointly select the interns and team leaders to participate in the program prescribed in this article. A team leader shall be an experienced teacher who has demonstrated capability in teaching educationally disadvantaged pupils and shall be directly responsible to direct, aid, coordinate, and supervise interns in their internship pursuant to this article in the participating school district. 44527. The team leader shall have at least 6 but not more than 10 interns under his supervision. The team leader and his interns shall assist in the teaching process in the participating school district. 44528. An intern shall enroll in a course of study at the participating university, campus of the California State University, or private institution of higher education which will lead to a baccalaureate degree and a teaching credential. 44529. The team leader and his or her interns shall, in addition to teaching duties, be afforded time for a teacher education program to be carried out under the guidance of the team leader in cooperation with the participating university, campus of the California State University, or private institution of higher education. 44530. The participating school district shall pay at least 10 percent, but not more than 90 percent, of the compensation to be paid the following participants in the New Careers Program: (a) Team leaders, who shall receive compensation at a rate the equivalent to that paid other experienced teachers in the participating school district with similar professional preparation and responsibilities. (b) Interns, who shall receive seventy-five dollars ($75) a week, plus a fifteen dollars ($15) a week dependents allowance for each dependent. 44531. The participating school district shall pay to the intern an amount equivalent to the tuition fees or college or university fees, or both, if levied, upon the intern attending the participating university, campus of the California State University, or private institution of higher education. 44532. The Director of Compensatory Education shall, under the policy direction of the State Board of Education and the administrative direction of the Director of Education, provide administrative assistance with respect to the program prescribed in this article and shall adopt rules and regulations with respect thereto. 44533. The Department of Education shall reimburse school districts participating in the New Careers Program for the expenses incurred by the school district pursuant to Sections 44530 and 44531. 44534. The participating university, campus of the California State University, and private institution of higher education shall fund its own costs involved in the program prescribed by this article.