Section 55270.5 - Direct Assessment Competency-Based Education Faculty Selection and Workload(a) Instructors of direct assessment competency-based education programs and modules shall be selected by the same procedures used to determine all instructional assignments. Instructors shall possess the minimum qualifications for the discipline into which the module's subject matter most appropriately falls, in accordance with article 2 (commencing with section 53410), of subchapter 4, of chapter 4, and with the list of discipline definitions and requirements found in section 53407, as such list may be amended from time to time.(b) Instructors of direct assessment competency-based education programs and modules, for which any portion of the module is offered fully or partially online, shall be prepared to teach in a distance education modality pursuant to section 55208 consistent with district policies.(c) The district governing board shall adopt faculty workload policies for the number of students assigned to a module within a direct assessment competency-based education program. District policies should allow for: (1) Flexible class sizes as they differ from credit hour programs;(2) Faculty assignment within the program in lieu of, or in addition to, instruction; and(3) Flexible faculty scheduling across and within terms.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 5, § 55270.5
1. New section filed 9-3-2021; operative 10-3-2021. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Education Code section 70901.5 (Register 2021, No. 41). Note: Authority cited: Sections 66700 and 70901, Education Code. Reference: Sections 70901 and 70902, Education Code.
1. New section filed 9-3-2021; operative 10/3/2021. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Education Code section 70901.5 (Register 2021, No. 41).