Section 228.91 - [Effective 9/1/2024] Mentors, Cooperating Teachers, Host Teachers, and Site Supervisors(a) In order to support a new educator and to increase educator retention, an educator preparation program (EPP) and campus or district administrator shall collaboratively assign each candidate a mentor during the candidate's internship, collaboratively assign a cooperating teacher during the candidate's clinical teaching experience, collaboratively assign a host teacher during the candidate's residency, and collaboratively assign a site supervisor during the candidate's practicum.(b) For teacher residencies, the EPP and campus or district administrator shall share responsibility for selection of host teachers, including determining specific selection criteria, development of a scoring rubric, and development of a selection process that involves representatives from the EPP and campus or district administration.(c) For internships and practicums, the mentor or site supervisor must be assigned to the candidate within three weeks of the candidate's assignment start date. The EPP must not allow a candidate to be in an internship or practicum without an assigned mentor or site supervisor for longer than three weeks.(d) If an individual who meets the certification category and/or experience criteria for a cooperating teacher, mentor, host teacher, or site supervisor is not available, the EPP and campus or district administrator shall collaborate to ensure an individual who most closely meets the criteria is assigned to the candidate, and the EPP must document the reason for selecting an individual that does not meet the criteria.(e) The EPP is responsible for providing mentor, cooperating teacher, host teacher, and/or site supervisor training that relies on scientifically based research, but the program may allow the training to be provided by a school, district, or regional education service center if properly documented in accordance with the evidence requirements of Figure: 19 TAC §228.13(f).19 Tex. Admin. Code § 228.91
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 20, May 17, 2024, TexReg 0103, eff. 9/1/2024