SECTIONS 44520-44534 - California Statutes

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.