Section 515IAC1-5-3. Beginning teacher residency program

   (a) To be eligible for a proficient practitioner license, a beginning teacher shall participate in a two (2) year beginning teacher residency program.

  (b) The beginning teacher residency program shall:

(1) assist beginning teachers in the performance of their duties;

(2) identify teaching skills and educational practices necessary for excellence in teaching; and

(3) require building level administrators to assess the performance of beginning teachers.

  (c) A beginning teacher residency program is a two (2) year program that includes, but is not limited to, the following:

(1) An initial conference between the building level administrator and the beginning teacher to discuss the following:

(A) The assessment schedule under subdivision (2).

(B) The minimum assessment criteria developed by the department under subsection (e)(1).

(2) An assessment of the beginning teacher before November 15 and April 15 during each of the two (2) years of the beginning teacher's employment. The building level administrator shall assess the beginning teacher by using the minimum assessment criteria provided by the department under subsection (e)(1).

(3) A growth plan for the beginning teacher if the building level administrator determines after any assessment described in subdivision (2) that a beginning teacher is deficient in any area being assessed. The growth plan must be in writing and include the following:

(A) Specific expectations of the building level administrator.

(B) Actions to be taken by the beginning teacher to meet the expectations.

(C) A date for the actions to be completed.

(D) The next assessment date.

(4) If the building level administrator creates a growth plan in accordance with subdivision (3), a reassessment of the beginning teacher shall occur prior to the next assessment required by subdivision (2).

(5) After April 15 of the second year of the residency program but before May 1 of that same year, the building level administrator shall make a determination and provide a written explanation to the beginning teacher and superintendent that one (1) of the following occurred:

(A) The beginning teacher successfully completed the residency program.

(B) The beginning teacher failed to successfully complete the residency program.

  (d) The beginning teacher residency program may include a school corporation sponsored mentoring program.

  (e) The department shall:

(1) develop minimum assessment criteria to be used by a building level administrator when assessing a beginning teacher;

(2) develop forms for use by a building level administrator in the assessment of the beginning teacher; and

(3) provide assistance in the development and implementation of a beginning teacher residency program at the request of an entity under section 1(a) of this rule.

  (f) Implementation of and participation in a residency program is not a subject of:

(1) bargaining under IC 20-29-6-4; or

(2) discussion under IC 20-29-6-7.

(Advisory Board of the Division of Professional Standards; 515 IAC 1-5-3; filed Mar 29, 1988, 1:50 p.m.: 11 IR 2862; filed May 21, 1992, 5:00 p.m.: 15 IR 2216; filed Jul 6, 1995, 12:00 p.m.: 18 IR 2780; filed Jun 5, 1998, 3:52 p.m.: 21 IR 3833; readopted filed Sep 25, 2001, 9:43 a.m.: 25 IR 529; readopted filed Jul 18, 2007, 11:42 a.m.: 20070808-IR-515070238RFA; filed Mar 31, 2010, 3:43 p.m.: 20100414-IR-515090481FRA) NOTE: Transferred from the Indiana State Board of Education (511 IAC 10-7-3) to the Professional Standards Board (515 IAC 1-7-3) by P.L.46-1992, SECTION 19, effective July 1, 1992.