                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CLINICAL FACULTY PROGRAMS (§ 22.1-290.1)

A. As used in this section, unless the context requires a different meaning:
			&#8220;Clinical faculty member&#8221; means a licensed public or private
school teacher who meets the standards of the board of visitors or other
governing body for acceptance in an institution&#8217;s clinical faculty
program.
			&#8220;Student teacher&#8221; means an individual enrolled in a program for
training teachers in an accredited institution of higher education located in
this Commonwealth.
			&#8220;Training institution&#8221; means an accredited public or private
institution of higher education which has implemented a training program for
public school teachers designed to improve skills in supervising and evaluating
student teachers.

B. The governing board of any public institution of higher education in the
Commonwealth or accredited private institution of higher education in the
Commonwealth may establish a clinical faculty program utilizing specially
trained public school teachers as supervisors of student teachers. Any such
program shall include the following components:

   1. Any teacher accepted as a clinical faculty member shall be designated
   adjunct faculty;

   2. Prior to being assigned student teachers, all clinical faculty members
   shall be required to attend training programs offered by accredited public or
   private institutions of higher education which are designed to improve their
   skills in supervising and evaluating student teachers;

   3. Clinical faculty members shall be given the responsibility for the grading
   and evaluation of the student teachers assigned to them in cooperation with
   appropriate full-time faculty members at the institution; and

   4. Such data on the clinical faculty program as may be required by the Board
   of Education shall be provided by the institution in a timely manner.

C. Any governing board that chooses to implement a clinical faculty program
pursuant to subsection B shall develop standards for acceptance of public or
private school teachers as clinical faculty members. Public or private school
teachers may apply to the institution of higher education for acceptance as
clinical faculty members for the purpose of supervising and evaluating student
teachers.

D. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of this
section such sums as the General Assembly may from time to time determine to be
necessary. The Board of Education shall serve as fiscal agent for the training
institutions and the clinical faculty programs.
			The Board shall allocate from such funds as are appropriated, moneys to
participating training institutions for the purpose of compensating clinical
faculty members. The Board, in consultation with the training institutions,
shall set such compensation.
			The Board shall, in cooperation with the State Council of Higher Education,
set criteria for the programs implemented by the training institutions. The
Board may also issue such guidelines as may be necessary for the implementation
of the provisions of this section. The training program criteria set by the
Board and the Council and the guidelines issued by the Board shall not be
subject to the Administrative Process Act (&#xA7; 2.2-4000 et seq.). However,
prior to establishing such criteria or issuing such guidelines, the Board and
the Council shall consult with the Office of the Attorney General and provide
opportunity for public comment.

HISTORY: 1990, c. 800; 1992, c. 132.