February 20, 2018, Introduced by Reps. Hornberger, Garcia, Kelly, Crawford, Lilly, Griffin, Zemke and Chang and referred to the Committee on Education Reform.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1538d.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1538d. The superintendent of public instruction shall not
approve a teacher preparation institution under section 1538a and R
390.1151 to R 390.1153 of the Michigan Administrative Code unless
the teacher preparation institution offers a student teaching
program to its students that includes at least all of the
following:
(a) At least 2 of the following:
(i) Student teaching experiences in both urban and rural
settings.
(ii) Student teaching experiences that include instruction on
social and emotional learning practices.
(iii) Student teaching experiences with pupils who are English
language learners.
(iv) Student teaching experiences in schools with a high
population of pupils living in poverty.
(v) Student teaching experiences with pupils with a
disability.
(b) A prohibition on a student teacher engaging in student
teaching in a school that the student teacher attended.
(c) An introduction to the evaluation tool used by the school
district, intermediate school district, or public school academy in
which the student teacher completes his or her student teaching
experience.
(d) The use of data and statistics to inform instruction and
to aggregate local and state assessment tools.
(e) Development of classroom management skills.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.