Adult Education Administrator's Manual
Revised August 2007
Professional Development
State Requirements Texas Administrative Code 89.25
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FROM
THE TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §89.25
- All staff shall receive at least 12 clock hours of professional
development annually.
- All staff new to adult education shall receive 6 clock hours of
pre-service professional development before they begin work in an adult
education classroom.
- Aides shall have at least a high school diploma or high school equivalency
certificate.
- The following apply to directors, teachers, counselors and supervisors:
- Persons must possess at
least a bachelor’s degree.
- Persons without valid Texas
teacher certification must attend 12 clock hours of in-service professional
development annually in addition to that specified in paragraph 1
of this section until they have completed either 6 clock hours of
adult education college credit or attained two years of adult education
experience.
- The requirements for in-service professional development may be
reduced by local programs in individual cases where exceptional circumstances
prevent employees from completing the required hours of in-service
professional development. Documentation shall be kept justifying such
circumstances. Requests for exemption from staff qualification requirements
in individual cases may be submitted to the Texas Education Agency
for approval in the application for funding and must include justification
and proposed qualifications.
- Records of staff qualifications and professional development shall
be maintained by each fiscal agent and must be available for monitoring.
- The requirements in paragraphs 1 through 5 of this section also
apply to volunteers who generate student contact time, as defined under §89.21
of the title (relating to Definitions), which is accrued by the adult
education program and reported to Texas Education Agency for funding
purposes.
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