Bill 202 — Teaching Practice Institute Act (Legislature 20, Session 2)

L20 S2 3568

Alberta — Bills

1984 BILL Second Session, 20th Legislature, 33 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL TEACHING PRACTICE INSTITUTE ACT MR. JONSON First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent BiU Mr. Jonson BILL TEACHING PRACTICE INSTITUTE ACT (Assented to , 1984) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Institute established Thcrc is hcrcby established as a corporation an institute to be known as the Teaching Practice Institute.

Objective The objective of the Institute is to improve and develop effective practice in teaching. Associated with Thc lustitutc shall be associated with a university to be nominated university ^y ^^^^^ ^^ ^y^^ Licutenant Govemor in Council. Duties The Institute may, upon request: (

a) provide programs to assist in preparing teachers for imple mentation of new curricula, new teaching methods, new mate rials and technology; (

b) design and provide programs to assess teaching strengths and weaknesses and to improve instruction techniques; (

c) conduct programs of internship in the field of teaching practice; (

d) co-operate with and assist universities in the education of teachers; (

e) establish for the benefit of other institutions, guidelines for the recruitment and selection of teachers; (

f) provide a service of evaluation of teachers for school boards for the purpose of (

i) recognizing excellence in teaching. (ii) assessing levels of competence, (iii) idendfying teachers who warrant permanent certifi cation, (iv) idendfying teachers who should be dismissed; (

g) plan and conduct orientation programs for teachers who are recent landed immigrants or who have retumed to teaching after a long absence; (

h) conduct and commission studies in teaching; (

i) offer consultive services in teaching to universities and school boards. Board The Institute shall be govemed by a Board of not more than 10 persons appointed by the Minister of Education of whom at least half shall be certified teachers currently under contract to teach in Alberta schools and which shall include a representative of the Min ister of Education, of the universities and of school boards.

Director and staff Thc Board may appoint a director and such staff as is necessary to operate the Institute and may enter into contractual arrangements for such services as it deems necessary to carry out the objectives of the Institute, providing that money has been appropriated to that purpose by the Legislature. Further powers Thc lustitutc shall havc the power: (

a) to charge fees for ds services; (

b) to enter into agreements with any person for the giving of services or for the receiving of services necessary to carry out the objectives of the Board. Annual report: audit 8(1) Thc Board shall iu cach year prepare a financial statement of the affairs of the Institute which shall be audited and submitted to the Minister.

(2) The Auditor General is the auditor of the Institute. Coming into force This Act comcs iuto force on Proclamation which shall not be earlier than the effective date of the first appropriation of funds by the Legislature to the purpose of this Act. Title: 1984 (20th, 2nd) Bill 202, Teaching Practice Institute Act

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L20 S2 3568
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L20 S2 3568
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
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