Michigan Laws 380.505 – Use of certificated teachers; use of noncertificated individuals by public school academy run by state public university or community college; report of new or revised teaching techniques
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 380.505
- Authorizing body: means any of the following that issues a contract as provided in this part:
(i) The board of a school district. See Michigan Laws 380.501Community college: means a community college organized under the community college act of 1966, 1966 PA 331, MCL 389. See Michigan Laws 380.501 state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o State public university: means a state university described in section 4, 5, or 6 of article VIII of the state constitution of 1963. See Michigan Laws 380.501
(1) Except as otherwise provided by law, a public school academy shall use certificated teachers according to state board rule.
(2) A public school academy authorized by a state public university or community college may use noncertificated individuals to teach as follows:
(a) If the public school academy is authorized by a state public university, the public school academy may use as a classroom teacher in any grade a faculty member who is employed full-time by the state public university and who has been granted institutional tenure, or has been designated as being on tenure track, by the state public university.
(b) For a public school academy authorized by a community college, the public school academy may use as a classroom teacher a full-time member of the community college faculty who has at least 5 years’ experience at that community college in teaching the subject matter that he or she is teaching at the public school academy.
(c) In any other situation in which a school district is permitted under this act to use noncertificated teachers.
(3) A public school academy may develop and implement new teaching techniques or methods or significant revisions to known teaching techniques or methods, and shall report those to the authorizing body and state board to be made available to the public. A public school academy may use any instructional technique or delivery method that may be used by a school district.