Title 17 — Education
55 chapters · 799 sections in this title.
17 GCA § 5A101 Legislative Intent
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It is the intent of the Legislature that the reading instruction program provided for in this Chapter be directed to the prevention of, and correction of, reading difficulties at the earliest possible time in the educational career of the pupil and that the reading program in the…
17 GCA § 5A102 Rules and Regulations
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The Department of Education shall adopt and promulgate all rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Adjudication Act necessary to the effective administration of this Chapter, including, but not limited to, those specifically required to be adopted by particula…
17 GCA § 5A103 Reading Specialists Teacher Appointment
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The Department of Education, in order to provide reading instruction under the provisions of this Chapter, may appoint any school teacher to a reading specialist position if the appointee has met the following minimum requirements: (a) Completion of three (3) years as a teacher i…
17 GCA § 5A104 Selection and Administration of Written Examination
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For the purpose of issuing a 'Reading Specialist Instructor Certificate' the Department of Education shall designate a written examination to be administered to each person seeking the position of reading specialist. The examination shall be designed to test the knowledge of the …
17 GCA § 5A105 Status of Employment
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Persons employed by the Department of Education as reading specialist under this Chapter shall be considered as classroom teachers for the purpose of any law dealing with the permanent status of classified employees employed by the Department.
17 GCA § 5A106 Specific Duties
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COL 110609 (a) Reading Specialist employed by the Department of Education shall be relieved of all regular teaching and administrative responsibilities and shall devote their full time in the performance of the following prioritized responsibilities, which shall be directed towar…
17 GCA § 5A107 Salary of Specialist Teacher
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To provide an incentive and remuneration to teachers who attain specialist certification in the critical area of reading, the annual salary of a specialist teacher, employed as such by the Department for a school year, shall be One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) more than that othe…
17 GCA § 5A108 System of Priorities
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The Department of Education shall establish a system of priorities designed to carry out the intent of the Legislature as stated in § 5A130 of this Chapter. The system shall be designed to give priority assistance to schools in the following order: (1) First, those schools which,…
17 GCA § 5A109 Computation of Salaries
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The allowance for salaries for reading specialists to the Department shall be a separate classification called Specialist Teachers for budgetary purposes. The Department of Education shall compute the annual allowance for Specialist Teachers by multiplying the number of reading s…
17 GCA § 5A110 Effective Date
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COL 110609 This Chapter shall be effective at the beginning of School Year 1986- 87. COL 110609