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‘Extend teacher education program for 5 years’
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Posted on Jul 03 2004
A bill was introduced Friday that aims to extend for another five years the postsecondary teacher education program which expires on Sept. 1, 2004.
House Committee on Education chair Rep. Justo Quitugua introduced House Bill 14-205, which seeks to repeal and reenact the law—3 CMC 1603—that presently provides for the teachers’ program.
As proposed, Quitugua said the Act would require the submission of an annual report to the governor, the presiding officers of the Legislature, and the education commissioner on the administration of the program.
In particular, the report would contain the number of students participating in the program, the number of students who have successfully completed an accredited teacher training program at a college or university, and the number of participating students who have returned to the CNMI to teach in schools.
He said the program shall expire five years after the Act’s effectivity, but nine months before the expiration, the administering agency and the education commissioner should jointly submit an assessment whether or not the program should be maintained and funded by the Commonwealth government.
Authorities believe that this program would further improve the quality of teachers in the CNMI.
