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Christiansen, Mark A. – Tennessee Education, 1984
Explains provisions of the career ladder section of Tennessee's Comprehensive Education Reform Act including teacher levels, implementation, certification, evaluation procedures, involvement of the Tennessee Education Association, and rationale of legislators sponsoring this education reform package. (NEC)
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Educational Change, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Furtwengler, Carol B. – 1985
The Comprehensive Education Reform Act of 1984 (CERA) provides the mandate and framework for the Tennessee Career Ladder Program for teachers and administrators. The development and structure of the Tennessee Career Ladder Plan for teachers, a five level program which provides for teacher certification based upon performance, is discussed in this…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Competency Based Teacher Education, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Butler, E. Dean – 1988
The process of development of tests for teacher certification in Tennessee is described. In response to the Tennessee Comprehensive Education Reform Act of 1984 requiring the use of tests for individuals seeking initial teacher licensure, the Department of Education identified 12 areas of teacher endorsement for which no currently validated and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Content Analysis, Higher Education, Item Banks
Ray, John R.; Bowman, Harry L. – 1988
The licensure of public school personnel in Tennessee is a function of the State Department of Education (SDE). Additional requirements for this certification function were added by the Comprehensive Education Reform Act (Senate Bill Number 1) of the 1984 Tennessee General Assembly. The Act mandated that the SDE use tests to assess the competence…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Communication Skills, Higher Education, Item Banks
