Tennessee § 49-5-5702 Purpose and duties of academy

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§ 49-5-5702 — Purpose and duties of academy

Tennessee § 49-5-5702

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-5-5702 (2026).

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(a)Training opportunities for principals and appropriate supervisory and administrative staff shall be made available through the academy within the limits of the approved budget of the department of education. The purpose of the academy is to instill and reinforce instructional leadership for educational effectiveness. The academy will consist of, but not be limited to, seminars and symposia for provisional principals and supervisors, special topic workshops, skill-building programs, advanced leadership training, appropriate programs for central office personnel and such other programs as may be devised by the department.

(b)The academy shall also offer training to educators in evaluation techniques and procedures consistent with the evaluation processes provided for in parts 50 and 52-

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(a) Training opportunities for principals and appropriate supervisory and administrative staff shall be made available through the academy within the limits of the approved budget of the department of education. The purpose of the academy is to instill and reinforce instructional leadership for educational effectiveness. The academy will consist of, but not be limited to, seminars and symposia for provisional principals and supervisors, special topic workshops, skill-building programs, advanced leadership training, appropriate programs for central office personnel and such other programs as may be devised by the department. (b) The academy shall also offer training to educators in evaluation techniques and procedures consistent with the evaluation processes provided for in parts 50 and 52-55 of this chapter [repealed]. (c) The commissioner shall approve all training activities of the academy, which will be provided by department staff, university-based experts, outstanding school practitioners, the professional associations and such others as determined by the commissioner. (d) The academy will include summer institutes especially for school principals and administrators provided at several sites in the three (3) grand divisions. (e) The academy shall also offer training to educators on the various needs of children with behavioral and emotional disorders as they relate to discipline policies and procedures.