N.J.S.A. 18A:6-150 — Professional development program, literacy, teaching staff.

18A:6-150 Professional development program, literacy, teaching staff. 9. a. A school district shall use the professional development program established pursuant to section 8 of this act or any other evidence-based literacy instructional material that complies with the requirements of section 8 of this act to annually provide professional development to all teaching staff members serving students in preschool through grade six, including school library media specialists serving students in kindergarten through grade six, individuals serving multilingual learners and students with disabilities, individuals holding an educational services certificate with a reading specialist endorsement, individuals holding an educational services certificate with an early literacy specialist endorsement, and individuals holding an educational services certificate with a speech-language specialist endorsement. b. A school district shall use the professional development program established pursuant to section 8 of this act or any other evidence-based literacy instruction material that complies with the requirements of section 8 of this act to annually provide training to school administrators on the design and implementation of high-quality literacy instruction in schools. c. A school district may utilize the professional development instruction provided pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2013, c.105 (C.18A:6-131) to satisfy the requirements of this section, provided the professional development instruction complies with the requirements of this section. L.2024, c.52, s.9.

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