Amends TCA Title 49.

This bill requires the department of education to create and administer a coaching network for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten teachers throughout the state, to begin in the 2019-2020 school year. The goals of the coaching network are to:<br /> <br /> (1) Build teachers' instructional capacity;<br /> (2) Establish a continuum of learning between pre-K and kindergarten;<br /> (3) Ensure systematic support of an integrated model of instruction that supports student development in certain subjects;<br /> (4) Support strong student growth portfolio understanding and implementation; and<br /> (5) Foster expectations and culture for learning to ensure student success.<br /> <br /> This bill requires the department to ensure that early childhood consultants are available regionally, throughout the state, to assist teachers who participate in the coaching network. This bill authorizes the department to use existing coaching network programs as a model for the coaching network for pre-K and kindergarten teachers.<br /> <br />