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O. Reg. 403/19: PROFICIENCY IN MATHEMATICS

filed December 2, 2019 under Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996, S.O. 1996, c. 12

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ontario regulation 403/19

made under the

Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996

Made: November 28, 2019
Filed: December 2, 2019
Published on e-Laws: December 3, 2019
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: December 21, 2019

Amending O. Reg. 271/19

(PROFICIENCY IN MATHEMATICS)

1. (1) Subsection 2 (5) of Ontario Regulation 271/19 is amended by striking out “clause 4 (7) (b)” and substituting “clause 4 (6) (b)”.

(2) Section 2 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection:

(6) An applicant is exempt from the requirement to successfully complete the mathematics test if,

(a) the applicant is entitled to receive a certificate of qualification and registration under section 11 of Ontario Regulation 176/10 by virtue of having satisfied the requirement respecting teachers of Native Languages set out in subsection 11 (5) of that Regulation;

(b) the applicant is entitled to receive a certificate of qualification and registration under section 12 of Ontario Regulation 176/10 by virtue of having satisfied either of the following requirements, where the completion of the other requirement is recorded as a condition on the certificate:

(i) The requirement set out in paragraph 3 of subsection 12 (2) of that Regulation.

(ii) The requirement respecting teachers of Native Languages set out in subparagraph 1 vii of subsection 12 (2) of that Regulation;

(c) the applicant is entitled to receive a certificate of qualification and registration under section 14 of Ontario Regulation 176/10 by virtue of having satisfied the requirement respecting teachers of Native Languages set out in subsection 14 (5) of that Regulation; or

(d) the applicant is entitled to receive a certificate of qualification and registration under subsection 37 (1) or (2) of Ontario Regulation 176/10.

2. (1) Subsection 3 (2) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(2) The mathematics test shall have two sections:

1. The mathematics curriculum section, relating to the mathematics curriculum for grades 3 to 9, which shall comprise at least 70 per cent of the test.

2. The pedagogy section, which shall comprise the remainder of the test.

(2) Subsection 3 (3) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “a person” and substituting “an individual”.

3. Section 4 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

4. (1) The mathematics test may be administered by,

(a) a post-secondary institution that provides a program of professional education accredited under Ontario Regulation 347/02 (Accreditation of Teacher Education Programs) made under the Act; or

(b) a person other than a post-secondary institution if,

(i) the person submits an application in the form and manner specified by the Minister,

(ii) in the application, the person undertakes to,

(A) offer the test to any applicant for a certificate of qualification and registration and any member of the College who wishes to take the test,

(B) offer to administer the test at least three times a year,

(C) administer the test in both English and French,

(D) accommodate individuals with disabilities, within the meaning of the Human Rights Code, when administering the test, and

(E) administer the test in accordance with this Regulation and the instructions referred to in subsection (2), and

(iii) the Minister is satisfied that the person has the capacity to fulfil the undertakings mentioned under subclause (b) (ii).

(2) The Education Quality and Accountability Office shall develop instructions with respect to the administration of the mathematics test and shall provide the instructions to every administrator of the test.

(3) The mathematics test shall be administered in accordance with this Regulation and the instructions referred to in subsection (2).

(4) There is no limit on the number of times an individual may take the mathematics test.

(5) An administrator of the mathematics test shall provide a completed test to the Education Quality and Accountability Office within five days after it is taken.

(6) Within 10 days after receiving a completed mathematics test under subsection (5), the Education Quality and Accountability Office shall,

(a) mark the test and provide the mark to the individual who took it; and

(b) identify for the Registrar the individuals who have successfully completed the test.

Commencement

4. This Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.

 

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