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3.4 Teacher Training.

 3.41 Provision for Teacher Training. It shall be the responsibility
 of the State Board to provide adequate teacher training for
 teachers of vocational classes by qualified teacher-trainers
 and supervisors. The Board is responsible for the desig-
 nation of agencies which train teachers and for the super-
 vision of their teacher-training work.

 3.42 Agreements with Approved Teacher-Training Institutions.
 When authorized by the state superintendent and executive
 officer, the state director may enter into agreements with
 the proper representatives of the approved training
 institutions to provide for training of prospective and in-
 service teachers: through approved courses. Procedures
 are outlined in a bulletin entitled "Administrative Policies
 and Procedures Covering State Board and Approved Teacher
 Education Institutions" which covers general considerations,
 budget and contractual situations, and appropriate adminis-
 tratire details.

 3.43 Supervision and Standards. Teacher training is required to
 be under the supervision of the State Board. The Board,
 through its authorized representatives, will determine by
 periodic evaluation if standards of instruction and facilities
 are being maintained in the pre-service and in-service
 teacher-training programs in accordance with the agree-
 ments entered into by the Board and the teacher-training
 institutions.

 3.44 Teacher Training by Local Administrative Units. When
 authorized by the State Board, local boards of education
 may employ qualified teacher-trainers to conduct in-
 service teacher training for employed instructors of voca-
 tional education classes under the same provisions as the
 State Board.

3.5 Research, Studies, Investigations, and Experimentation.

 3.51 Types of Research and Sponsoring Agencies. Research may
 be conducted by the State Board for Vocational Education
 through the State Department of Education, through approved
 teacher-training institutions, and by county boards of
 public instruction through the local director of vocational
 education, when the research is confined to one of the
 following areas of study:


Identifying and determining vocational training needs