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Highlights of the Revisions to the Administrative Rules Governing Teacher Certification |
| This is a message from Mary Anne
Adams, Professional Development/Human Rights Department Consultant. |
Below are some highlights of the
November, 2006
Changes to the Administrative Rules Governing Teacher Certification which were forwarded to you on November 27, 2006. |
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Grade 6 has been added to secondary certificate authorization in
subject areas on the teaching certificate. |
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The validity period of all provisional and professional education
certificates will be determined from January 1 of the year of
application. For example, a Professional Education Certificate is
valid for 5 years. A Professional Education Certificate renewed
at any time between January 1-December 31 in 2007 will expire June 30,
2012. |
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For the initial secondary provisional certificates, obtaining an
endorsement in a required minor preparation is optional. |
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For an additional endorsement program the minimum number of semester
credit hours has been increased from 18 to 20. |
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The first three year renewal of a provisional certificate maybe
granted, based on the completion of 9 (formerly 10) semester credit
hours in a planned program at an approved teacher preparation
institution. |
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A planned program is to be in the subject area endorsement or
endorsements on the certificate or is planned to support the teaching
of an academic subject with deeper knowledge and additional skills or
other areas related to K-12 teaching or support services. |
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A planned program from an out-of-state accredited teacher preparation
institution is to be applicable towards a master's or higher degree or
an additional subject area endorsement program of at least 20 semester
credit hours. |
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Requires that teachers applying for the renewal of a provisional
certificate or initial issuance of a professional education certificate after July 1, 2007, must have completed a 3 credit course with appropriate field experiences in the diagnosis, remediation, and differentiation of reading instructions. |
| These changes take immediate
effect (November 20, 2006). The complete text of the revisions
are available at |