Current through February 27, 2024
(a) The department will issue an
instructional assistant limited certificate (Type I) to an applicant who
(1) is nominated by a school district,
through a formal action of the local school board;
(2) provides documentation of at least two
years of successful employment as a paraprofessional in the nominating school
district;
(3) is currently employed
by the nominating school district;
(4) demonstrates basic competency by
satisfying the requirements of 4 AAC 04.220(b)(1) and (2) and at least one of
the requirements of
4
AAC 04.220(c)(1), (2), or
(3)
(5) is currently enrolled in an approved
baccalaureate degree teacher education program at an institution of higher
education accredited
(A) by a recognized
regional accrediting association; or
(B) by a nationally recognized accrediting association
if approved by the commissioner under
AS
14.20.020(b) and
4 AAC
12.305(b)(4);
(6) submits to the department a plan that has
been agreed to by the chief school administrator of the nominating district ,
the approved baccalaureate degree teacher education program, the certificated
teacher mentor, the cooperating teacher, and the applicant and that meets the
terms and conditions set out in (b) of this section; and
(7) has met the requirements of
4 AAC
12.397(a).
(b) The plan described in (a)(6) of this
section must, at a minimum, provide
(1) a
program for support of the applicant by the teacher education program of the
institution described in (a)(5) of this section during the term of the plan,
including
(A) a schedule of courses to be
made available by the institution that will allow the applicant to complete the
approved baccalaureate degree teacher education program and prepare the
applicant to pass the examinations required under 4 AAC 12.300(b) (5) and
4 AAC
12.395(a)(2);
(B) annual milestones that the applicant must
meet to establish satisfactory progress under the plan; and
(C) the nominating district's support and
institution's plan for oversight of the applicant's classroom
teaching;
(2) a program
for
(A) the nominating district's support of
the applicant's baccalaureate studies;
(B) supervision of all of the applicant's
field experience, including student teaching, in during the term of the plan;
and
(C) the provision of a
certificated teacher mentor to supervise and assist the applicant with the
professional application of teaching theory and methodology in the classroom;
and
(3) the applicant's
commitment to meet the annual milestones of the plan and to complete the
baccalaureate degree program within the time specified in the plan.
(c) A Type I limited certificate
is valid for one school year and may be renewed each year for for four
additional years if the plan is executed in conformance with (a) and (b) of
this section. The department will base its renewal determination on the
department's review of documentation establishing conformance with the plan,
including accomplishment of all annual milestones by the applicant.
(d) Possession of an instructional assistant
limited certificate (Type I) qualifies the holder to instruct or teach students
if authorized by the preparing institution, the certificated teacher mentor,
and the cooperating teacher. Instruction and teaching must be supervised by the
cooperating teacher. The cooperating teacher shall
(1) hold a valid teaching certificate issued under
4 AAC
12.305;
(2) have at least one year of teaching experience in
the nominating school district;
(3)
have at least three years of total teaching experience; and
(4) meet or exceed the teacher performance standards
of 4 AAC 04.200(b) as verified by the nominating district's evaluation
system.
The subject matter of 4 AAC 12.375 was formerly located at
4
AAC 12.044. The history note for 4 AAC 12.375 does not
reflect the history of the earlier
section.
Authority:
AS
14.07.020
AS
14.07.060
