Arkansas Administrative Code
Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Division 16 - Division of Human Resources ***
Rule 005.16.07-011 - ADE 269: Rules Governing the Lifetime Teaching License
Universal Citation: AR Admin Rules 005.16.07-011
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 9, September, 2024
1.00 REGULATORY AUTHORITY
1.01 These rules shall be known as the
Arkansas Department of Education Rules Governing the Lifetime Teaching
License.
1.02 These rules are
enacted pursuant to the authority of the State Board of Education under Ark.
Code Ann §§
6-11-105,
6-17-401 et seq., and
25-15-201 et seq. and Act 169 of
2007.
2.00 PURPOSE
2.01 The purpose of these
rules is to establish the requirements and procedures for obtaining the
Lifetime Teaching License from the Arkansas Department of Education.
3.00 DEFINITIONS - For the purpose of these Rules, the following definitions shall apply:
3.01
Educational Setting - The
employment setting where the licensed employee works, including without
limitation: public school, private school, institution of higher education,
education service cooperative, Department of Education, adult education setting
or other agency/organization that employs licensed teachers for educational
purposes.
3.02
Lifetime
Teaching License - A standard Arkansas teaching license that is reissued
every five (5) years without the teacher having to meet the general renewal
requirements of professional development and teaching experience.
3.03
Professional Development -
A coordinated set of planned, learning development activities for teachers that
are based on research, are standards-based and that meet the focus areas for
professional development required by the Department of Education.
3.04
Teaching Experience - The
experience gained while working in an educational setting as a teacher,
librarian, counselor, administrator, educational consultant, substitute teacher
or other licensed position.
4.0 0 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR OBTAINING THE LIFETIME TEACHING LICENSE
4.01 Applicants for
the Lifetime Teaching License shall meet the following eligibility
requirements:
4.01.1 Hold a current, standard
Arkansas teaching license;
4.01.2
Be over sixty-five (65) years of age; and
4.01.3
(a)
Have worked in an educational setting while maintaining an Arkansas teaching
license, or
(b) Have made
significant contributions to education, educational research, or the profession
of teaching through scholarly endeavors, teaching experience, excellence in
teaching or educational innovation;
4.02 An applicant shall apply for the
Lifetime Teaching License within twelve (12) calendar months after his or her
sixty-fifth birthday.
4.02.1 Applicants for
the Lifetime Teaching License who turned sixty-five (65) years of age prior to
the effective date of this rule and held a current, standard Arkansas teaching
license at that time, have twelve (12) calendar months from the effective date
of these rules to apply for the Lifetime Teaching License.
4.03 Applicants are subject to a criminal
background check upon application for the Lifetime Teaching License.
4.03.1 The required background check cannot
be older than one year at the time of application.
5.00 GENERAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE LIFETIME TEACHING LICENSE
5.01 The Lifetime Teaching License shall be
issued upon:
5.01.1 The submission of a
completed application requesting the Lifetime Teaching License to the Office of
Professional Licensure at the Arkansas Department of Education.
5.01.1.1 Applications for the Lifetime
Teaching License shall not be submitted prior to July 1, 2008.
5.01.1.2 The Arkansas Department of Education
shall promulgate and make available the for application form for use by
applicants for the Lifetime Teaching License.
5.01.2 The eligibility requirements in
Section 4.0 of these rules.
5.01.3
The application being approved by the Arkansas State Board of
Education.
5.02 The
Lifetime Teaching License shall reflect the applicant's licensure areas at the
time of the application.
5.03 A
teacher holding a Lifetime Teaching License is not required to renew their
teaching license.
5.04 The Lifetime
Teaching License shall be re-issued every five years as long as the license has
not been suspended or revoked by the Arkansas State Board of
Education.
5.05 A Lifetime Teaching
License is subject to the same laws for revocation as any Arkansas teaching
license.
5.06 A lifetime teaching
license holder is not subject to the requirements for annual professional
development unless employed pursuant to Subsection 6.02 of this rule.
6.00 EMPLOYMENT OF LIFETIME TEACHING LICENSE HOLDERS
6.01 A
lifetime teaching license holder is eligible to serve a school district,
educational services cooperative or Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) in
the following capacities:
6.01.1 Substitute
teacher
6.01.2 Tutor
6.01.3 Pathwise Mentor
6.01.4 Pathwise Monitor
6.01.5 Praxis III Assessor
6.01.6 Praxis III Assessor Trainer
6.01.7 Test Investigator
6.01.8 Scholastic Audit Consultant
6.01.9 Others as defined by the
Department
6.02 A
lifetime teaching license holder who becomes employed full-time or part-time by
a school district, educational services cooperative or the Department in a
position for which sixty(60) hours of professional development is required
annually, shall participate in the professional development programs as
required by the employing school district, cooperative or Department.
6.02.1 A lifetime teaching license holder who
has not taught or been employed in an educational setting for which a license
is required for one (1) or more years shall be required to provide the
Department verification of twenty (20) hours of relevant professional
development prior to reentering the educational setting.
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