Delaware Administrative Code
Title 14 - Education
200 - Administration and Operations
284 - Licensure and Certification of Public Education Employees in the Department of Education, in Adult Education and in Prison Education Programs Whose Work Responsibilities are Directly Related to Curriculum and Instruction
Section 284-3.0 - Issuance of an Initial License
Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1, 2024
3.1 In accordance with 14 Del.C. § 121 (c), except as otherwise provided herein, the Department shall issue an Initial License to a Public Education Employee who submits evidence of (1) receipt of a bachelors degree from a regionally accredited 4 year college or university; (2) completion of a student teaching program, or one year of teaching experience consisting of a minimum of 91 days of long term teaching experience at one assignment or enrollment in an Alternative Routes to Licensure and Certification Program, and (3) a passing score on an Examination of General Knowledge or such other alternatives as described in 14 DE Admin. Code 1510. For the purposes of this regulation, a bachelor's degree for a Skilled and Technical Sciences teacher shall be two (2) years of college or technical training, plus six (6) years of trade experience. An Initial License shall also be issued to an applicant currently licensed as an educator in another jurisdiction with less than three years of teaching experience or to a Public Education Employee who previously held a valid Delaware Standard or Professional Status Certificate who has been out of the profession for more than three years. In addition to an Initial License, applicants shall also apply for a Standard Certificate in the particular area, subject, or category in which they wish to be employed, and must verify that they possess the prescribed knowledge, skill or education to practice in that area, subject, or category.
3.2 Except as otherwise provided, the requirements and provisions of 14 DE Admin. Code 1510 Issuance of an Initial License, including any subsequent amendment or revision thereto, are incorporated herein by reference.
