Current through September 18, 2024
Authority: IC 20-28-2-6
Affected: IC 20-20-31
Sec. 3.
(a) This
section applies to the holder of the following:
(1) A practitioner license under
511 IAC
14-3-1.
(2) An accomplished practitioner license
under
511 IAC
14-4-1.
(3) An initial practitioner license under
511 IAC
14-1-1.
(b) The holder of a license under subsection
(a)(3) may renew his or her license as a practitioner license under
511 IAC
14-3-1 by completing one (1) of the following:
(1) The requirements of this rule;
or
(2) Completing the beginning
teacher residency program under 511 IAC 10.1-4.
(c) The holder of a license under subsection
(a)(1) or (a)(2) shall renew his or her license for an additional like term by
one (1) of the following:
(1) Completion of
the process for certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching
Standards (NBPTS) in its Guide to National Board Certification, 2013 edition,
which is incorporated herein by reference, copies of which are available from
1525 Wilson Blvd. Ste. 500, Arlington, VA 22209, or on-line at
www.nbpts.org, in a content area for which
the NBPTS offers certification and submission to the board of written
verification from the NBPTS that the certification process has been completed,
regardless of whether the licensee succeeded in earning NBPTS
certification.
(2) Submission of a
license renewal report that demonstrates that the requirements of the
professional growth plan have been met in accordance with subsections (c)
through (h).
(3) Submission of
official transcripts listing completion of six (6) semester hours of college or
university course work.
(d) A professional growth plan is
documentation of professional growth experiences.
(e) For practitioner license under
511 IAC
14-3-1 and an accomplished practitioner license under
511 IAC
14-4-1, the professional growth plan must include a
minimum of ninety (90) professional growth experience points.
(f) For an initial practitioner, the
professional growth plan must include a minimum of forty (40) professional
growth experience points.
(g) The
professional growth experience points shall be calculated with one (1) clock
hour qualifying for one (1) professional growth experience point based on, but
not limited to, the following activities:
(1)
In-service workshops.
(2)
Professional workshops and conferences.
(3) Mentoring of beginning teacher.
(4) Cooperating teacher for any college field
experience including student teaching (thirty (30) professional growth points)
and practicum experience (fifteen (15) professional growth points).
(5) Workshop presentation.
(6) Curriculum development.
(7) Educational committee
membership.
(8) School
accreditation activities.
(9)
College credit: 1 semester hour = 15 professional growth points.
(10) Educational publication.
(11) Educational research.
(12) Participation in the school improvement
planning process.
(13) Professional
growth experiences that improve curriculum knowledge, instructional skill,
classroom management skills, or any other professional growth
experiences.
(h) To
qualify for renewal, completed professional growth experience points must be
verified by at least one (1) of the following:
(1) A building level administrator where the
applicant is employed at the time of renewal.
(2) An immediate supervisor of the applicant
if the applicant is applying for the renewal of an administrative license or
school services license.
(3) For
license holders who are not employed in a school setting, the
department.
(i) The
building level administrator or immediate supervisor shall provide written
notice to the license holder of the verification or the refusal to verify made
in subsection (d).
(j) If an
applicant is not employed at the time of renewal, the department shall verify
or refuse to verify the applicant's professional growth experience
points.
(k) The department shall
provide written notice to the license holder if the department denies a request
under subsection (j).
