Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024
(1)
Authorization. This
authorization is provided to noneducators entering the education profession to
instruct in occupations and specialty fields that are recognized in career and
technical service areas and career cluster areas.
(2)
Application process. Any
person interested in the career and technical secondary authorization shall
submit the application to the board of educational examiners for an evaluation.
Application materials are available from the office of the board of educational
examiners online at www.boee.iowa.gov.
Degrees and semester hour credits shall be completed through a college or
university accredited by an institutional accrediting agency as recognized by
the U.S. Department of Education.
(3)
Specific requirements for the
initial career and technical secondary authorization.
a. The applicant must meet the background
check requirements for licensure set forth in rule 282-13.1 (272).
b. The applicant must obtain a recommendation
from a school district administrator verifying that the school district wishes
to hire the applicant.
c.
Applicants will meet one of the following qualifications:
(1) 6,000 hours of recent and relevant
experience;
(2) 4,000 hours of
recent and relevant experience if the applicant holds a baccalaureate
degree;
(3) 3,000 hours of recent
and relevant experience if the applicant holds an associate's degree in the
teaching endorsement area sought, if such a degree is considered terminal for
that field of instruction;
(4) Hold
a baccalaureate or graduate degree or closely related degree in the teaching
endorsement area sought; or
(5)
Hold a baccalaureate degree in any area of study if at least 18 of the credit
hours were completed in the teaching endorsement area sought.
(6) For a career and technical cluster
endorsement, meet one of the above qualifications and at least 2,000 hours of
recent and relevant experience or 9 semester hours each in two additional areas
within the cluster endorsement. Combinations of experience and education may be
approved by the executive director.
Recent and relevant experience will have been accrued within
the ten years prior to the date of application. Experience that does not meet
these criteria may be considered at the discretion of the executive director.
In subjects for which state registration, certification or licensure is
required, the applicant will hold the appropriate license, registration or
certificate before the initial career and technical secondary authorization or
the career and technical secondary authorization will be issued.
d. The applicant must
provide documentation of completion of a code of professional conduct and
ethics training approved by the board of educational examiners.
e. Coursework requirements.
(1) Applicants must commit to complete the
following requirements within the term of the initial authorization. Coursework
must be completed for semester hour credit.
1.
Coursework in the methods and techniques of career and technical
education.
2. Coursework in course
and curriculum development.
3.
Coursework in the measurement and evaluation of programs and
students.
4. An approved human
relations course.
5. Coursework in
the instruction of exceptional learners to include the education of individuals
with disabilities and the gifted and talented.
(2) Applicants who believe that their
previous college coursework meets the coursework requirements in
22.9(3)"e"(1) may have the specific requirements waived.
Transcripts or other supporting data should be provided to a teacher educator
at one of the institutions which has an approved teacher education program. The
results of the competency determination shall be forwarded with recommendations
to the board of educational examiners. Board personnel will make final
determination as to the competencies mastered and cite coursework which yet
needs to be completed, if any.
(4)
Validity-initial
authorization. The initial career and technical secondary
authorization is valid for three years.
(5)
Renewal. The initial
career and technical secondary authorization may be renewed once if the
candidate can demonstrate that coursework progress has been made.
(6)
Conversion. The initial
career and technical secondary authorization may be converted to a career and
technical secondary authorization if the applicant has met the following:
a. Completion of the required coursework set
forth in paragraph 22.9(3)"e."
b. Documentation of completion of a code of
professional conduct and ethics training approved by the board of educational
examiners. The training must be completed after the issuance of the initial
authorization and no more than three years prior to the date of
application.
(7)
Specific requirements for the career and technical secondary
authorization.
a. This authorization
is valid for five years.
b. An
applicant for this authorization must first meet the requirements for the
initial career and technical secondary authorization.
c. Renewal requirements for the career and
technical secondary authorization. Applicants for renewal must meet the
requirements set forth in 282-subrule 20.5(1) and 282-paragraphs
20.5(2)"a" to "d."
(8)
Revocation and
suspension. Criteria of professional practice and rules of the board
of educational examiners shall be applicable to the holders of the initial
career and technical secondary authorization or the career and technical
secondary authorization. If a school district hires an applicant without a
valid license or authorization, a complaint may be filed against the teacher
and the superintendent of the school district.
