Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 12, December 20, 2024
A. An out-of-state (OS) certificate, valid
for a three-year period, is not renewable, and is issued to a teacher who has
completed an out-of-state teacher preparation program and either holds or is
eligible for a standard certificate in the state in which the program was
completed. The teacher is not initially eligible for a level 1, 2, or 3
Louisiana certificate but meets Louisiana certification requirements with the
exception of the exam requirements in accordance with
§303 of this Part. OS certification
provides a transition period that permits the holder to be employed in
Louisiana K-12 schools while completing Louisiana exam requirements. For
continued employment as a teacher in a Louisiana school system after the
three-year period has elapsed, the OS certificate holder must fulfill
guidelines for a level 1 or higher-level certificate.
B. OS Eligibility requirements:
1. earn a minimum of a baccalaureate degree
from a college or university accredited in accordance with 34 CFR 602
;
2. complete a teacher preparation
program in another state;
3. hold a
standard out-of-state teaching certificate, or if no certificate was issued, a
letter from the state department of education or college of education dean
verifying eligibility in that state for a certificate in the certification
area(s);
4. complete student
teaching or internship in a certification area, or in lieu of student teaching
or internship have the years of successful teaching experience as required by
the teacher preparation program provider or SEA;
5. a candidate who has not taught
successfully for at least one year in the five years prior to the date of
application may be issued a one-year non-renewable (OS1) certificate during
which time the holder must be found effective in accordance with
§103 of this Part for the issuance of a
three-year non-renewable (OS) certificate; and
6. beginning January 1, 2017, the LDOE will
issue a letter of eligibility for an OS certificate to requesting teachers who
are not yet employed in Louisiana. Once employed as a teacher of record in an
approved Louisiana school system, the OS certificate will be issued at the
request of the Louisiana employing authority.
7. Active military or military spouse
out-of-state applicants stationed in Louisiana will be issued the relevant
standard professional level teaching certificate or eligibility for a five-year
certificate, contingent upon the following.
a.
A copy of military or military spouse out-of-state orders transferring the
applicant or spouse to Louisiana must be submitted to LDOE.
b. LDOE will verify that all standard
professional level teaching certificates from other states are in good
standing.
c. A background check
must be conducted in accordance with Louisiana statute to verify compliance
with standards of practice.
d.
Notification of eligibility will be issued no later than 20 days from the
receipt of a complete application.
e. Once employed in Louisiana, a five-year
standard professional level teaching certificate will be issued at the request
of the Louisiana employing authority.
C. Advancing from OS to Professional Level 1,
2, or 3 Certificate:
1. Pass exam(s) required
for Louisiana certification in accordance with
§303 of this Part.
2. National Board Certification fulfills exam
requirements in corresponding areas for educators holding out-of-state
certification/licensure.
3. Three
years of successful teaching experience in another state prior to first
employment or licensure application in Louisiana, as verified by the employing
authority or SEA fulfills exam requirements. For active military or military
spouses, any three years of successful teaching experience in another state, as
verified by the employing authority or SEA, may fulfill exam
requirements.
4. The employing
authority must request issuance of a valid Louisiana educator
credential.
5. Active military or
military spouse applicants serving in Louisiana and holding a standard
professional certificate in another state, not meeting exam exclusion, on a
five-year OS must earn effective ratings, in accordance with
§103 of this Part, for at least three
years during the five-year OS period to advance to a higher level professional
certificate.
AUTHORITY
NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
17:6(A)(10), (11), and (15),
R.S.
17:7(6),
R.S.
17:10,
R.S.
17:22(6),
R.S.
17:391.1- 391.10, and
R.S.
17:411.
