Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part CXXXI - Bulletin 746-Louisiana Standards for State Certification of School Personnel
Chapter 5 - Teacher Credentials, Licenses, and Certifications
Subchapter A - Standard Teaching Certificates
Section CXXXI-513 - World Language Certificate (WLC) PK-12

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code CXXXI-513

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 12, December 20, 2024

A. WLC certificate is valid for six years and may be issued to a foreign associate teacher who participates in the LDE Foreign Associate Teacher Program, and who teaches world language and/or immersion in grades PK-12.

B. WLC certificate allows the holder to receive the same benefits as a regularly certified teacher.

C. Eligibility guidelines:

1. minimum of baccalaureate degree in education or equivalent preparation in education from a foreign country with the status of the degree determined by the LDOE, or if LDOE staff cannot make a degree equivalent determination, the candidate credentials must be evaluated by a credentialing agency that is an endorsed member or a member in good standing with either the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or the Association of International Credential Evaluators (AICE) with the course-by-course evaluation and U.S. degree equivalence;

2. a teaching certificate in the foreign country for the certification area and/or grade level that the candidate will teach in Louisiana;

3. evidence of two years of successful teaching experience in the country of origin with all out-of-state experience verified as successful by the out-of-state employing authority or SEA; and

4. a native speaker of the language being taught.

5. A request for issuance must be submitted by the Louisiana employing authority or LDOE World Languages Office.

D. Renewal Guidelines. Valid for six years initially and may be renewed thereafter for a period of six years at the request of a Louisiana employing authority. For renewal of a WLC certificate, candidates must successfully meet the standards of effectiveness for at least three years during the six-year initial or renewal period pursuant to state law and Bulletin 130.

E. Professional Certificate. A professional level 1 certificate may be issued after successful completion of exam requirements in accordance with §303 of this Part.

F. A foreign language teacher in a certified foreign language immersion program who cannot be certified or issued a license to teach through the board's Foreign Associate Teacher Program may be allowed to teach without passing the required examination, provided the teacher has at least a baccalaureate degree and complies with state laws regarding a criminal background check.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6(A)(10), (11), and (15), 17:7(6), 17:10, 17:22(6), 17:391.1-391.10, and 17:411.

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