Code of Maine Rules
05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL
Chapter 13 - QUALIFYING EXAMINATIONS FOR TEACHERS, EDUCATIONAL SPECIALISTS AND ADMINISTRATORS
- Section 071-13-1 - PURPOSE
- Section 071-13-2 - DEFINITIONS
- Section 071-13-3 - QUALIFYING EXAMINATIONS FOR INITIAL TEACHER CERTIFICATION REQUIRING A BACHELOR'S DEGREE
- Section 071-13-4 - QUALIFYING EXAMINATIONS FOR TEACHING CERTIFICATES NOT REQUIRING A BACHELOR'S DEGREE
- Section 071-13-5 - QUALIFYING EXAMINATIONS FOR ADMINISTRATORS
- Section 071-13-6 - CERTIFICATION RECORDS
Summary: This chapter establishes qualifying examination requirements for teachers, educational specialists, and administrators seeking initial certification in Maine. There are two types of initial certificates: conditional and professional.
Applicants for professional teacher certification must attain minimum qualifying scores on the Core Academic Skills for Educators, also known as PRAXIS I, in the basic skill areas of reading, writing, and mathematics on the appropriate content area PRAXIS II exam, and on the appropriate Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) exam.
Applicants seeking initial administrator certification have the option of completing the School Leaders Licensure Assessment or the School Superintendent Assessment in lieu of coursework to meet some competency requirements in accordance with Chapter 115 Part II.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY 20-A M.R.S.A. §§13031 - 13038 and 13035-A
