Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
Based on the route to licensure, applicants will need to
complete the following:
(1) Route One
is for candidates who have less than five years, or the equivalent (2,400
instructional hours), of documented ABE teaching experience and who do not hold
a teacher license issued under
603
CMR 7.04(3)(a) or (b).
Candidates seeking licensure under Route One shall meet the following
requirements:
(a) A bachelor's or a master's
degree, in any major, from an accredited college or university.
(b) Successful completion of an approved ABE
teacher preparation program, or successful completion of an ABE Panel Review
for Licensure.
(c) Passing score on
the Communication and Literacy Skills Test as set forth in
603
CMR 47.05.
(d) Passing score on the ABE subject matter
test for candidates who submit an application on or after the date of the first
scheduled ABE subject matter test, based on the ABE subject matter knowledge
requirements set forth in
603
CMR 47.07.
(e) Supervised 75-hour pre-practicum, which
includes a field survey, and 150-hour practicum, or their equivalent, by an
approved ABE teacher preparation program provider, or an ABE field supervisor,
as approved by the Department.
(f)
Proficiency in the Professional Standards for ABE Teachers as set forth in
603 CMR
47.08 through a performance assessment that
includes a demonstration of teaching.
(g) Evidence of sound moral
character.
(2) Route Two
is for prospective ABE teachers, or novice ABE teachers, who hold a teacher
license (any field, at either the Initial or Professional levels) issued under
603
CMR 7.04(3)(a) or (b), but
who have less than one year, or the equivalent, of documented ABE teaching
experience. Candidates seeking licensure under Route Two shall meet the
following requirements:
(a) A bachelor's or a
master's degree, in any major, from an accredited college or
university.
(b) Successful
completion of an approved ABE teacher preparation program, or successful
completion of an ABE Panel Review for Licensure.
(c) Passing score on the ABE subject matter
test for candidates who submit an application on or after the date of the first
scheduled ABE subject matter test, based on the ABE subject matter knowledge
requirements set forth in
603
CMR 47.07.
(d) Supervised field survey portion of the
pre-practicum, and 150-hour practicum, or their equivalent, by an approved ABE
teacher preparation program provider, or an ABE field supervisor, as approved
by the Department.
(e) Proficiency
in the Professional Standards for ABE Teachers as set forth in
603 CMR
47.08 through a performance assessment that
includes a demonstration of teaching.
(f) Passing score on the Communication and
Literacy Skills Test for candidates who submit an application on or after
October 1, 2006.
(g) Evidence of
sound moral character.
(3) Route Three is for candidates with one
year, or the equivalent (no fewer than 480 instructional hours), of documented
ABE teaching experience and who hold a teacher license (any field, at either
the Initial or Professional levels) issued under
603
CMR 7.04(3)(a) and (b).
Candidates seeking licensure under Route Three shall meet the following
requirements:
(a) A bachelor's or a master's
degree, in any major, from an accredited college or university.
(b) Successful completion of an approved ABE
teacher preparation program, or successful completion of an ABE Panel Review
for Licensure.
(c) Supervised field
survey portion of the pre-practicum by an approved ABE teacher preparation
program provider, or an ABE field supervisor, as approved by the
Department.
(d) Proficiency in the
following Professional Standards for ABE Teachers as set forth in
603 CMR
47.08(2)(a)1 through 3;
(c)1, 3 and 4 through 7; (d) 1 through 5; (e) 1 through 6; and (f)2; through a
performance assessment that includes a demonstration of teaching. Candidates
using this route to licensure are deemed to have met the remaining Professional
Standards for ABE Teachers.
(e) On
or after October 1, 2006, a passing score on the MTEL tests will be required
for all candidates applying for licensure.
(f) Evidence of sound moral
character.
(4) Route
Four is for candidates with five or more years (no fewer than 2,400
instructional hours) of documented ABE teaching experience. Candidates seeking
licensure under Route Four shall meet each of the following requirements:
(a) A bachelor's or a master's degree, in any
major, from an accredited college or university.
(b) Successful completion of an approved ABE
teacher preparation program, or successful completion of an ABE Panel Review
for Licensure.
(c) Proficiency in
the following Professional Standards for ABE Teachers as set forth in
603 CMR
47.08(2)(a)1 and 2; (c)5
through 7; and (d) 1, 2 and 4; through a performance assessment that includes a
demonstration of teaching. Candidates using this route to licensure are deemed
to have met the remaining Professional Standards for ABE Teachers.
(d) On or after October 1, 2006, a passing
score on the MTEL tests will be required for all candidates applying for
licensure.
(e) Evidence of sound
moral character.
