Current through Vol. 25-4, March 15, 2025
Rule 23.
(1)
Subject to R 390.1161, the superintendent of public instruction may issue a
standard teaching certificate to an applicant who has paid the applicable
evaluation fee if the department has received the recommendation of an educator
preparation institution under R 390.1125 based on the applicant's satisfactory
completion of an approved program in educator preparation that includes all of
the following:
(a) At least 20 semester credit
hours of instruction in theoretical and practical knowledge reflecting state
board approved standards and related proficiencies required of entry level
teachers.
(b) Supervised directed
teaching. All of the following apply:
(i)
Supervised directed teaching must engage applicants in practical experiences
that reflect and support the standards and related proficiencies for entry
level teachers.
(ii) Supervised
directed teaching must engage a candidate in a minimum of 300 hours of student
contact as defined by the department.
(iii) Supervised directed teaching must be in
the grade range for which the superintendent of public instruction is to issue
an endorsement.
(iv) Based on
regular observation by the employer and review by the educator preparation
institution, the educator preparation institution may substitute 3 years of
teaching in an appropriate placement for the supervised directed teaching
required by this subdivision for a standard teaching certificate or
endorsement. For purposes of this paragraph, R 390.1103(2) and (3)
apply.
(c) An approved
course of study in a certificate endorsement area that includes preparation in
discipline area knowledge, pedagogy, and clinical experiences appropriate to
the grade level the applicant proposes to teach. All of the following apply:
(i) The approved course of study must include
early and ongoing structured clinical experiences with diverse student
populations and in diverse instructional settings.
(ii) The superintendent of public instruction
may issue a standard teaching certificate with an elementary level endorsement
on satisfaction of both of the following:
(A)
Completion of an approved course of study in base knowledge appropriate for
elementary education, methods coursework, and appropriate clinical
experiences.
(B) A minimum of 6
semester credit hours in the teaching of literacy with appropriate clinical
experiences.
(iii) The
superintendent of public instruction may issue a standard teaching certificate
with a secondary or PK-12 level endorsement on satisfaction of both of the
following:
(A) Completion of an approved
course of study in a discipline area appropriate to the secondary grade level,
methods coursework appropriate to that area, and appropriate clinical
experiences.
(B) A minimum of 3
semester credit hours in literacy instruction appropriate to the discipline
area and appropriate clinical
experiences.
(2) Subject to R 390.1161, the superintendent
of public instruction may issue a standard teaching certificate to an applicant
who has paid the applicable evaluation fee if the department has received the
recommendation of an alternative route program provider under R 390.1125 based
on the applicant's satisfactory completion of a program offered by the
alternative route program provider that includes a minimum of 12 weeks of
teaching appropriate to each endorsement recommended by the alternative route
program provider.
