Current through Register Vol. 18, September 20, 2024
(1) A Class 4
license is specific to career and technical education and shall be valid for a
period of five years.
(2) There are
three types of Class 4 licenses:
(a) A Class
4A license issued to individuals holding a valid Montana teaching license, but
without an appropriate career and technical education endorsement;
(b) A Class 4B license issued to individuals
with a certificate of completion from an apprenticeship program or associate or
bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university, but who
do not hold a valid Montana teaching license with the appropriate career and
technical education endorsement; and
(c) A Class 4C license issued to individuals
who hold at least a high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma and
meet the minimum requirements for endorsement.
(3) To obtain a Class 4 career and technical
educator license an applicant must:
(a) meet
the requirements of (2)(a), (b), or (c) above and qualify for one or more
endorsements as outlined in ARM
10.57.421; and
(b) verify completion of the online course
"An Introduction to Indian Education for All in Montana."
(4) A Class 4 license shall be renewable
pursuant to the requirements of ARM
10.57.215 and the requirements
specific to each type of Class 4 license.
(a)
Class 4A licenses shall be renewable by earning 60 professional development
units. Endorsement related technical studies may be accepted. The first renewal
must show evidence of professional development units earned in each of the
following areas:
(i) curriculum and
instruction in career and technical education; and
(ii) safety and teacher
liability.
(b) Class 4B
or 4C licenses shall be renewable by earning 60 professional development units.
The first renewal must show evidence of professional development units earned
in the following areas:
(i) curriculum and
instruction in career and technical education; and
(ii) safety and teacher liability.
(c) Other professional development
appropriate to renew a Class 4B or 4C license includes the following:
(i) principles and/or philosophy of career
and technical education;
(ii)
curriculum and instruction in career and technical education;
(iii) learning styles/teaching styles;
including serving students with special needs;
(iv) safety and teacher liability;
(v) classroom management;
(vi) teaching methods;
(vii) career guidance in career and technical
education; or
(viii) endorsement
related technical studies, with prior OPI
approval.
(5) A
lapsed Class 4 license may be reinstated by showing verification of 60
professional development units earned during the five-year period preceding the
validation date of the new license, including professional development units
in:
(a) curriculum and instruction in career
and technical education;
(b) safety
and teacher liability; and
(c)
endorsement related technical studies or industry validated
training.
AUTH: Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9,
20-4-102, MCA; IMP: Mont. Const.
Art. X, sec. 9,
20-4-106,
20-4-108,
MCA
