Current through March 20, 2024
004.01
Initial Endorsement. When an applicant applies for his
or her teaching, administrative, or special services certificate or permit
pursuant to 92 NAC 21, he or she will be required to file documentation, signed
by a certification officer of a standard institution of higher education,
indicating that he or she has met the requirements of this chapter for one or
more endorsements (depending upon the requirements of 92 NAC 21 for the type of
certificate or permit and the type of endorsements), to file an application and
pay the fee provided for in 92 NAC 21. A recommended form (Institutional
Verification) is available on the Teacher Certification website.
004.02
Additional
Endorsements. Additional endorsements may be added to a
certificate or permit at any time upon the payment of the fee provided for in
92 NAC 21 and documentation signed by a certification officer of a standard
institution of higher education, that clearly show that the endorsement
requirements and student teaching experience requirements, if applicable, of
this chapter have been met in approved endorsement programs.
004.02A Applicants applying for additional
subject or field endorsements have no additional student teaching requirement
if the endorsement is for the same grade level as endorsement(s) already held
on the certificate. If it is for a different level, the applicant must meet
half of the 14 week student teaching requirement through student teaching or
internship.
004.03
Provisional Endorsements. Individuals holding a
regular Nebraska certificate may apply to add one provisional endorsement as
follows:
004.03A Completing an application
and payment of the statutory fee as required under 92 NAC 21; and
004.03B Submitting
a document signed and dated by the certification officer of a Nebraska standard
institution of higher education which verifies that the applicant has completed
50 percent of the endorsement credit hour requirement in an approved
endorsement program and lists the remaining courses to be completed. A
recommended form (Added Provisional Endorsement) is available on the Teacher
Certification website. This provisional endorsement cannot be renewed and will
expire on August 31 of the third year following issuance.
004.04
Provisional Special
Education Endorsement. Individuals holding a regular Nebraska
certificate may apply to add a provisional special education endorsement. The
provisional special education endorsement will expire August 31 in the year
following the year of issuance and may be renewed two (2) times.
004.04A Each applicant for a provisional
special education endorsement will:
004.04A1
Complete an application and pay the statutory fee as required under 92 NAC 21;
004.04A2 Submit the Affirmation of
Eligibility form, a copy of which is attached as Appendix B and available on
the Teacher Certification website, requesting the issuance of the provisional
special education endorsement;
004.04A3 Submit an official transcript from a
standard institution of higher education that demonstrates at least six (6)
semester hours of coursework has already been completed for the provisional
special education endorsement; and
004.04A4 Submit a document that is signed and
dated by the certification officer from a Nebraska standard institution of
higher education which verifies that the applicant has established a plan for
completion of course work leading to a Special Education Generalist
endorsement. A recommended form, Added Provisional Endorsement, is available on
the Teacher Certification website.
004.04B Each applicant for renewal of a
provisional special education endorsement will:
004.04B1 Complete an application and pay the
statutory fee as required under 92 NAC 21; and
004.04B2 Submit an official transcript
verifying completion of at least nine (9) semester hours of course work from
the established plan for completion of course work leading to a Special
Education Generalist endorsement.
004.05
Duration of
Endorsements
004.05A
Endorsements, once granted, continue in effect so long as the holder maintains
a certificate or permit in force, or until revoked or amended pursuant to state
law or regulation.
004.05B
Provisional endorsements continue for three (3) years.
004.05C Provisional special education
endorsements must be renewed annually.
004.05D If an endorsement is amended through
changes to this chapter but the title remains the same, current holders of that
endorsement will continue to have that endorsement in effect for their current
and future certificates or permits. If an endorsement is no longer contained in
this chapter because it has been repealed or the title and requirements have
changed, the following provisions apply:
004.05D1 If a comparable existing endorsement
is listed for such former endorsement in Appendix A of this chapter, the
certificate or permit holder will be considered to hold such comparable
endorsement for purposes of determining school or school district compliance
with approval or accreditation requirements under Chapters 10 or 14 of this
Title, and for purposes of the requirements of any other chapter of this Title.
At the time of future renewals, the new certificate or permit will carry the
comparable endorsement.
004.05D2
If an endorsement that was formerly designated as a subject or field
endorsement is reclassified as a supplemental endorsement, the endorsement will
continue to be placed on a certificate or permit as a subject or field
endorsement if the subject or field endorsement appeared on a certificate or
permit prior to the implementation date of the reclassification, or if the
individual seeking the endorsement completes a program for which a standard
institution of higher education makes recommendation for a subject or field
endorsement within one year of the implementation date of the reclassification.
004.05D3 If no comparable
endorsement is listed in Appendix A, the endorsement will be considered
non-existent for purposes of Department regulations.
004.06
Revocation of
Endorsements. Endorsements will be revoked for any of the
following reasons:
004.06A Revocation of the
certificate or permit.
004.06B
Fraud, misrepresentation, or error.
004.06C Written request by the endorsed
person to the Commissioner and the Commissioner determines that the person has
no employment experience and no college credit in the endorsed area within ten
(10) years prior to the written request.
004.06D Elimination of the endorsement by the
Board as shown in Appendix A.
004.06E
Replacement of the endorsement by the Board with another endorsement as shown
in Appendix A.
004.07
Hearings and Appeals. All actions taken by the
Department under the provisions of this chapter may be subject to appeal under
the appeals procedure contained in 92 NAC 21.
004.08
Certification of
Completion of Endorsement Requirements. Certification officers
will be required, as a condition of institution approval pursuant to 92 NAC 20,
to certify for the Department the completion of endorsement requirements as
specified in this chapter as part of endorsement applications.
