Current through August 26, 2024
(1g) DEFINITION. In
this section, "residential school" means the Wisconsin educational services
program for the deaf and hard of hearing, under s.
115.52,
Stats., and the Wisconsin center for the blind and visually impaired, under s.
115.525,
Stats.
(1r) AUTHORIZATION.
(a) Except as provided in par. (b), a license
issued under this section authorizes the license holder to teach in a subject
area or grade level other than the subject area or grade level covered by the
license holder's valid tier II, III, or IV license. A license issued under this
section only authorizes the license holder to teach in the school district,
CESA, or residential school which requested the license under sub. (2)
(c).
(b) A license issued under
this section does not authorize the license holder to teach in any of the
following subject areas:
1. Speech-language
pathology under s. PI 34.047 (4).
2. Deaf and hard of hearing under s. PI 34.050.
3. Blind and visual
impairment under s. PI 34.051.
4.
American Indian language license under s. PI 34.055.
5. American Indian history, culture, and
tribal sovereignty license under s. PI 34.056.
6. Bilingual-bicultural education under s. PI 34.078.
7. Driver education under
s. PI 34.080.
(2) ELIGIBILITY. The state superintendent may
issue a tier I license in a new subject area or grade level or both to an
applicant who meets all of the following requirements:
(a) The applicant holds a valid tier II, III,
or IV teaching license.
(b) The
applicant has at least one year of full-time teaching experience in the
employing school district, CESA, or residential school.
(c) The district administrator of the
employing school district or director of the employing CESA or residential
school submits a written request to the state superintendent to issue the
license. The written request shall provide assurances of the following:
1. The employing school district, CESA, or
residential school will provide appropriate professional development and
supervision to assist the applicant in becoming proficient in the license
program content guidelines or national standards for the new teaching license.
The employing school district, CESA, or residential school may partner with an
approved program to ensure the applicant attains proficiency in the content
guidelines or national standards.
2. The employing school district, CESA, or
residential school will notify the department within 30 days if the license
holder leaves the employment of the employing school district, CESA, or
residential school.
(3) DURATION. Except as provided under s. PI 34.039, a license issued under this section is valid for 3 years unless the
license holder leaves employment with the school district, CESA, or residential
school which requested the license under sub. (2) (c) prior to the expiration
of the license.
(4) NONRENEWABLE.
The department may not renew a license issued under this section in the same
subject area or grade level through the same employing school district, CESA,
or residential school.
(5)
ADVANCEMENT. The state superintendent may issue a tier II or III license to an
individual holding a license issued under this section if all of the following
occur in no more than one year following the expiration of the license under
this section:
(a) The license holder submits
to the state superintendent an application for a license in the new subject
area or grade level.
(b) The
license holder submits evidence of proficiency in the license program content
guidelines or national standards in the new subject area or grade level as
determined by the department or the approved educator preparation
program.
(c) The license holder
submits evidence that the applicable statutory requirements in s.
118.19,
Stats., have been met.
(d) The
license holder submits evidence of at least one year of experience teaching
under the terms of this license.
