Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Public Instruction
Chapter PI 34 - Educator Licenses
Subchapter V - License Stages
Section PI 34.0388 - Tier I, American Indian history, culture and tribal sovereignty license - alternative eligibility

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง PI 34.0388

Current through August 26, 2024

(1) AUTHORIZATION. A license issued under this section authorizes the license holder to teach Wisconsin American Indian history, culture and tribal sovereignty of one of the tribes in s. PI 34.056(1).

(2) ELIGIBILITY. The state superintendent may issue an American Indian history, culture, and tribal sovereignty license under this section to an applicant who meets all of the following requirements:

(a) The applicant is recommended for the license by the employing school district administrator or the employing administrator of an alternative school.

(am) The applicant is certified to be competent in the associated American Indian history, culture, and tribal sovereignty. The certification under this paragraph shall be made by one of the following entities, as determined by the associated tribal government:
1. The tribal council.

2. The tribal language division.

3. The local American Indian parent advisory committee.

(b) The applicant submits evidence demonstrating that the individual has all of the following competencies:
1. The ability to plan and organize instructional materials, units, and lessons designed to instruct pupils in the history, culture, and tribal sovereignty of Wisconsin American Indians.

2. The ability to classify the principal ways in which the Wisconsin American Indian culture resembles and differs from that of the non-Native culture of the United States.

3. The ability to draw from personal experience in order to create a variety of learning situations which bring the reality of American Indian culture closer to the pupil.

4. The ability to devise teaching methods appropriate to the culture of Wisconsin American Indians.

5. The ability to develop, encourage, and promote pupil participation in activities and events which reflect the contemporary ways of life of the Wisconsin American Indian culture and tribal sovereignty.

6. Knowledge of the principles and theories of child, young adolescent, or adolescent growth and development, as appropriate to the level or levels of licensure, and the relationship of that knowledge to teaching Wisconsin American Indian history, culture, and tribal sovereignty.

(3) DURATION. A license issued under this section is valid for a period of no less than one year and not to exceed three years, as determined on an individual basis, upon certification by the entity designated by the associated tribal government under par. (2) (am).

(4) RENEWAL. A license issued under this section is renewable.

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