Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 019 - Teaching Standards Board, Professional
Sub-Agency 0001 - Teaching Standards Board, Professional
Chapter 4 - PROGRAM APPROVAL STANDARDS FOR ENDORSEMENT AREAS
Section 4-4 - Program Standards
Standards for endorsement areas are noted in Table 1. PTSB state standards are found in Section 5 and Specialized Professional Association (SPA) standards are incorporated by reference in Section 11.
Table 1. Endorsement Areas and Standards.
Educator License Endorsement Area (Grade Level Options) |
Standards |
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Adapted PE K-6, 5-8, 6-12, K-12 |
SPA: National Consortium for Physical Education for Individuals with Disabilities (NCPEID) Adapted Physical Education National Standards (APENS) |
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Agriculture 6-12 |
PTSB Chapter 4, Section 5(a) |
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American Sign Language (ASL) as a Foreign Language K-6, 5-8, 6-12, K-12 |
PTSB Chapter 4, Section 5(b) |
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Anthropology 6-12 |
SPA: National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) |
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Art K-6, 5-8, 6-12, K-12 |
SPA: National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) |
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At-Risk/Alternative Teacher |
PTSB Chapter 4, Section 6(a) |
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Biology 6-12 |
SPA: National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) |
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Business 6-12 |
PTSB Chapter 4, Section 5(c) |
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Chemistry 6-12 |
SPA: National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) |
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Computer Science 6 -12, K - 12 |
SPA: Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) |
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Counselor K-6, 5-8, 6-12, Birth-Age 21 |
SPA: Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) |
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Director K-6, 6-12, K-12 |
SPA: National Educational Leadership Preparation (NELP) |
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Drama/Theatre 6-12 |
PTSB Chapter 4, Section 5(d) |
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Dual Language Immersion K - 12 |
PTSB Chapter 4, Section 7 |
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Early Childhood Birth - Age 8 (or Grade 3) |
SPA: National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) |
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Early Childhood Special Education Birth - Age 5 |
SPA: Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) |
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Early Childhood (Preschool) Birth - Age 5 |
SPA: National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) |
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Earth and Space Science 6-12 |
SPA: National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) |
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Economics 6-12 |
SPA: National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) |
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Educational Diagnostician K-12 |
SPA: Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) |
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Elementary Teacher K-6 |
PTSB Chapter 4, Section 5(e) |
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Elementary Mathematics Specialist K-6 |
SPA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) |
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English/Language Arts 5-8, 6-12 |
SPA: National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) |
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English as a Second Language K-6, 5-8, 6-12, K-12 |
SPA: Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) |
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Exceptional Generalist K-6, 5-8, 6-12, K-12 |
SPA: Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) |
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Exceptional Specialist - Behavior and Emotional Disabilities K-6, 5-8, 6-12, K-12 |
SPA: Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) |
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Exceptional Specialist - Cognitive Disability K-6, 5-8, 6-12, K-12 |
SPA: Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) |
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Exceptional Specialist - Deaf and Hard of Hearing K-6, 5-8, 6-12, K-12 |
SPA: Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) |
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Exceptional Specialist - Learning Disability K-6, 5-8, 6-12, K-12 |
SPA: Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) |
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Exceptional Specialist - Physical and Health Disability K-6, 5-8, 6-12, K-12 |
SPA: Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) |
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Exceptional Specialist - Visual Disability K-6, 5-8, 6-12, K-12 |
SPA: Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) |
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Family and Consumer Sciences 6-12 |
PTSB Chapter 4, Section 5(f) |
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Geography 6-12 |
SPA: National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) |
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Gifted and Talented |
SPA: Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) |
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Health 5-8, 6-12, K-12 |
SPA: Society of Health And Physical Educators (SHAPE America) |
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History 6-12 |
SPA: National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) |
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Institutional Teacher K-12 |
PTSB Chapter 4, Section 6(b) |
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Instructional Technology K-6, 5-8, 6-12, K-12 |
SPA: International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) |
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Journalism 6-12 |
PTSB Chapter 4, Section 5(g) |
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Library Media K-12 |
SPA: American Library Association (ALA)/American Association of School Librarians (AASL) |
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Math 5-8, 6-12 |
SPA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) |
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Music K-6, 5-8, 6-12, K-12 |
SPA: National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) |
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Music Instrumental K-6, 5-8, 6-12, K-12 |
SPA: National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) |
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Music Vocal K-6, 5-8, 6-12, K-12 |
SPA: National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) |
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Physical Education K-6, 5-8, 6-12, K-12 |
SPA: Society of Health And Physical Educators (SHAPE America) |
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Physical Science 6-12 |
SPA: National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) |
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Physics 6-12 |
SPA: National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) |
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Political Science 6-12 |
SPA: National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) |
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Principal K-6, 5-8, 6-12, K-12 |
SPA: National Educational Leadership Preparation (NELP) |
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Psychology 6-12 |
SPA: National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) |
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Reading K-6, 5-8, 6-12, K-12 |
SPA: International Literacy Association (ILA) |
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School Psychologist Birth-Age 21 |
SPA: National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) |
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School Social Worker K-12 |
PTSB Chapter 4, Section 5(h) |
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Science 5-8, 6-12 |
SPA: National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) |
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Social Studies Comprehensive 5-8, 6-12 |
SPA: National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) |
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Sociology 6-12 |
SPA: National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) |
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Speech 6-12 |
PTSB Chapter 4, Section 5(i) |
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Superintendent K-12 |
SPA: National Educational Leadership Preparation (NELP) |
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Teacher of American Indian Children |
PTSB Chapter 4, Section 5(j) |
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Trade and Technical Education 6-12 |
PTSB Chapter 4, Section 5(k) |
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Virtual Educator K-12 |
PTSB Chapter 4, Section (l) |
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World Languages K-6, 5-8, 6-12, K-12 |
SPA: American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) |
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* Chinese |
* Japanese | |
* French |
* Latin |
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* German |
* Russian |
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* Italian |
* Spanish |