Sec.10-145d-478. Provisional educator certificate requirements

To receive a provisional educator certificate for bilingual education an applicant shall present evidence of meeting the preparation and eligibility requirements for an initial bilingual educator certificate, in addition to meeting the following requirements:

(a) Has successfully completed the best assessment, as may have been made available by the Board, and 10 school months of successful teaching under the initial educator certificate; or

(b) Has completed, within 10 years prior to application, at least 30 school months of successful teaching as a bilingual teacher in a public, approved nonpublic school or nonpublic school approved by the appropriate governing body in another state; or

(c) Has served successfully under a provisional teaching certificate for a board of education for the school year immediately preceding application for a provisional educator certificate in a subject area or field appropriate to the subject area or field for which the provisional educator certificate is sought.

(d) A person who holds an initial educator certificate endorsed for bilingual education may be eligible for a provisional educator certificate upon meeting the following requirements:

(1) Has successfully fulfilled Praxis I-computer based tests;

(2) Has successfully completed:

(A) 3 semester hours credit in foundations of bilingual education.

(B) 3 semester hours credit in methods of teaching English as a second language.

(C) A course of study in special education comprised of not fewer than 36 clock hours, which shall include study in understanding the growth and development of exceptional children, including handicapped and gifted and talented children and children who may require special education, and methods for identifying, planning for and working effectively with special-needs children in the regular classroom.

(3) 10 school months of successful service as a bilingual teacher under the initial educator certificate.

(Effective July 1, 1995; Amended August 6, 1998)