Sec.10-145d-488. Provisional educator certificate requirements

To receive a provisional educator certificate for agriculture or aquaculture an applicant shall present evidence of meeting the assessment requirements, as appropriate, and the preparation and eligibility requirements for an initial 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, interim educator certificate or durational shortage area permit; or

(b) Has completed, within 10 years prior to application, at least 30 school months of successful teaching in a subject area or field appropriate to the subject area or field for which the provisional educator certificate is sought, in a public, approved nonpublic school or nonpublic school approved by the appropriate governing body in another state; or

(c) Has served a board of education successfully under a provisional teaching or provisional educator certificate for the school year immediately preceding application. The subject area or field taught during the preceding year shall be the same for which provisional educator certification is sought.

(Effective July 1, 1995)