Sec.10-145d-605. Provisional educator certificate requirements

To receive a provisional educator certificate for teaching English to non-English speaking adults an applicant shall present evidence of meeting 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 one year of successful teaching as defined in Section 10-145d-400 (ii) and Section 10-145d-400 (pp) under the initial educator certificate, interim educator certificate or an adult education authorization; or

(b) Has completed, within 10 years prior to application, at least three years of appropriate successful adult education teaching or 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 being sought, in a public, approved nonpublic school or nonpublic school approved by the appropriate governing body in another state or in a cooperating eligible entity pursuant to Section 10-69 of the Connecticut general statutes; or

(c) Has served a board of education successfully under a provisional teaching 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)