Ala. Admin. Code r. 290-3-2-.14
Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 10, July 31, 2024
Section 290-3-2-.14 - Career And Technical Education Additional Teaching Field Approach Based On A Professional Educator Certificate, Experience, And An Occupational Proficiency Assessment(1)Overview. An individual may seek additional certification in selected secondary (6-12) technical education program areas or health science if a valid Alabama Professional Educator Certificate in a teaching field is held, appropriate experience is verified, and the appropriate occupational proficiency assessment (test scores, license, or credential) is passed. Evaluation and approval by the Office of Career and Technical Education of the Department is required prior to issuance of the certificate.(2)Limitations on Issuance.(a) This approach is not available to an individual who holds only a valid Professional Educator Certificate in an area of instructional support or a Professional Leadership Certificate.(b) This approach is not available to an individual who holds only a Provisional Certificate, Interim Employment Certificate, Business and Industry to Educational Administrator Certificate, Career and Technical (Level, Type, Specialty Area, Degree Equivalent, and/or Temporary) Certificate, Speech-Language Pathology Assistant Certificate, Speech-Language Pathology Temporary Certificate, Speech-Language Pathology Professional Educator Certificate, Child Nutrition Program Director Certificate, Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) Certificate, Emergency Certificate, or Substitute License.(c) Additional certification is available only in health science and the technical education program areas listed on the current application for this approach.(3)Application for the Professional Educator Certificate. The applicant is required to submit to the Educator Certification Section the current application for this approach and documentation of having met all requirements as prescribed in Rule 290-3-2-.14 and on the application.(4)Requirements. All requirements must be successfully completed prior to the date the application is received in the Educator Certification Section. (a) Successful completion of the Alabama Special Requirements in Rule 290-3-2-.02(4).(b) A valid Professional Educator Certificate in a teaching field as prescribed in Rule 290-3-2-.03.(c) Verification of two full scholastic years of full-time classroom teaching experience within a P-12 setting. Partial years cannot be combined to meet this requirement. Experience must be verified on Supplement EXP.(d) Verification of a passing score on the appropriate Department-approved occupational proficiency assessment (test score, license, or credential). Information on the approved occupational proficiency assessments can be obtained from the Office of Career and Technical Education of the Department.(e) Verification of successful completion of Session A of the Career and Technical Education Teacher Certification Program (CTE TCP). Session A of the CTE TCP is not required for holders of a valid Professional Educator Certificate in a career and technical education teaching field, a valid Specialty Area Career and Technical Certificate, or a valid Degree Equivalent Career and Technical Certificate. Successful completion must be verified by submission of one of the following: 1. Department-approved professional development training history.2. Certificate of completion.(5)Degree Level. The Secondary Professional Educator Certificate issued through this approach shall be issued only at the Class B (bachelor's degree) level.(6)Valid Period. The valid period of the certificate shall be from the date of issuance through the remainder of the same scholastic year, and thereafter, for the next five consecutive scholastic years.Ala. Admin. Code r. 290-3-2-.14
Adopted by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXIV, Issue No. 06, March 31, 2016, eff. 4/24/2016.Author: Dr. Thomas R. Bice
Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, Ala. Const. Amend. 284, §§ 16-3-11, 16-23-1, 16-23-2.