Conn. Agencies Regs. § 10-145d-405 - Assessment requirement exceptions
(a)
Nondegreed educators. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
(e) of this section, to be eligible for a certificate for subject areas or
fields for which a bachelor's degree from an approved institution is not
required, any applicant who is otherwise eligible for certification in those
endorsement areas shall be entitled to certification for a period not to exceed
two years, without having met the requirement of PRAXIS I. Such certificate may
be extended in accordance with Section
10-145d-427.
(b)
Deferral of testing
requirements. A nonrenewable interim educator certificate, valid until
the beginning of the school year subsequent to the school year in which it is
issued, shall be issued to any person who meets the specific requirements for
an initial educator or provisional educator certificate, excluding successful
completion of PRAXIS I, PRAXIS II, and CONNECT, as appropriate, if such person:
(1) Has resided in a state other than
Connecticut during the year immediately preceding application for certification
in Connecticut; and holds current teacher certification in a state other than
Connecticut; and has completed at least 10 school months of successful teaching
in another state in a public or nonpublic school approved by the appropriate
governing body in another state; or
(2) Has graduated from a teacher preparation
program at an approved institution outside of the state.
(c)
Bilingual educators. Persons
applying for initial educator certificates for bilingual education pursuant to
subsection (a) of Section
10-145d-477,
shall not be required to present evidence of having met the requirement of
PRAXIS I to obtain initial certification. Such persons shall be required to
present evidence of having met the requirement of PRAXIS I to obtain
provisional certification, except that on and after July 1, 1998, persons
applying for initial educator certificate for bilingual education shall be
required to present evidence of having met the requirement of PRAXIS
I.
(d)
School business
administrators. Persons applying for initial educator certificates for
school business administrators shall not be required to present evidence of
having met assessment requirements to obtain certification.
(e) The Commissioner may waive the PRAXIS I
requirement for a person applying for initial educator certificate for
occupational subjects in vocational-technical schools, trade- related subjects
in vocational-technical schools, trade and industrial occupational subjects in
comprehensive high schools, and health occupation instruction in
vocational-technical schools.
Notes
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