(a) The board may
grant a limited duty special permit to an individual employed by a public
school where instruction is conducted primarily in the medium of Hawaiian or
Hawaiian Knowledge based schools provided the individual submits the following
documentation to the board:
(1) Holds the
minimum of a high school diploma;
(2) Is assessed as proficient in the Hawaiian
language by the Office of Hawaiian Education in collaboration with a Hawaiian
Language Immersion educator preparation program;
(3) Completes thirty (30) hours of induction
by the Office of Hawaiian Education in collaboration with a Hawaiian Language
Immersion educator preparation program;
(4) Submits a cultural growth plan on how the
individual will obtain licensure, to be monitored annually by the Office of
Hawaiian Education in collaboration with a Hawaiian Language Immersion educator
preparation program;
(5) Meets the
Professional Fitness requirements;
(6) Pays the fee to practice the profession
of teaching.
Limited duty special permits for Hawaiian education shall
be issued one year at a time for a term of five years and shall be renewable
once for an additional five (5) years, issued one year at a time, provided that
the individual continues to meet the permit
criteria.
(b) The
board may also grant a five-year limited duty special permit to an individual
recommended by the Superintendent or charter school administrator to provide
instruction in career and technical education provided that the individual
submits the following documentation to the Board:
(1) A valid industry license or
certification, if one exists, in the field in which instruction will be
offered; and
(2) Three (3) years of
satisfactory full-time experience in the field in which instruction will be
offered. This provision shall remain in effect as long as:
(A) The department's and charter schools'
annual report to the board includes career and technical education as an
official shortage area; and
(B) The
department and charter school suspend the requirement of a baccalaureate degree
for career and
(C) technical
education emergency hires; and
(D)
Teacher preparation programs offer courses to prepare a permit-holder for
classroom instruction and classroom responsibilities.
Limited duty special permits for career and technical
education shall be renewable once for an additional five (5) years provided
that the instructor continues to meet the permit
criteria.
(c) The board may also grant a one-year
limited duty special permit to an individual recommended by a Hawaii state
approved teacher education program to serve as a student teacher, provided that
the individual submits the following documentation to the Board:
(1) A completed Student Teaching Permit
application in a form approved by the board; and
(2) Meets the professional fitness
requirements. This permit may be renewed as many times as the individual is
recommended by the Hawaii preparation program.
