This Section is applicable to educators licensed to teach in
any of grades 9-12 prior to July 1, 2004. All coursework requirements must be
completed through a regionally accredited institution. Each subsection of this
Section applies only to secondary teachers in the respective content
area.
a) 16 semester hours of
coursework in the applicable of the following content areas is required:
1) Agriculture, Food, and Natural
Resources;
2) Art;
3) Business, Marketing, and Computer
Education;
4) Business, Marketing,
and Computer Education - Business Computer Programming;
5) Computer Applications;
6) Computer Science;
7) Dance;
8) Drama/Theatre Arts;
9) English Language Arts;
10) Family and Consumer Science;
11) Health Education;
12) Health Science;
13) Library Information Specialist;
14) Mathematics;
15) Music;
16) Physical Education;
17) Reading Teacher (also see Section
1.745);
18) Safety and Driver's Education;
19) Science
A) Biology;
B) Chemistry;
C) Earth and Space;
D) Environmental;
E) Physics;
20) Social Science
A) Economics;
B) Geography;
C) History;
D) Political Science;
E) Psychology;
F) Sociology and Anthropology;
21) Technology
Education;
22) Technology
Specialist; or
23) World Language
(language specific)
b)
Career and Technical Education
All instructional personnel and coordinators shall hold a
valid professional educator license endorsed in a teaching field or an educator
license with stipulations endorsed for career and technical education.
1) Instructional Personnel - The requirements
for instructional personnel in the following areas is a minimum of 2,000 hours
of employment experiences in the content area to be taught:
A) Arts and Communication; Finance and
Business Services;
B) Health
Sciences and Technology; Human and Public Services; Information
Technology;
C) Manufacturing,
Engineering Technology, and Trades;
D) Hospitality and Tourism;
E) Personal Care Services;
F) Early Childhood Education;
G) Family and Consumer Sciences
Occupational;
H) Law
Enforcement;
I) Fire
Science;
J) Legal
Studies/Pre-Law;
K) Architecture
and Construction;
L)
Manufacturing;
M) Transportation,
Distribution, and Technology;
N)
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM);
O) Audio/Video/Film Technology;
P) Visual and Design Arts;
Q) Journalism and Broadcasting.
2) Instructional Personnel - The
requirements for instructional personnel in the areas of Agriculture, Food, and
Natural Resources; Information Technology; Finance and Business Services; and
Family and Consumer Sciences are:
A) A minimum
of 60 semester hours of postsecondary coursework; and
B) Content knowledge/occupational proficiency
demonstrated by meeting one of the following criteria:
i) 16 semester hours of related postsecondary
coursework;
ii) A passing score on
the ILTS or PRAXIS corresponding content exam;
iii) 2,000 hours of verified experience in
the content area within the last 10 years; or
iv) A minimum of three years full-time (51%
or more of duties dedicated to teaching in the content area) postsecondary
teaching experience in the corresponding content areas within the last 10
years.
3)
Instructional Personnel
A) The additional
requirements for instructional personnel, beyond those listed for occupational
experience listed in this Part, include, in the area of Legal Studies/Pre-Law:
i) A minimum of 60 semester hours of
postsecondary coursework; and
ii)
Content knowledge proficiency demonstrated by completing 16 semester hours of
related postsecondary coursework.
B) Coursework requirements can be waived by
the State Board if the individual holds the appropriate State or national
industry licenses or certifications and those documents are valid and
current.
C) For those occupations
in which employment or preparation is regulated by law or licensure, compliance
with those laws is mandated.
4) Special Vocational Teacher Coordinator
In schools with cooperative courses to serve students with
special needs, such as a Work Experience and Career Exploration Program,
vocationally reimbursed Special Education Cooperative Education, and STEP
programs, the coordinator shall meet the requirements for specialized
cooperative occupational education coordinators (except that the 16 semester
hours in occupational education shall be waived).
5) Compliance with Legal, Governmental, and
Professional Requirements
For those occupations in which employment or preparation is
regulated by law or licensure, compliance with those laws is
required.
6) The
requirements of this subsection (b) are not applicable to personnel employed
prior to September 1, 1978.
