RULES OF THE ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION …

RULES OF THE ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

CHAPTER 290-3-2

TEACHER CERTIFICATION PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

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Definitions, page 105

Basic Principles, page 112 (1) Certification Authority, page 112 (2) Proper Certification, page 112 (3) Highly Qualified Teacher, page 113 (4) Complete Applications, page 113 (5) Application Fee, page 113 (6) Minimum Degree and Academic Requirements, page 114 (7) Time Limits on Applications Based on Completion of a State-

Approved Program, page 114 (8) Limitations on Issuance of Alternative Certificates, page 115 (9) Criminal History Background Check, page 115 (10) Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program (APTTP), page 118 (11) Experience, page 119 (12) Foreign Credentials, page 119 (13) Valid Periods for Certificates and Licenses, page 121 (14) Failure to Maintain a Valid Certificate, page 122

Approaches to Earning a Professional Educator Certificate, page 123 (1) Alabama State-Approved Program Approach, page 123 (a) Basic Requirements, page 123 (b) Alabama State-Approved Class B Programs for Teaching Fields, page 124 (c) Alabama State-Approved Alternative A Programs for Teaching Fields,

page 124 (d) Alabama State-Approved Class A Programs for Teaching Fields,

page 124 (e) Alabama State-Approved Class A Programs for Areas of Instructional

Support, page 125 (f) Alabama State-Approved Class AA Programs for Teaching Fields, page 125 (g) Alabama State-Approved Class AA Programs for Areas of Instructional

Support, page 126

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(2) Alabama Alternative Approaches That Require a Recommendation from an Employing Superintendent, page 126

(a) Basic Requirements, page 126 (b) Alternative Baccalaureate-Level Certificate (ABC) Approach, page 127 (c) Career and Technical Alternative Baccalaureate-Level Certificate

(CT ABC) Approach, page 128 (d) Preliminary Certificate Approach, page 128

(3) Alabama Alternative Approaches That Do Not Require a Recommendation from an Employing Superintendent, page 129

(a) Basic Requirements, page 129 (b) Additional Teaching Field Approach, page 130 (c) Speech and Language Impaired Approach, page 130 (d) National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) Approach,

page 130 (e) Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs

(CACREP) Approach, page 131 (f) Nationally Certified School Psychologist Approach, page 132

(4) Special Alternative Certificate (SAC), page 132

(5) Program Completion or Certification Earned in Another State or Country, page 133

(a) Basic Requirements, page 133 (b) Degree Requirements, page 133 (c) Approved-Program Requirements, page 134 (d) Foreign Credentials, page 134 (e) National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE),

page 134 (f) National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and

Certification (NASDTEC) Interstate Agreement, page 135 (g) Certification in Another State Requirements, page 135

Professional Educator Certificate, page 136 (1) Overview of the Professional Educator Certificate, page 136 (2) Class B, Class A, or Class AA Certificate for Teaching Fields,

page 136 (3) Class A or Class AA Certificate for Areas of Instructional Support Other

Than Instructional Leader, page 137 (4) Class A Certificate for Instructional Leader, page 138 (5) Valid Period, page 138

Additional Teaching Field Approach Based on a Professional Educator Certificate, Experience, and a Test Score, page 139 (1) Overview of the Additional Teaching Field Approach, page 139 (2) Limitations on Issuance, page 139 (3) Requirements, page 139 (4) Application for the Professional Educator Certificate, page 139 (5) Historical Information, page 140

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Special Alternative Certificate (SAC) for Teaching Fields, page 141 (1) Overview of the SAC for Teaching Fields, page 141 (2) Grade Levels, Teaching Fields, and Resulting Professional Educator

Certificate, page 141 (3) Limitations on Issuance, page 142 (4) Valid Period, page 142 (5) Requirements for Issuance of a SAC in a Teaching Field, page 142 (6) Degree Level, page 144 (7) Application for the Professional Educator Certificate, page 144

Special Alternative Certificate (SAC) for Areas of Instructional Support, page 145 (1) Overview of the SAC for Areas of Instructional Support, page 145 (2) Areas of Instructional Support and Resulting Professional Educator

Certificate, page 145 (3) Limitations on Issuance, page 145 (4) Valid Period, page 145 (5) Requirements for Issuance of a SAC for an Area of Instructional

Support, page 146 (6) Degree Level, page 147 (7) Application for the Professional Educator Certificate, page 147

Alternative Baccalaureate-Level Certificate (ABC), page 148 (1) Overview of the ABC Approach, page 148 (2) Grade Levels, Teaching Fields, and Resulting Professional Educator

Certificate, page 148 (3) Limitations on Issuance of Alternative Certificates, page 149 (4) Valid Period, page 149 (5) Requirements for Issuance of an ABC, page 149 (6) Course Requirements, page 152 (7) Application for the Professional Educator Certificate, page 152 (8) Information about ABCs Issued Prior to July 1, 2008, page 152

Career and Technical Alternative Baccalaureate-Level Certificate (CT ABC), page 153 (1) Overview of the CT ABC Approach, page 153 (2) Grade Levels, Teaching Fields, and Resulting Professional Educator

Certificate, page 153 (3) Limitations on Issuance of Alternative Certificates, page 153 (4) Valid Period, page 154 (5) Requirements for Issuance of a CT ABC, page 154 (6) Course Requirements, page 156 (7) Application for the Professional Educator Certificate, page 157 (8) Information about CT ABCs Issued Prior to July 1, 2008, page 157

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Preliminary Certificate, page 158 (1) Overview of the Preliminary Certificate Approach, page 158 (2) Grade Levels, Teaching Fields, Areas of Instructional Support, and

Resulting Professional Educator Certificate, page 158 (3) Limitations on Issuance, page 159 (4) Valid Period, page 159 (5) Requirements for Issuance of a Preliminary Certificate for Speech and

Language Impaired, Library-Media, or School Counseling, page 159 (6) Requirements for Issuance of a Preliminary Certificate Through

Exception, page 162 (7) Degree Level, page 164 (8) Application for the Professional Educator Certificate, page 164

Career and Technical Level Certificate in Technical Education, page 166 (1) General Requirements for a Career and Technical Level Certificate in

Technical Education, page 166 (2) Specific Requirements for the Issuance of a Career and Technical

Level Certificate in Technical Education, page 166 (3) Conversion of Types to Levels, page 170 (4) Conversion of Levels to Specialty Areas, page 170 (5) Valid Period, page 171 (6) Documentation of Self-Employment, page 171

Career and Technical Specialty Area Certificate in Technical Education, page 172 (1) General Requirements for a Career and Technical Specialty Area

Certificate in Technical Education, page 172 (2) Specific Requirements for the Issuance of a Career and Technical

Specialty Area Certificate in Technical Education for Applications Received on or after October 1, 2008, page 172 (3) Conversion of Types to Specialty Areas, page 176 (4) Conversion of Levels to Specialty Areas, page176 (5) Valid Period, page 177 (6) Documentation of Self-Employment, page 177

Career and Technical Level Certificate in Health Science, page 178 (1) General Requirements for a Career and Technical Level Certificate in

Health Science, page 178 (2) Specific Requirements for the Issuance of a Career and Technical

Certificate in Health Science, page 178 (3) Conversion of Types to Levels, page 181 (4) Conversion of Levels to Specialty Areas, page 181 (5) Valid Period, page 182

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Career and Technical Specialty Area Certificate in Health Science, page 183 (1) General Requirements for a Career and Technical Specialty Area Certificate

in Health Science, page 183 (2) Specific Requirements for the Issuance of a Career and Technical

Specialty Area Certificate in Health Science for Applications Received on or after October 1, 2008, page 183 (3) Conversion of Types to Specialty Areas, page 186 (4) Conversion of Levels to Specialty Areas, page 186 (5) Valid Period, page 186

Speech-Language Pathology Assistant (SLA) Certificate, page 187 (1) Overview of the SLA Certificate, page 187 (2) Limitations on Issuance and Proper Certification, page 187 (3) Requirements for Issuance of a Nonrenewable Level I SLA

Certificate, page 187 (4) Requirements for Issuance of a Renewable Level II SLA Certificate,

page 188 (5) Requirements for the Renewal of a Level II SLA Certificate, page 189 (6) Valid Period, page 191 (7) Options for Earning a Professional Educator Certificate in Speech and

Language Impaired, page 191

Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Certificate, page 192 (1) Requirements, page 192 (2) Valid Period, page 192

Child Nutrition Program Director Certificate, page 192 (1) Requirements, page 192 (2) Valid Period, page 192

Interim Certificate, page 193 (1) Requirements, page 193 (2) Valid Period, page 193 (3) Restriction, page 193

Emergency Certificate, page 194 (1) Eligibility, page 194 (2) Limitations on Issuance, page 194 (3) Requirements, page 194 (4) Degree Level, page 194 (5) Valid Period, page 194

Substitute Teacher License, page 195 (1) Requirements, page 195 (2) Restriction, page 195 (3) Valid Period, page 195 (4) Portability, page 195

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