R277-503-6. Licensing by Agreement

  (1) An individual employed by an LEA shall satisfy the minimum requirements of R277-503-3 as a teacher with appropriate skills, training or ability for an identified licensed teaching position in the LEA.

  (2) An applicant shall obtain an ARL application for licensing from the Board's web site.

  (3) After evaluation of a candidate's transcripts and Board-designated content test score, the ARL advisors and the candidate shall determine the specific content knowledge and pedagogical knowledge required of the license applicant to satisfy the requirements for licensing.

  (4) The ARL advisors may identify higher education courses, district sponsored coursework, Board-approved professional development, or Board-approved competency tests to prepare or indicate content, content-specific, and developmentally-appropriate pedagogical knowledge required for licensing.

  (5) An applicant who has been employed as an educator under a competency-based license or as a full-time instructional paraeducator may offer that experience in lieu of one or more pedagogy courses as follows:

  (a) The applicant has had at least three years of experience as an educator or paraeducator;

  (b) The applicant's experience has been successful based on documentation from the LEA; and

  (c) The Superintendent and employing LEA have approved the applicant's experience in lieu of pedagogy courses.

  (6) An employing LEA shall assign a trained mentor to work with an applicant for licensing by agreement.

  (7)(a) An LEA shall supervise and assess a license applicant's classroom performance for a minimum of one school year if the applicant teaches full-time or a minimum of two school years if the applicant teaches part-time.

  (b) An LEA may request assistance from an institution of higher education or the ARL advisors in monitoring and assessing an applicant.

  (8)(a) An LEA shall assess a license applicant's disposition as a teacher following a minimum of one school year full-time teaching experience.

  (b) An LEA may request assistance in assessment under Subsection (8)(a).

  (9) The ARL advisors shall annually review and evaluate a license applicant following training, assessments or course work, and the full-time teaching experience and evaluation by the LEA.

  (10) Consistent with evidence and documentation received, the ARL advisors may recommend a license applicant to the Board for a Level 1 educator license.