Ala. Admin. Code r. 290-3-2-.08

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 290-3-2-.08 - Professional Certification Following The Provisional Certificate In A Teaching Field (PCTF) Or Provisional Certificate In A Career And Technical Teaching Field (PCCT) Approach

(1) Overview. An individual who has held the first, second, and third PCTF and/or ABC or PCCT and/or CT ABC may meet requirements for a Class B Professional Educator Certificate in the same teaching field and grade level for which the three PCTFs/ABCs or PCCTs/CT ABCs were issued.

(2) Limitation on Issuance. An individual who does not apply by October 1 of the calendar year during which the third PCTF or PCCT expires will forfeit the right to seek a Professional Educator Certificate through this approach.

(3) Application.

(a) The applicant is required to submit to the Educator Certification Section the current application for this approach and documentation of having met all requirements as prescribed in Rule 290-3-2-.08 and on the application.

(b) The application must be received in the Educator Certification Section no later than October 1 of the calendar year during which the third PCTF or PCCT expires.

(4) Requirements for Issuance of the Professional Educator Certificate.

(a) Successful completion of the Alabama Special Requirements in Rule 290-3-2-.02(4).

(b) Verification on Supplement EXP of a full year of full-time classroom teaching experience, except as noted in Rule 290-3-2-.06(2)(b) and Rule 290-3-2-.07(2)(b), in the teaching field and at the grade level for which the third PCTF or PCCT was issued, while holding the third PCTF or PCCT.

(c) For the career and technical education teaching field of health science, verification of an active Alabama license in registered nursing, paramedical, or an approved allied health specialty.

(d) For the career and technical education teaching fields of technical education, verification of a passing score on the Alabama State Department of Education approved occupational proficiency assessment (test score, license, or credential) for the technical education program area for which the Professional Educator Certificate is sought. Information on the approved occupational proficiency assessments can be obtained from the Office of Career and Technical Education of the Department.

(5) Alabama Educator Certification Assessment Program (AECAP). The applicant must meet the requirements of the AECAP for this approach.

(6) Degree Level. The Professional Educator Certificate issued through this approach shall be issued only at the Class B (bachelor's degree) level.

(7) Valid Period. The valid period of the certificate shall be from the date of issuance through the remainder of the same scholastic year, and thereafter, for the next five consecutive scholastic years.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 290-3-2-.08

Adopted by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXIV, Issue No. 06, March 31, 2016, eff. 4/24/2016.

Rule was previously .06 and renumber to .08 as per certification file December 10, 2010.

Author: Dr. Thomas R. Bice

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, Ala. Const. Amend. 284, §§ 16-3-11, 16-23-1, 16-23-2.