Section 08.02.02.021 - ENDORSEMENTSHolders of an Instructional Certificate or Occupational Specialist Certificate must have one (1) or more endorsements attached to their certificate as applicable to the type of certification. Instructional staff are eligible to teach in the grades and content areas of their endorsements. Idaho educator preparation programs shall prepare candidates for endorsements in accordance with these certification requirements and the standards approved by the board. An official statement from the college of education of competency in a content area or field is acceptable in lieu of required credits if such statements are created in consultation with the department or division of the accredited college or university in which the competency is established and are approved by the director of teacher education of the recommending college or university. Statements must include the number of credits the competency evaluation is equivalent to. To add an endorsement to a certificate, an individual must complete the credit hour requirements as established by the state board of education and meet or exceed the state qualifying score on a board approved content, pedagogy or performance assessment.
01.Clinical Experience Requirement. All standard endorsements require supervised clinical experience in the relevant content area, or a State Department of Education or Division of Career Technical Education approved alternative clinical experience as applicable to the area of endorsement.02.Alternative Authorization - Teacher to New Endorsement. This alternative authorization allows a local education agency to request additional endorsement for a candidate. This authorization is valid for one (1) year and may be renewed for two (2) additional years with evidence of satisfactory progress on one (1) of the following options:a. Option I -- An official statement of competency in a teaching area or field from the college of education of an accredited college or university is acceptable in lieu of courses if the statement is created in consultation with the department or division in which the competency is established and is approved by the director of teacher education of the recommending college or university.b. Option II -- Master's degree or higher. By earning a graduate degree in a content specific area, candidates may add an endorsement in that same content area to a valid instructional certificate. Successful completion of a one (1) year, state board approved mentoring program must be completed during the first year to maintain the endorsement.c. Option III -- Content area assessment and mentoring. A candidate may add an endorsement by successfully completing a state board-approved content areas assessment and a one-year, state board-approved mentoring program within the first year of authorization.d. For all candidates moving to an initial certification in a career technical education endorsement area, the candidate will be required to complete or have completed coursework in principles and foundations of career technical education and career technical student organizations, training in occupational analysis and curriculum design, and a minimum of two hundred (200) internship/externship hours in the career technical education endorsement area.03.National Board Certification. An applicant holding an instructional certificate and current national board certification may add an endorsement in a corresponding content-specific area.Idaho Admin. Code r. 08.02.02.021