La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CXXXI-1107

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024

Section CXXXI-1107 - CTTIE Certificate Eligibility Requirements

A. Repealed.

B. CTTIE Provisional Eligibility Requirements

1. Applicants shall hold a high school diploma, or have passed an equivalency test approved by the LDE.

2. Applicants shall have a minimum of four years of full time work experience or 7,680 hours of experience aligned to the CIP (Classification of Instructional Programs) area in the selected career and technical field, of which at least one year of full time work experience or 1,920 hours of experience must have been acquired within the five years immediately prior to certification:

a. technical diploma or associate degree, certification of completions of registered apprenticeship, or certificate of training completion from a Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) approved training provider aligned to work experience and CIP area will be given credit for two years or 3,840 hours of occupational experience if the training is in the field for which the applicant is applying;

b. graduates with a bachelor's degree aligned to work experience and CIP area from a college or university accredited in accordance with 34 CFR 602 will be given credit for two years or 3,840 hours of experience;

c. graduates with a graduate degree aligned to work experience and CIP area from a college or university accredited in accordance with 34 CFR 602 will be given credit for three years or 5,760 hours of occupational experience;

d. graduates with a technical degree in the selected field and a bachelor's degree aligned to work experience and CIP area from a college or university accredited in accordance with 34 CFR 602 will be given credit for three years or 5,760 hours of occupational experience;

e. graduates with a bachelor's degree aligned to work experience and CIP area from a college or university accredited in accordance with 34 CFR 602 and an industry based certification (IBC) in the selected field will be given credit for three years or 5,760 hours of occupational experience;

f. applicants holding current approved industrybased certification, aligned to work experience and CIP area will be given credit for two years or 3,840 hours of work experience. An industry-based certification may not be combined with educational attainment to qualify for a waiver from all required work experience.

g. applicants with an earned bachelor's degree, and who hold an industry-based certification (IBC) in the selected instructional field aligned to work experience and CIP area may also apply years of teaching experience in that field toward the required work experience.

h. applicants with prior teaching experience at a postsecondary institution, certificate of completion of registered apprenticeship, or certificate of training completion from LWC approved training provider in the selected instructional field may apply those years of teaching at a postsecondary institution toward the required work experience. All out-of-state experience must be verified as successful by the out-of-state employing authority or SEA.

3. In addition to CTTIE certification, a current license must be held when a state or national license is required in the workplace. A state or national license will be recognized as an industry-based certification.

a. Instructors providing content aligned to an industry-based certification must carry the IBC in which instruction will occur.

b. If a certifying agency requires specialized certification to instruct content, the instructor must carry the required certification.

C. CTTIE-1 Eligibility Requirements

1. Applicants shall meet the requirements for the CTTIE Provisional certificate; and

2. Repealed.

3. In addition to CTTIE certification, a current license must be held when a state or national license is required in the workplace. A state or national license will be recognized as an industry-based certification.

a. Instructors who will be providing content aligned to an industry-based certification must carry the IBC in which instruction will occur.

b. If a certifying agency requires specialized certification to instruct content, the instructor must carry that certification.

4. Applicants shall complete a new instructor workshop prior to issuance of CTTIE-1. The LDE shall make available a list of new instructor course providers. Applicants with at least three years of effective K-12 teaching experience as defined by Bulletin 130 or three years of post-secondary teaching experience are not subject to the New Instructor Workshop completion requirement.

D. CTTIE-2 Eligibility Requirements

1. Eligibility Requirements:

a. hold or meet eligibility requirements for a CTTIE-1;

b. successfully meet the standards of effectiveness for at least three years during the five-year renewal period in accordance with §103 of this Part and

c. accrue three years of teaching experience in an approved educational setting.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CXXXI-1107

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 33:2058 (October 2007), Amended LR 431317 (7/1/2017), Amended LR 48452 (3/1/2022), Repromulgated LR 481060 (4/1/2022), Amended LR 50666 (5/1/2024).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6(A)(10), (11), and (15), R.S. 17:7(6), R.S. 17:10, R.S. 17:22(6), R.S. 17:391.1- 391.10, and R.S. 17:411.