La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CXXXI-301

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

Section CXXXI-301 - Overview

A.Louisiana Revised Statute 17:7 provides for the duties, functions, and responsibilities of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE). Specifically, 17:7(6)(a)(i) states that BESE shall prescribe qualifications and provide for certification of teachers in accordance with applicable law, and that such qualifications and requirements shall ensure that certification shall be a reliable indicator of minimum current ability and proficiency of the teacher to educate at the grade level and in the subject(s) to which the teacher is assigned.

B. The Louisiana competencies for initial teacher certification define what a teacher candidate must know and be able to do in order to be eligible for certification upon completion of a BESE-approved teacher preparation program. The competencies represent the knowledge and skills needed for teacher candidates to successfully transition to teaching, as determined by content experts, elementary and secondary educators, and postsecondary education leaders. The competencies establish what teacher candidates should be taught. Preparation providers and school system partners should determine how the competencies should be developed through quality practice experiences that include, at a minimum, a year-long residency as defined in Bulletin 996.

C. When a candidate has successfully completed a state-approved program that develops and assesses mastery of the competencies and has met state testing and grade point average certification requirements, the program provider recommends the candidate for certification.

1. The LDOE will accept no final grade below a "C" in coursework within the approved undergraduate program, with the exception of the general education requirements. All coursework used for certification purposes must be for regular credit and not of a remedial or developmental nature.

D. Early Childhood Certification Areas and Required Competencies

1. Birth to Kindergarten. The required competencies are as follows.

a. Subchapter C, General Teacher

b. Subchapter E, English Language Arts

c. Subchapter F, Mathematics Teacher

d. Subchapter G, Early Childhood Teacher

2. Early Childhood PK-3. The required competencies are as follows.

a. Subchapter C, General Teacher

b. Subchapter E, English Language Arts

c. Subchapter F, Mathematics Teacher

d. Subchapter G, Early Childhood Teacher

E. Elementary Grades 1-5. The required competencies are as follows.

1. Subchapter C, General Competencies

2. Subchapter E, English Language Arts Teacher

3. Subchapter F, Mathematics Teacher

F. Middle Grades 4-8. The required competencies are as follows.

1. English/Language Arts

a. Subchapter C, General Teacher

b. Subchapter E, English Language Arts

2. Mathematics

a. Subchapter C, General Competencies

b. Subchapter E, Disciplinary Literacy

c. Subchapter F, Mathematics Teacher

3. Science

a. Subchapter C, General Teacher

b. Subchapter E, Disciplinary Literacy

c. Subchapter H, Science Education

4. Social Studies

a. Subchapter C, General Teacher

b. Subchapter E, Disciplinary Literacy

c. Subchapter H, Social Studies Education

G. Upper Grades 6-12. The required competencies are as follows.

1. Agriculture

a. Subchapter C, General Teacher

b. Subchapter E, Disciplinary Literacy

c. Subchapter H, Agriculture Education

2. Biology

a. Subchapter C, General Teacher

b. Subchapter E, Disciplinary Literacy

c. Subchapter H, Science Education

3. Business

a. Subchapter C, General Teacher

b. Subchapter E, Disciplinary Literacy

c. Subchapter H, Business Education

4. Chemistry

a. Subchapter C, General Teacher

b. Subchapter E, Disciplinary Literacy

c. Subchapter H, Science Education

5. Chinese

a. Subchapter C, General Teacher

b. Subchapter E, Disciplinary Literacy

c. Subchapter H, Foreign Languages Education

6. Computer Science

a. Subchapter C, General Teacher

b. Subchapter E, Disciplinary Literacy

c. Subchapter H, Computer Science Education

7. Earth Science

a. Subchapter C, General Teacher

b. Subchapter E, Disciplinary Literacy

c. Subchapter H, Science Education

8. Environmental Science

a. Subchapter C, General Teacher

b. Subchapter E, Disciplinary Literacy

c. Subchapter H, Science Education

9. English/Language Arts

a. Subchapter C, General Teacher

b. Subchapter E, English Language Arts Teacher

10. Family and Consumer Sciences

a. Subchapter C, General Teacher

b. Subchapter E, Disciplinary Literacy

c. Subchapter H, Family and Consumer Sciences Education

11. French

a. Subchapter C, General Teacher

b. Subchapter E, Disciplinary Literacy

c. Subchapter H, Foreign Languages Education

12. General Science

a. Subchapter C, General Teacher

b. Subchapter E, Disciplinary Literacy

c. Subchapter H, Science Education

13. German

a. Subchapter C, General Teacher

b. Subchapter E, Disciplinary Literacy

c. Subchapter H, Foreign Languages Education

14. Journalism.

a. Subchapter C, General Teacher

b. Subchapter E, Disciplinary Literacy

c. Subchapter H, Journalism Education

15. Latin

a. Subchapter C, General Teacher

b. Subchapter E, Disciplinary Literacy

c. Subchapter H, Foreign Languages Education

16. Marketing

a. Subchapter C, General Teacher

b. Subchapter E, Disciplinary Literacy

c. Subchapter H, Business and Marketing Education

17. Mathematics

a. Subchapter C, General Teacher

b. Subchapter E, Disciplinary Literacy

c. Subchapter F, Mathematics Teacher

18. Physics

a. Subchapter C, General Teacher

b. Subchapter E, Disciplinary Literacy

c. Subchapter H, Science Education

19. Social Studies

a. Subchapter C, General Teacher

b. Subchapter E, Disciplinary Literacy

c. Subchapter H, Social Studies Education

20. Spanish

a. Subchapter C, General Teacher

b. Subchapter E, Disciplinary Literacy

c. Subchapter H, Foreign Languages Education

21. Speech

a. Subchapter C, General Teacher

b. Subchapter E, Disciplinary Literacy

22. Technology Education

a. Subchapter C, General Teacher

b. Subchapter E, Disciplinary Literacy

c. Subchapter H, Technology Education

H. Grades K-12. The required competencies are as follows.

1. Art

a. Subchapter C, General Teacher

b. Subchapter E, Disciplinary Literacy

c. Subchapter H, Art Education

2. Dance

a. Subchapter C, General Teacher

b. Subchapter E, Disciplinary Literacy

c. Subchapter H, Dance Education

3. Foreign Languages

a. Subchapter C, General Teacher

b. Subchapter E, Disciplinary Literacy

c. Subchapter H, Foreign Languages Education

4. Music

a. Subchapter C, General Teacher

b. Subchapter E, Disciplinary Literacy

c. Subchapter H, Music Education

5. Health and Physical Education

a. Subchapter C, General Teacher

b. Subchapter E, Disciplinary Literacy

c. Subchapter H, Health and Physical Education

I. Special Education Certification Areas. The required competencies are as follows.

1. Early Interventionist Birth to Five Years

a. Subchapter H, Early Interventionist Birth-Five Years

2. Deaf or Hard of Hearing K-12

a. Subchapter D, Special Education Teacher

b. Subchapter H, Deaf or Hard of Hearing

3. Mild to Moderate Disabilities 1-5, 4-8, 6-12 a. Subchapter D, Special Education Teacher

4. Significant Disabilities 1-12

a. Subchapter D, Special Education Teacher

b. Subchapter H, Significant Disabilities

5. Visual Impairments/Blind K-12

a. Subchapter D, Special Education Teacher

b. Subchapter H, Visual Impairments/Blind K-12.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CXXXI-301

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 32:1797 (October 2006), Amended LR 43:1291 (July 2017), LR 46:1374 (October 2020), LR 48415 (3/1/2022), Repromulgated LR 481017 (4/1/2022), Repromulgated LR 492094 (12/1/2023).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S.