005.28.21 Ark. Code R. § 011 Rules Governing Educator Licensure

• Library: Arkansas Administrative Code
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, December, 2023
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 005.28.21 Ark. Code R. § 011

CHAPTER 1:

REGULATORY AUTHORITY - PURPOSE - DEFINITIONS

1-1.0 REGULATORY AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE 1-1.01 These Rules shall be known as Arkansas Department of Education Division of Elementary and Secondary Education Rules Governing Educator Licensure. 1-1.02 The State Board of Education enacts these Rules pursuant to its authority as set forth in Ark. Code Ann §§ 6Powers and duties6-11-105 6Qualified teachers in every public school classroom6-15-1004 6Professional development6-15-1703 6Teacher's license requirement6-17-401 et seq 6Professional Licensure Standards Board6-17-422, 6Purpose6-17-2601 et seq., 6Required training6-20-2204, 6School funding6-20-2305, 6Dyslexia and related disorder education in teacher preparation programs6-41-609, 6Professional development for mandated reporters and licensed elementary and secondary public school personnel6-61-133, 25-15201 et seq., and Acts 513, 657, and 746 of 2021. 1-1.03 The purposes of these Rules are to: 1-1.03.1 Establish requirements and procedures for the issuance, licensure, re-licensure, and continuance of licensure of educators in the public schools of this state, as required by Ark. Code Ann. § 6Rules6-17-402; 1-1.03.2 Provide for the acceptance of educator licenses by reciprocity, as required by Ark. Code Ann. § 6Provisional licensure for teachers trained and licensed in other states6-17-403; 1-1.03.3 Implement as a prerequisite to licensure the requirement of assessments adopted by the State Board of Education, as required by Ark. Code Ann. §§ 6Rules6-17-402, 6Board authority and directive6-17-601, and 6Qualified teachers in every public school classroom6-15-1004; 1-1.03.4 Implement as a prerequisite to licensure the requirement of college level coursework in Arkansas History for certain educators, as required by Ark. Code Ann. § 6Teacher licensure - Arkansas history requirement6-17-418; 1-1.03.5 Provide for the issuance of Provisional Licenses, as required by Ark. Code Ann. §§ 6Provisional licensure for teachers trained and licensed in other states6-17-403 and 6Teacher licensure - Arkansas history requirement6-17-418; 1-1.03.6 Provide for the issuance of provisional and standard licenses through alternative educator preparation programs, under Ark. Code Ann. § 6Alternative educator preparation programs6-17-409; and 1-1.03.7 Provide for a Lifetime Teaching License, under Ark. Code Ann. § 6Purpose6-17-2601 et seq. 1-1.04 Provide the minimum requirements for Division approval of educator preparation programs offered by an institution of higher education in Arkansas and alternative educator preparation programs based on the recommendations of the Professional Licensure Standards Board under Ark. Code Ann. § 6Professional Licensure Standards Board6-17-422.

1-2.0 DEFINITIONS For the purposes of these Rules: 1-2.01 "Accredited College or University" means an institution of higher education that is regionally or nationally accredited by an accrediting organization recognized by the U.S Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. 1-2.02 "Accredited School Psychology program" means a program of study for school psychology that is offered by an accredited college or university, and the program is:1-2.02.1 Nationally accredited in school psychology by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association; or 1-2.02.2 Approved by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) or 1-2.02.3 Nationally accredited by an accrediting organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. 1-2.03 "Accredited Speech-Language Pathology Program" means a speechlanguage pathology program that is offered by an accredited college or university, and the program is: 1-2.03.1 Nationally accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association; or 1-2.03.2 Nationally accredited by an accrediting organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. 1-2.04 "Accredited Approved Educator Preparation Program" means an educator preparation program that is: 1-2.04.1 Accredited by an accrediting organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation; and 1-2.04.2 Approved by the licensing authority of a state government. 1-2.05 "Additional Licensure Plan (ALP)" means a plan approved by the Office of Educator Licensure that allows an individual holding a Standard License or Provisional License (by reciprocity only) to accept employment or assignment in an out-of-area position, prior to completion of the requirements for the required endorsement, licensure content area, or level of licensure, for no more than six (6) consecutive semesters. 1-2.06 "Administrator License" means an endorsement to a standard five (5)-year renewable license, issued by the State Board, which allows the license holder to serve as an administrator in an educational entity. 1-2.07 "Administrator Licensure Completion Plan (ALCP)" means a plan approved by the Office of Educator Licensure that allows an individual holding a Standard License to accept employment as an administrator, prior to completion of the requirements for an Administrator License, for no more than six (6) consecutive semesters. 1.2.08 "Alternate Assessment Plan (AAP)" means a plan submitted by a building or district level administrator approved by the Office of Educator Licensure on behalf of an applicant for a standard license in a first time licensure area (See Appendix A) who has not demonstrated competency in their subject matter content with a passing score on a State Board approved content area assessment. 1-2.09 "Alternative Educator Preparation Program" means a program of study approved by the Division for candidates who have a bachelor's degree and are preparing for licensure as teachers and leaders in public schools in this state. 1-2.10 "Ancillary License" means a five (5)-year renewable license, issued by the State Board, that does not require prior classroom teaching experience, and which allows the license holder to practice in Arkansas public schools in a licensure area identified on Appendix A, excluding an administrator's endorsement. 1-2.11 "Approved Professional Development" means the continuing learning experiences for educators that meet the standards and focus areas under the Division's Rules Governing Professional Development. 1-2.12 "Approved Program for Educator Preparation" means an educator preparation program that is approved by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education to prepare candidates for a license issued by the State Board of Education. 1-2.13 "Arkansas IDEAS" means Internet Delivered Education for Arkansas Schools, a partnership between the Division and the Arkansas Educational Television Network (AETN) to provide through the AETN access to high-quality, online professional development for Arkansas licensed educators. 1-2.14 "Arkansas Professional Educator Preparation Program (ArPEP)" means the alternative educator preparation program administered by the Division, whose participants hold a minimum of a baccalaureate degree (and have passed the appropriate state-mandated assessments) and are allowed to teach with a Provisional License. The program requirements consist of two (2) years of teaching and instructional modules, which must be completed within three (3) years. 1-2.15 "Building-Level Administrator" means a principal, assistant principal, or vice principal in an educational entity. 1-2.16 "Candidate" means an individual who has been admitted into an educator licensure program. 1-2.17 "Charter School" includes an open-enrollment public charter school, conversion public charter school, or other type of public charter school authorized under Arkansas law. 1-2.18 "Clinical experiences" means the activities for candidates in educator preparation programs that allow early and ongoing practice opportunities to apply content and pedagogical knowledge, such as observations, tutoring, assisting teachers and administrators, and practicums. 1-2.19 "Clinical Internship" means a culminating clinical practice experience that can be of varying duration but no less than 15 weeks. The clinical internship takes place in an authentic educational setting where teacher candidates engage in the pedagogical work of the profession of teaching, closely integrated with educator preparation instruction and supported by a formal school-educator preparation partnership. Placements must reflect the subject area and grade level of the license being sought. 1-2.20 "Core Academic Subject Areas" means the following areas approved by the State Board: Elementary Education (K-6); English Language Arts; Mathematics; Science; Social Studies; Art; Music; and Foreign Language 1-2.21 "District-Level Administrator" means a superintendent, assistant/associate superintendent, or deputy superintendent. 1-2.22 "Division" means the Arkansas...