Requirements for Initial Employment
- Hold a high school diploma or the equivalent based on general educational development tests.
- Meet the age requirement established for instructional personnel.
- Meet the health requirements established for instructional personnel.
- Submit fingerprints and be cleared for employment.
- Submit notarized verification of occupational expertise in the area of the teaching assignment.
- Gained as a wage earner after age sixteen (16).
- Verified by one of the following:
Verification of Occupational Expertise
Occupational expertise shall be established in the area of assignment by one of the plans specified below:
Plan One:
At least six (6) years of full-time occupational expertise or the equivalent part-time experience in the occupational field of the teaching assignment.
OR
Plan Two:
A minimum of two (2) years of full-time occupational experience or the equivalent in part-time experience in the occupational field of the teaching assignment with a bachelor’s or higher degree.
Note: Upon review of submitted transcripts, graduate level medical professionals with state/national and license/certification may count clinical experience hours toward occupational experience.
OR
Plan Three:
A minimum of four (4) years of full-time occupational experience or the equivalent in part-time experience in the occupational field of the teaching assignment in combination with one of the options listed below:
- Thirty-six (36) semester hours of college credit earned at an accredited institution in skills or theory courses specific to the teaching assignment.
- Successful completion of a program of training specific to the teaching assignment and completed at an approved post-secondary vocational or technical institution. This must be a preparatory program and not a supplemental program or component of a program.
- A valid certificate, registration, or license issued in the area specific to the teaching assignment from an approved credentialing agency.
Note: State issued licenses are required for specific programs.
- A certificate of completion of an apprenticeship as established by the united States Department of Labor, or any state apprenticeship department, specific to the teaching assignment.
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