Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 8 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Subtitle 2 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOL › Chapter 54 - TEACHER LICENSING STANDARDS › Subchapter 2 - LICENSE AND PERMITS; RENEWALS › Section 8-54-9.3 - Advanced license

Current through June, 2024
(a) A renewable advanced license may be granted to an
						applicant for ten (10) years provided that individual has met the following
						criteria:
(1) Possesses a baccalaureate degree from a regionally
						accredited institution or the equivalent from a non-U.S. institution;
(2) Possesses a valid unrevoked National Board
						Certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards in the
						field for which a license is sought;
(3) Holds a valid teaching license from Hawai'i or a
						state that participates in the Interstate Agreement on Qualification of
						Personnel, chapter
						315, Hawaii Revised Statutes;
(4) Provides documentation of five (5) years within the
						last eight (8) years of contracted full-time teaching experience in a P-12
						school setting under a current and valid Hawai'i Standard License or an
						equivalent license issued by another state;
(5) Obtained clearance in the professional fitness check;
						and (6) Pays license fees as established by the board.
(b) A renewable advanced license may also be granted to
						an applicant for ten (10) years provided that individual has met the following
						criteria;
(1) Has been granted a master's, specialist or doctoral
						degree or has passed a minimum of thirty hours of graduate coursework from a
						regionally accredited institution either in an area relevant to the field for
						which a license is sought or which improves professional practice;
(2) Holds a valid standard teaching license from Hawai'i
						or from a state that participates in the Interstate Agreement on Qualification
						of Personnel;
(3) Provides documentation of five (5) years within the
						last eight (8) years of contracted full-time teaching experience in a P-12
						school setting under a current and valid Hawai'i Standard License or an
						equivalent license issued by another state;
(4) Obtained clearance in the professional fitness check;
						and
(5) Pays license fees as established by the board.
(c) A renewable advanced license may also be granted to
						an applicant for ten (10) years provided that individual has met the following
						criteria:
(1) Possesses a baccalaureate degree from a regionally
						accredited institution or the equivalent from a non-U.S. institution;
(2) Is designated as a teacher leader or master teacher
						by the Hawaii Department of Education, Hawaii Charter School or a member school
						of the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools;
(3) Holds a valid Hawaii standard teaching license or
						from a state that participates in the Interstate Agreement on Qualification of
						Personnel;
(4) Provides documentation of five (5) years within the
						last eight (8) years of contracted full-time teaching experience in a P-12
						school setting under a current and valid Hawai'i Standard License or an
						equivalent license issued by another state;
(5) Obtained clearance in the professional fitness check;
						and
(6) Pays license fees as established by the
						board.