Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 005 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 16 - Division of Human Resources *** › Rule 005.16.15-002 - Rules Governing Educator Licensure

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
CHAPTER
			 1
: TRADITIONAL LICENSURE
1-1.0
REGULATORY AUTHORITY AND
			 PURPOSE
1-1.01 These Rules shall be
			 known as Arkansas Department of 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. §§
										6-11-105,
			 6-15-1004,
			 6-15-1703,
			 6-17-401
etseq.,
6-17-2601
etseq.,
6-20-2204,
			 6-20-2305, 6-41-609,6-61-133, and25-15-201
etseq.
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. §
											6-17-402;
1-1.03.2 Provide for the acceptance of
			 educator licenses by reciprocity, as required by Ark. Code Ann. §
			 6-17403;
1-1.03.3 Implement as a
			 prerequisite to licensure the requirement of basic-skills, pedagogical, and
			 content-area assessments, as required by Ark. Code Ann. §§
											6-17-402,
			 6-17-601,
			 &
			 6-15-1004;
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. §
											6-17-418;
1-1.03.5 Provide for the issuance of
			 provisional licenses, as required by Ark. Code Ann. §§
											6-17-403
			 &
			 6-17-418;
1-1.03.6 Provide for the issuance of
			 provisional and standard licenses through nontraditional programs, under Ark.
			 Code Ann. §
											6-17-409;
			 and
1-1.03.7 Provide for a Lifetime
			 Teaching License, under Ark. Code Ann. §
											6-17-2601
etseq.
1-1.04 These Rules implement Arkansas law
			 requiring that school districts provide six (6) professional development days
			 in the basic contract for teachers under Ark. Code Ann. §
										6-17-2402;
1-1.04.1 It is noted here that higher
			 education shall include within educator preparation programs curriculum that
			 addresses requirements established by Arkansas statutes governing preparation
			 for educator licensure, including without limitation, instruction in:
1-1.04.1.1 Child maltreatment, under Ark.
			 Code Ann. §
												6-61-133;
			 and
1-1.04.1.2 Information on the
			 identification of students at risk for dyslexia and related disorders, under
			 Ark. Code Ann. §
												6-41-609.
1-1.05 In addition to the pathways to
			 licensure contained in these Rules, the Arkansas
Department of Career Education Program Policies and Procedures
				for Career and Technical Education provide other pathways to licensure for
				individuals who meet that Department's requirements and who:
1-1.05.1 Hold a bachelor's or higher degree
			 in the career or technical area to be taught; or
1-1.05.2 Document a minimum of four (4) years
			 of experience in the career or technical area to be taught, and hold a high
			 school diploma or high school equivalency
			 credential.