Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 115 - THE CREDENTIALING OF EDUCATION PERSONNEL › Part II - Requirements for Specific Certificates and Endorsements › Section 071-115-II-3 - TEACHERS AND EDUCATIONAL SPECIALISTS: CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (CTE) CERTIFICATES AND ENDORSEMENTS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
3.1
Endorsement: Secondary Career and Technical Education Teacher
A.
Function
: This endorsement on
				  a teacher certificate allows the holder to teach career and technical subjects,
				  grades 6 through 12, at career and technical centers, at career and technical
				  regions, or at a career and technical satellite program in one or more of the
				  available Maine career and technical programs. The Commissioner and State Board
				  of Education will monitor changes to the list of approved programs, and the
				  Department will make endorsements available to align with the list. The list of
				  current programs can be found at:
http://www.maine.gov/doe/learning/cte/schools
.
B.
Eligibility
:
				  Applicants shall meet eligibility requirements specified in Part I. In
				  addition, eligibility for this endorsement shall be established by one of five
				  pathways. Individuals who are not eligible through any of these pathways may be
				  eligible for a conditional certificate, in accordance with Section 3.1. B.2,
				  below, and Part I Section 6.6 of this rule.
1.
Requirements for all Pathways
:
(a) Where applicable, hold a valid Maine
				  certificate or license as required by State law or rule to practice the craft
				  or trade to be taught;
(b) Hold an
				  industry recognized credential or passed an industry-related assessment in the
				  endorsement area for which a license or credential is not available;
For each endorsement, completed a minimum of one year of
					 paid applied employment or teaching in the endorsement area during the five
					 years preceding the initial application;
(c) Completed an approved course for teaching
				  students with exceptionalities in the regular classroom;
(d) During the three conditional
				  certificates, completed 12 semester hours in the following areas: curriculum
				  and instruction, assessment, CTE shop safety and classroom/lab management
				  (during the first year of the conditional certificate), and literacy in
				  CTE;
(e) Completed a Maine approved
				  CTE Orientation Program, within the first year of teaching. This may be
				  fulfilled with previous teaching experience in the classroom;
(f) Completed a minimum of three semester
				  hours in diversity-centered content related to today's classroom (e.g.,
				  culturally responsive teaching, multicultural education, intercultural
				  education, second language acquisition or world language teaching methods);
				  and
(g) Satisfied one of the
				  following five pathways by documenting that one of the following combinations
				  of learning, paid applied employment, or teaching in the endorsement area has
				  been completed.
1.1
Eligibility Pathway
				  1
(a) Earned at least a bachelor's
				  degree from an accredited institution in accordance with Part I Section 6.1 of
				  this rule with a minimum of 24 semester hours specifically applicable to the
				  endorsement area; and
(b) Completed
				  a minimum of 24 months (4,000 hours) of paid applied employment in the
				  endorsement sought.
1.2
Eligibility Pathway 2
(a)
				  Completed an apprenticeship registered with either the Maine State
				  Apprenticeship and Training Council, a similar agency within this State or
				  another State, or the Federal Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training;
				  and
(b) Completed a minimum of 36
				  months (6,000 hours) of paid applied employment in the endorsement being
				  sought.
1.3
Eligibility Pathway 3
(a)
				  Completed a two-year degree or certificate in the endorsement area from an
				  accredited college or university, in accordance with Part I Section 6.1 of this
				  rule; and
(b) Completed a minimum
				  of 36 months (6,000 hours) of paid applied employment or teaching in the
				  endorsement area being sought
1.4
Eligibility Pathway 4
(a) Earned a high school diploma or
				  HiSET;
(b) Completed a minimum of
				  24 semester hours directly related to the endorsement area from an accredited
				  college or university, in accordance with Part I Section 6.1 of this rule.
				  Courses offered by industry or armed forces may be evaluated by the
				  Commissioner for appropriate crediting under this paragraph; and
(c) Completed a minimum of 48 months (8,000
				  hours) of paid employment or teaching in the endorsement area being
				  sought
1.5
Eligibility Pathway 5
(a) Earned
				  a high school diploma or HiSET;
(b)
				  Completed a minimum of 36 months (6,000 hours) of paid experience learning the
				  trade or craft for which the endorsement is sought; and
(c) Completed a minimum of an additional 36
				  months (6,000 hours) of paid applied employment or teaching in the endorsement
				  area being sought.
2.
Conditional Certificate for this
				  Endorsement
Satisfied the requirements set forth in Section 3.1. B.1.d
					 and e.