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Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.4 - Classes of Licensure › Rule 10.57.410 - CLASS 2 STANDARD TEACHER'S LICENSE

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(1) A Class 2
				standard teacher's license shall be valid for a term of five years.
(2) Applicants for an initial Montana Class 2
				standard teacher's license whose degree is more than five years old and who do
				not have current out-of-state licensure must have earned 60 professional
				development units as defined in ARM 10.57.215(4) within the five-year period
				preceding the effective date of the license. For the purposes of this
				provision, current licensure does not include provisional or restricted
				licenses.
(3) To obtain a Class 2
				standard teacher's license an applicant must submit verification of all of the
				following:
(a) a bachelor's or master's
				degree from an institutionally accredited college or university, or a completed
				evaluation of foreign transcripts that demonstrates equivalency to a bachelor's
				degree through a National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES)
				agency;
(b) completion of an
				approved educator preparation program including appropriate supervised teaching
				experience as the terms are defined in ARM 10.57.102 with a recommendation for
				the license requested from the appropriate official from the educator
				preparation program;
(c)
				qualification for one or more endorsement as outlined in ARM
				10.57.412;
(d) verified completion
				of the online course "An Introduction to Indian Education for All in Montana";
				and
(e) proof of:
(i) a minimum passing score on the PRAXIS
				Subject Assessment applicable to the requested endorsement as established by
				the Office of Public Instruction and approved by the Board of Public Education;
				or
(ii) a passing score on a
				student-teaching portfolio as defined in ARM 10.57.102 and verified by the
				appropriate official from the educator preparation program; or
(iii) a 3.00 or higher course work grade
				point average (GPA) as defined in ARM 10.57.102 and verified by the appropriate
				official from the educator preparation program; or
(iv) verified completion of an educator
				preparation program, a current standard, unrestricted out-of-state educator
				license, and two years of successful teaching experience as defined in ARM
				10.57.102 as documented by a recommendation from the out-of-state P-12 school
				employer on a form prescribed by the superintendent of public
				instruction.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.4 - Classes of Licensure › Rule 10.57.411 - CLASS 1 PROFESSIONAL TEACHER'S LICENSE

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(1) A Class 1
				professional teacher's license shall be valid for a period of five
				years.
(2) To obtain a Class 1
				professional teacher's license an applicant must submit verification of all the
				following:
(a) eligibility for the Class 2
				standard teacher's license as set forth in ARM 10.57.410;
(b) completion of "An Introduction to Indian
				Education for All in Montana"; and
(c) a master's degree in education or an
				endorsable teaching area(s) from an institutionally accredited college or
				university or certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching
				Standards.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.4 - Classes of Licensure › Rule 10.57.412 - CLASS 1 AND 2 ENDORSEMENTS

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(1) Subject field
				endorsement must be in areas approved for endorsement by the Board of Public
				Education.
(2) Areas approved for
				endorsement on Class 1 and 2 licenses include the following: agriculture, art
				K-12, biology, business education, chemistry, communication, computer science,
				early childhood (P-3), earth science, economics, elementary education (K-8),
				English, English as a second language K-12, family and consumer sciences,
				geography, health, health and physical education K-12, history, industrial
				trades and technology education, journalism, library K-12, mathematics, music
				K-12, physical education K-12, physics, political science, psychology, reading
				K-12, science (broadfield), social studies (broadfield), sociology, special
				education P-12, special education P-12 hearing impairment, special education
				P-12 vision impairment, theater, traffic education, and world languages
				K-12.
(3) As appropriate, grade
				level endorsements may be issued as consistent with the educator preparation
				program completed by the applicant.
(4) Permissive special competencies or
				endorsements identified on an educator license, but no longer offered, may be
				retained as long as the licensee continues to renew the license.
(5) To obtain an early childhood (P-3),
				elementary (K-8), middle grades (4-8), secondary (5-12 content-specific), K-12,
				or P-12 (special education) endorsement, an applicant must provide verification
				of completion of an approved educator preparation program at the grade level(s)
				identified by the program, including supervised teaching experience or a waiver
				of this requirement if the applicant has previously had supervised teaching
				experience.
(6) Applicants must
				also submit a recommendation for any endorsement requested from the appropriate
				official from an approved educator preparation program.
(7) Applicants who have completed an approved
				educator preparation program outside of Montana and hold endorsements in
				specific disability areas (for example, early childhood special education,
				autism, hearing impaired) may qualify for a special education P-12 endorsement
				in hearing and vision upon verification of program completion and proof of a
				minimum passing score on the PRAXIS Subject Assessment applicable to the
				special education endorsement.
(8)
				Applicants with graduate degrees in an endorsable area may use experience
				instructing in relevant college or university courses as credit in that
				endorsement area for licensure.
AUTH: Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9,  20-4-102, MCA; IMP:
					 Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9,  20-4-106,  20-4-108,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.4 - Classes of Licensure › Rule 10.57.413 - CLASS 3 ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSE

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(1) A Class 3
				administrative license shall be valid for a period of five years.
(2) Appropriate administrative areas which
				may be approved for license endorsement are: elementary principal, secondary
				principal, K-12 principal, K-12 superintendent, and supervisor.
(3) To obtain a Class 3 administrative
				license, except pursuant to ARM
				10.57.419,
				an applicant must be eligible for an appropriately endorsed Class 1, 2, or 5
				teaching license or Class 6 School Counseling license to work in the school(s)
				in which the applicant would be an administrator or would supervise, and
				qualify as set forth in ARM
				10.57.414,
				10.57.415,
				and
				10.57.418.
(4) The requirements of ARM
				10.57.414(1)(c)(i)
				through (iii) must be met by an applicant seeking a superintendent
				endorsement.
(5) An applicant for a
				Class 3 administrative license must submit verified completion of the online
				course "An Introduction to Indian Education for All in Montana."
(6) A Class 3 administrative license shall be
				renewable pursuant to the requirements of ARM
				10.57.215.
(7) A lapsed Class 3
				administrative license may be reinstated by earning 60 professional development
				units as defined in ARM
				10.57.215(4)
				during the five-year period preceding the date of application for the new
				license.
AUTH: Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9,
					 20-4-102,
					 MCA; IMP: Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9,
					 20-4-106,
					 20-4-108,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.4 - Classes of Licensure › Rule 10.57.414 - CLASS 3 ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSE - SUPERINTENDENT ENDORSEMENT

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(1) To obtain a superintendent endorsement an
				applicant must provide verification of all of the following:
(a) an education specialist, master's, or
				doctoral degree from an institutionally accredited college or university in
				education, education leadership, or a P-12 education related area of
				study;
(b) completion of an
				approved educator preparation program as defined in ARM 10.57.102 for
				superintendents with a recommendation for the license requested from the
				appropriate official from the educator preparation program;
(c) completion of coursework covering Montana
				School Finance, Montana School Law, and Montana Collective Bargaining and
				Employment Law. In order to qualify, such coursework must have been provided
				either by:
(i) an approved professional
				development provider pursuant to ARM 10.57.216; or
(ii) an approved school administrator
				preparation program;
(d)
				completion of the online course "An Introduction to Indian Education for All in
				Montana";
(e) a minimum of three
				years of experience as an appropriately licensed teacher or school
				counselor;
(f) licensure and
				endorsement as a principal; and
(g)
				a minimum of one year of administrative experience as an appropriately licensed
				principal or one year of a supervised Board of Public Education approved
				administrative internship as a superintendent.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.4 - Classes of Licensure › Rule 10.57.415 - CLASS 3 ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSE - PRINCIPAL ENDORSEMENTS

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(1) To obtain an elementary, secondary, or
				K-12 principal endorsement an applicant must provide verification of:
(a) a minimum of three years of teaching or
				school counseling experience with a license as defined in ARM 10.57.102(19) at
				the level of the requested endorsement;
(b) an education specialist, master's degree
				from an institutionally accredited college or university in education,
				education leadership, or a P-12 education related area of study;
(c) completion of an approved educator
				preparation program as defined in ARM 10.57.102 for principals at the level of
				the requested endorsement with a recommendation from the appropriate official
				from the educator preparation program;
(d) completion of a college course in school
				law, including special education law; and
(e) verified completion of the online course
				"An Introduction to Indian Education for All in Montana."
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.4 - Classes of Licensure › Rule 10.57.416 - CLASS 3 ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSE - SECONDARY PRINCIPAL ENDORSEMENT (REPEALED)

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AUTH: Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9,
					 20-4-102,
					 MCA; IMP: Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9,
					 20-4-106,
					 20-4-108,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.4 - Classes of Licensure › Rule 10.57.417 - CLASS 3 ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSE - K-12 PRINCIPAL ENDORSEMENT (REPEALED)

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AUTH: Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9,
					 20-4-102,
					 MCA; IMP: Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9,
					 20-4-106,
					 20-4-108,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.4 - Classes of Licensure › Rule 10.57.418 - CLASS 3 ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSE - SUPERVISOR ENDORSEMENT

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(1) To obtain a supervisor endorsement in
				specific fields such as math, music, and school counseling an applicant must
				provide verification of:
(a) completion of an
				approved educator preparation program with a recommendation from the
				appropriate official from the educator preparation program;
(b) completion of a master's degree in the
				area requested for endorsement at an institutionally accredited college or
				university;
(c) eligibility for a
				Class 1 or Class 2 teaching license endorsed in the field of specialization or
				Class 6 school counseling license;
(d) three years of teaching experience or
				school counseling with a standard, unrestricted license;
(e) completion of a supervised
				practicum/internship at an approved educator preparation program; and
(f) verified completion of the online course
				"An Introduction to Indian Education for All in Montana."
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.4 - Classes of Licensure › Rule 10.57.419 - CLASS 3 ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSE - SPECIAL EDUCATION SUPERVISOR ENDORSEMENT

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(1) To obtain a
				supervisor endorsement in the specific field of special education an applicant
				must provide verification of:
(a) completion,
				at an institutionally accredited college or university, of a master's degree in
				special education or a master's degree in the following special
				education-related service fields: school psychologist, speech-language
				pathologist, audiologist, physical therapist, occupational therapist,
				registered nurse, clinical social worker, or clinical professional
				counselor;
(b) full licensure in
				the field of specialization;
(c)
				three years of teaching experience or three years of experience in a P-12
				school setting with a standard, unrestricted license as a fully licensed and
				assigned related services provider;
(d) three semester credits in special
				education law;
(e) a supervised
				practicum/internship from an approved special education supervisor
				program;
(f) verified completion of
				the online course "An Introduction to Indian Education for All in Montana;" and
(g) recommendation for the
				endorsement from the appropriate official from an approved special education
				supervisor program.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.4 - Classes of Licensure › Rule 10.57.420 - CLASS 4 CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION LICENSE

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(1)
				A Class 4 license is specific to career and technical education and shall be
				valid for a period of five years.
(2) There are three types of Class 4
				licenses:
(a) A Class 4A license issued to
				individuals holding a valid Montana teaching license, but without an
				appropriate career and technical education endorsement;
(b) A Class 4B license issued to individuals
				with a certificate of completion from an apprenticeship program or associate or
				bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university, but who
				do not hold a valid Montana teaching license with the appropriate career and
				technical education endorsement; and
(c) A Class 4C license issued to individuals
				who hold at least a high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma and
				meet the minimum requirements for endorsement.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.4 - Classes of Licensure › Rule 10.57.421 - CLASS 4 ENDORSEMENTS

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(1) Recognized
				occupations eligible for a Class 4 license shall be evaluated on an annual
				basis by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Appropriate career and
				technical education areas acceptable for endorsement on the Class 4 license
				include but are not limited to the following: agriculture business, agriculture
				mechanics, auto body, automotive technology, aviation, building maintenance,
				building trades, business marketing, computer coding, computer information
				systems, culinary arts, diesel mechanics, drafting, electronics, emergency
				medical technician (EMT), engineering, fire and disaster services, graphic
				arts, health science education, heavy equipment operations, horticulture,
				industrial mechanics, livestock production, machining, metals, plant and soil
				sciences, Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) instruction, small engines,
				stagecraft, teacher education, traffic education, videography, and
				welding.
(2) Endorsements removed
				from the list of recognized occupations may be retained as long as the licensee
				continues to renew the license.
(3)
				To obtain an endorsement on a Class 4 license, an applicant must provide
				verification of a minimum of 5,000 hours of documented, relevant work
				experience which may include apprenticeship training, documenting the knowledge
				and skills required in the specific trade in which they are to teach.
				Acceptable documentation of relevant work experience is determined by the
				Superintendent of Public Instruction and may include, but is not limited to:
(a) work experience completed and verified by
				previous employers, to include a detailed description of the duties performed
				during employment;
(b) for
				self-employed individuals, examples of projects completed, letters of
				verification from clients or customers, profit and loss statements
				demonstrating the viability of the business or self-employment;
(c) verification of teaching experience in
				the area requested for endorsement, accompanied by verification of substantial
				work experience in the area requested for endorsement; or
(d) certificates of completion of appropriate
				technical programs or related college degrees and coursework, and industry
				certification (e.g., ASE, AWS).
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.4 - Classes of Licensure › Rule 10.57.422 - CLASS 4B CAREER AND VOCATIONAL&#47;TECHNICAL EDUCATION LICENSE (REPEALED)

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20-4-102,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-4-106,
					 20-4-108,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.4 - Classes of Licensure › Rule 10.57.423 - CLASS 4C CAREER AND VOCATIONAL&#47;TECHNICAL EDUCATION LICENSE (REPEALED)

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20-4-102,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-4-106,
					 20-4-108,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.4 - Classes of Licensure › Rule 10.57.424 - CLASS 5 PROVISIONAL LICENSE

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(1) There are three
				types of Class 5 licenses:
(a) a Class 5A
				provisional license that is valid for one year;
(b) a Class 5B provisional license that is
				valid for three years; and
(c) a
				Class 5C provisional license that is valid for three years.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.4 - Classes of Licensure › Rule 10.57.425 - CLASS 5 PROVISIONAL LICENSE - ENDORSEMENTS

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(1) Subject
				field endorsement must be in areas approved for endorsement by the Board of
				Public Education.
(2) Areas
				approved for endorsement on Class 5 provisional license include the following:
				agriculture, art K-12, biology, business education, chemistry, communication,
				computer science, early childhood (P-3), earth science, economics, elementary
				education (K-8), English, English as a second language K-12, family and
				consumer sciences, geography, health, health and physical education K-12,
				history, industrial trades and technology education, journalism, library K-12,
				mathematics, music K-12, physical education K-12, physics, political science,
				psychology, reading K-12, science (broadfield), social studies (broadfield),
				sociology, special education P-12, special education P-12 hearing impairment,
				special education P-12 vision impairment, theater, traffic education, and world
				languages K-12.
(3) As appropriate,
				grade level endorsements may be issued as consistent with the educator
				preparation program completed by the applicant.
(4) To obtain an early childhood (P-3),
				elementary (K-8), middle grades (4-8 content-specific), secondary (5-12
				content-specific), K-12 (as delineated in ARM 10.57.412), or P-12 (special
				education and school psychologist) endorsement, an applicant must provide
				verification of:
(a) a bachelor's degree from
				an institutionally accredited college or university; and
(b) for those applicants who have not
				completed an approved educator preparation program, a plan of study from an
				approved educator preparation program verifying that the applicant:
(i) can meet the requirements for full
				licensure within the three-year valid period of the license; and
(ii) meets the professional educator
				preparation program's admission requirements.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.4 - Classes of Licensure › Rule 10.57.426 - CLASS 5 PROVISIONAL LICENSE - SECONDARY, K-12, AND P-12 SPECIAL EDUCATION LEVELS (REPEALED)

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AUTH:
					 20-4-102,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 20-4-106,
					 20-4-108,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.4 - Classes of Licensure › Rule 10.57.427 - CLASS 5 PROVISIONAL LICENSE - SUPERINTENDENT ENDORSEMENT

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(1) To obtain a Class 5 provisional license
				with a superintendent endorsement, an applicant must provide verification of:
(a) an education specialist, master's, or
				doctoral degree from an institutionally accredited college or university in
				education, education leadership, or a P-12 education related area of
				study;
(b) eligibility for a Class
				1, 2, or 5 teaching license or school counseling license or a current standard,
				unrestricted out-of-state license;
(c) a minimum of three years of experience as
				an appropriately licensed and assigned teacher or school counselor license at
				any level;
(d) one year of
				appropriately licensed experience as a principal;
(e) completion of an approved educator
				preparation program, as defined in ARM 10.57.102, for superintendents;
				and
(f) for those applicants who
				have not completed coursework covering Montana School Finance, Montana School
				Law, and Montana Collective Bargaining and Employment Law, in order to qualify,
				such coursework must have been provided either by:
(i) an approved professional development
				provider pursuant to ARM 10.57.216; or
(ii) an approved school administrator
				preparation program.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.4 - Classes of Licensure › Rule 10.57.428 - CLASS 5 PROVISIONAL LICENSE - PRINCIPAL ENDORSEMENT

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(1)
				To obtain a Class 5 provisional license with an elementary, secondary, or K-12
				principal endorsement, an applicant must provide verification of:
(a) an education specialist, master's degree
				from an institutionally accredited college or university in education,
				education leadership, or a P-12 education related area of study;
(b) eligibility for a Class 1, 2, or 5
				teaching or school counseling license at the level of the requested endorsement
				or a current standard, unrestricted out-of-state license; and
(c) a minimum of three years of experience as
				an appropriately licensed and assigned teacher or counselor at the level of the
				requested endorsement.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.4 - Classes of Licensure › Rule 10.57.429 - CLASS 5 PROVISIONAL LICENSE - SECONDARY PRINCIPAL ENDORSEMENT (REPEALED)

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AUTH: Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9,
					 20-4-102,
					 MCA; IMP: Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9,
					 20-4-106,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.4 - Classes of Licensure › Rule 10.57.430 - CLASS 5 PROVISIONAL LICENSE - K-12 PRINCIPAL ENDORSEMENT (REPEALED)

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AUTH:
					 20-4-102,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 20-4-106,
					 20-4-108,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.4 - Classes of Licensure › Rule 10.57.431 - CLASS 5 PROVISIONAL LICENSE - SUPERVISOR ENDORSEMENT

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(1)
				To obtain a Class 5 provisional license with a supervisor endorsement, an
				applicant must provide verification of:
(a) a
				master's degree from an institutionally accredited college or university in the
				area requested for supervisory endorsement; and
(b) three years of appropriately licensed
				experience as a teacher or counselor in the area requested for supervisory
				endorsement or three years of experience in a P-12 school setting as a fully
				licensed and appropriately assigned related services provider; and
(c) a plan of study from an approved educator
				preparation program verifying that the applicant:
(i) can meet the requirements for full
				licensure within the three-year valid period of the license; and
(ii) meets the educator preparation program's
				admission requirements.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.4 - Classes of Licensure › Rule 10.57.432 - CLASS 5 PROVISIONAL LICENSE - SPECIALIST ENDORSEMENT

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(1)
				To obtain a Class 5 provisional license with a specialist endorsement in school
				psychology, an applicant must provide:
(a)
				verification of a master's degree or greater in school psychology or related
				field from an institutionally accredited college or university; or
(b) verification from the approved specialist
				program of current enrollment and must sign and file with the Superintendent of
				Public Instruction a plan of professional intent and evidence of enrollment
				leading, within three years of the date of validity of the provisional license,
				to an appropriately endorsed Class 6 license as provided in ARM
				10.57.434.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.4 - Classes of Licensure › Rule 10.57.433 - CLASS 6 SPECIALIST LICENSE

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(1) A Class 6
				specialist license is valid for a period of five years.
(2) Class 6 specialist licenses may be issued
				with the following endorsements:
(a) school
				psychologist; or
(b) school
				counselor.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.4 - Classes of Licensure › Rule 10.57.434 - CLASS 6 SPECIALIST LICENSE - SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST

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(1)
				To obtain a Class 6 specialist license with a school psychologist endorsement
				an applicant must provide verification of one of the following:
(a) current credentials as a nationally
				certified school psychologist (NCSP) from the National Association of School
				Psychologists (NASP); or
(b)
				completion of a specialist level degree from a NASP accredited school
				psychologist program which included a 1200-hour internship, of which 600 hours
				were in a P-12 school setting; or
(c) for those applicants who did not earn at
				least a specialist level school psychology degree from a NASP accredited
				program:
(i) a master's degree or higher in
				school psychology or a related field from an institutionally accredited college
				or university; and
(ii)
				recommendation from an approved specialist program defined in ARM 10.57.102,
				which included an internship in a P-12 school setting of 600
				hours.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.4 - Classes of Licensure › Rule 10.57.435 - CLASS 6 SPECIALIST LICENSE - SCHOOL COUNSELOR

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(1)
				To obtain a Class 6 specialist license with a school counselor endorsement an
				applicant must provide verification of:
(a) a
				master's degree from an institutionally college or university; and
(b) completion of a CACREP accredited school
				counselor program which included an internship in a P-12 school setting of 600
				hours; or
(c) for those applicants
				who did not earn a degree from a CACREP accredited program:
(i) a master's degree in school counseling
				from an institutionally accredited college or university; and
(ii) recommendation from an approved
				specialist program defined in ARM 10.57.102, which included an internship in a
				P-12 school setting of 600 hours.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.4 - Classes of Licensure › Rule 10.57.436 - CLASS 7 AMERICAN INDIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE SPECIALIST

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(1) A Class 7 American Indian language and
				culture specialist license is valid for a period of five years.
(2) The Superintendent of Public Instruction
				shall issue a Class 7 license based upon verification by the authorized
				representative of a tribal government, that has a memorandum of understanding
				with the Superintendent of Public Instruction, that the applicant has met
				tribal standards for competency and fluency as a requisite for teaching that
				language and culture.
(3) The
				Board of Public Education will accept and place on file the criteria developed
				by each tribe for qualifying an individual as competent to be a specialist in
				its language and culture.
(4) An
				application must verify completion of the online course "An Introduction to
				Indian Education for All in Montana."
(5) A Class 7 American Indian language and
				culture specialist licensee may be approved to teach traffic education if the
				licensee meets the requirements of ARM
				10.13.310
				and is approved by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(6)A Class 7 American Indian language and
				culture specialist license may be renewed upon meeting the terms of the renewal
				as provided in the memorandum of understanding in (2).
(7) A school district may assign an
				individual licensed under this rule to only specialist services within the
				field of American Indian language and culture under such supervision as the
				district may deem appropriate. No other teaching license or endorsement is
				required for duties within this prescribed field.
AUTH: Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9,
					 20-4-102,
					 MCA; IMP: Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9,
					 20-4-103,
					 20-4-106,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.4 - Classes of Licensure › Rule 10.57.437 - CLASS 8 DUAL CREDIT POSTSECONDARY FACULTY LICENSE

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(1)
				A faculty member of a college or university is required to hold a Class 8 dual
				credit license, unless already licensed or eligible for licensure as a Class 1,
				2, or 4 and properly endorsed, whenever a faculty member is teaching a dual
				credit course at the college or university for which one or more students will
				earn both high school and college credit.
(2) The license is valid for five
				years.
(3) To obtain a Class 8 dual
				credit postsecondary faculty license, an applicant shall provide the following:
(a) verification of faculty employment from
				the Chief Academic Officer or an appropriate official of the employing
				institutionally accredited college or university;
(b) compliance with all other nonacademic
				requirements for licensure as required by  20-4-104, MCA, ARM 10.57.201 and
				10.57.201A;
(c) recommendation from
				the Chief Academic Officer from an institutionally accredited college or
				university verifying the applicant plans to teach in a subject covered by the
				K-12 endorsement areas in ARM 10.57.438, and will teach a subject in which the
				applicant has a major or minor; and
(i) the
				applicant plans to teach in a subject covered by the K-12 endorsement areas in
				ARM 10.57.438, and will teach a subject in which the applicant has a major or
				minor; and
(d)
				verification of completion of the online course "An Introduction to Indian
				Education for All in Montana."
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.4 - Classes of Licensure › Rule 10.57.438 - CLASS 8 DUAL CREDIT POSTSECONDARY FACULTY LICENSE ENDORSEMENTS

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(1) Areas approved
				for endorsement on Class 8 dual credit-only postsecondary faculty licenses are
				listed in ARM
				10.57.412 and
				10.57.421.
(2) Applicants for the Class 8 license with
				degrees in highly specialized academic areas and hired by the college or
				university to teach specific courses not covered by the K-12 endorsement areas
				in (1), may be eligible for a designation in their area of specialization as
				approved by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
AUTH: Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9,
					 20-4-102,
					 MCA; IMP: Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9,
					 20-4-106,
					 20-4-108,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.5 - Ancillary Services › Rule 10.57.501 - SOCIAL WORKERS, NURSES, AND SPEECH AND HEARING THERAPISTS

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(1) Professionals such as social workers,
				nurses and speech and hearing therapists who are teaching in a classroom must
				have a teaching license appropriate for the level(s) and area(s)
				taught.
(2) Speech and hearing
				therapists engaged in school services in the public schools of Montana who
				issue grades or credits in the school program must be licensed under the
				regularly established teacher licensure requirements in speech and hearing
				association.
Sec.
					 20-4-102,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 20-4-102,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.6 - Educator Licensure Disciplinary Procedures › Rule 10.57.601 - REQUEST FOR DISCIPLINE AGAINST THE LICENSE OF AN EDUCATOR/SPECIALIST: PRELIMINARY ACTION

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(1) Pursuant to
				20-4-110,
				MCA, requests to issue a letter of reprimand or to suspend or revoke an
				educator/specialist license shall be brought before the Board of Public
				Education by only:
(a) an official action of
				the board of trustees of a local district for any licensed educator/specialist
				currently employed by that district or under contract or otherwise employed by
				that district at any time during the 12 months prior to the receipt by the
				Board of Public Education of the discipline request; or
(b) the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.6 - Educator Licensure Disciplinary Procedures › Rule 10.57.601B - REVIEW

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(1) Upon receipt of a request for
				disciplinary action by the trustees of a district or the Superintendent of
				Public Instruction pursuant to
				20-4-110(2),
				MCA, and ARM
				10.57.601,
				the Board of Public Education shall review the allegations to determine whether
				there is sufficient cause to believe that professional misconduct occurred.
(2) This review shall include
				notifying the affected licensee of the request for discipline and allegations
				against the licensee by certified mail and allowing the licensee ten days to
				respond to those charges.
(3) If
				the Board of Public Education determines there is sufficient cause to believe
				that professional misconduct occurred, the Board of Public Education shall
				provide notice to the licensee of a hearing on possible disciplinary action as
				provided in ARM
				10.57.602.
AUTH: Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9,
					 20-4-102,
					 MCA; IMP: Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9,
					 20-4-110,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.6 - Educator Licensure Disciplinary Procedures › Rule 10.57.602 - NOTICE OF HEARING

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(1) Upon notice of
				a request for disciplinary action pursuant to ARM
				10.57.601 and determination of
				sufficient cause, the Board of Public Education shall provide notice of a
				pending disciplinary action to the licensee, by certified mail not less than 30
				days prior to the date of the hearing.
(a)
				Such notice shall include:
(i) a statement of
				the time, place and nature of the hearing;
(ii) a statement of the legal authority and
				jurisdiction under which the hearing is to be held;
(iii) a reference to the particular sections
				of the statutes and rules involved;
(iv) a statement of the matters asserted;
(v) a designation of who will hear
				the allegation pursuant to ARM
				10.57.603; and
(vi) a statement of the licensee's right to
				be represented by counsel at the hearing.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.6 - Educator Licensure Disciplinary Procedures › Rule 10.57.603 - HEARING IN CONTESTED CASES

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(1) The Board
				of Public Education shall select one of the following methods for providing a
				hearing:
(a) a hearing before the board at a
				special or regular meeting of the board;
(b) a hearing before a committee of the board
				that shall report to the board proposed findings of fact, proposed conclusions
				of law, and a proposed order; or
(c) a hearing before a hearing examiner
				appointed by the board who shall report to the board proposed findings of fact,
				proposed conclusions of law, and a proposed order.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.6 - Educator Licensure Disciplinary Procedures › Rule 10.57.604 - POST HEARING PROCEDURE

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(1) Either
				immediately following the hearing, or within 30 days of the conclusion of the
				hearing regarding an educator/specialist license, the Board of Public Education
				shall, as applicable:
(a) uphold the decision
				of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to deny an application for
				licensure;
(b) dismiss the
				matter;
(c) issue a letter of
				reprimand;
(d) enter into a
				stipulated agreement; or
(e)
				suspend or revoke the license for a specific period of time, up to and
				including permanent revocation of the license.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.6 - Educator Licensure Disciplinary Procedures › Rule 10.57.605 - SURRENDER OF AN EDUCATOR/SPECIALIST LICENSE

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(1)
				A licensee may surrender his or her license to the Superintendent of Public
				Instruction. The Superintendent of Public Instruction, upon review, may accept
				or reject the license surrender.
(2) Surrender of a license to the
				Superintendent of Public Instruction does not relieve the reporting
				requirements set forth in
				20-4-110,
				MCA.
(3) The Superintendent of
				Public Instruction may investigate further following the surrender of a license
				and shall maintain a record of the circumstances surrounding the surrender of
				any license. The contents of that record shall be available for review by the
				licensing authority from any other jurisdiction in which the
				educator/specialist seeks licensure.
(4) Surrender of a license is permanent and
				irrevocable, unless specified otherwise in the document of surrender. Surrender
				of a license is a sanction against an educator or specialist and may prejudice
				the ability of an educator/specialist to successfully seek relicensure.
(5) The Superintendent of Public
				Instruction shall immediately inform the Board of Public Education of each
				surrender of a license and of the circumstances surrounding the surrender.
20-4-114,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-2-121,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.6 - Educator Licensure Disciplinary Procedures › Rule 10.57.606 - REPORTING OF THE SURRENDER, DENIAL, REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF A LICENSE

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(1) The Superintendent of Public Instruction
				shall maintain membership in the National Association of State Directors of
				Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) and shall report information
				concerning disciplinary action to the NASDTEC clearinghouse.
(2) Upon receipt of a license surrendered
				pursuant to ARM
				10.57.605, the Superintendent of
				Public Instruction shall report to the NASDTEC clearinghouse that the
				Superintendent accepted the surrender of a license held by the licensee.
(3) The Superintendent of Public
				Instruction shall report to the NASDTEC clearinghouse the denial of licensure
				for cause. A denial "for cause" is defined as circumstances which:
(a) resulted in a determination by the
				Superintendent that the applicant lacked the requisite moral and professional
				character; or
(b) would, in the
				case of a licensed Montana educator, be grounds for suspension or
				revocation.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.6 - Educator Licensure Disciplinary Procedures › Rule 10.57.607 - APPEAL FROM DENIAL OF AN EDUCATOR/SPECIALIST LICENSE

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(1) Written notice of appeal from the
				decision of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to deny issuance or
				renewal of an educator/specialist license must be submitted to the Board of
				Public Education. Written notice of appeal must be postmarked or received by
				the board no later than 30 days from the date of the letter of denial sent from
				the office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(2) The written notice of appeal shall be
				submitted by email or sent via post mail. The notice must be signed by the
				appellant and must:
(a) summarize the
				appellant's responses to the superintendent's denial of licensure;
(b) provide preliminary statements supporting
				the appellant's contention that the superintendent's denial should be
				overturned; and
(c) if applicable,
				show that the appeal satisfies the requirements of ARM
				10.57.608.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.6 - Educator Licensure Disciplinary Procedures › Rule 10.57.608 - CONSIDERATIONS GOVERNING ACCEPTANCE OF APPEAL IN CASES ARISING UNDER 20-4-104, MCA

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(1) The Board of
				Public Education shall not consider an appeal from a denial by the
				Superintendent of Public Instruction based on
				20-4-104, MCA, if
				the appellant has made an appeal to the board from the denial of a license
				within three years prior to the application which is at issue, and the
				appellant did not prevail following a hearing, unless at the time of notice of
				appeal pursuant to ARM
				10.57.607 the appellant
				demonstrates substantial changes in circumstances relating to the appellant's
				eligibility for a license.
(2) The
				board shall not consider an appeal by a licensee regarding a suspended,
				revoked, or surrendered license during the period of suspension, revocation, or
				surrender.
20-4-102,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-4-110,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.6 - Educator Licensure Disciplinary Procedures › Rule 10.57.609 - HEARING ON APPEAL (Repealed)

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20-4-102,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-4-110,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.6 - Educator Licensure Disciplinary Procedures › Rule 10.57.611 - SUBSTANTIAL AND MATERIAL NONPERFORMANCE

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(1) A
				licensed staff member commits substantial and material nonperformance of an
				employment contract pursuant to
				20-4-110(1)(g),
				MCA, if, after signing a binding contract of employment with a Montana school
				district, the licensed staff member substantially and materially breaches such
				contract without good cause.
(2)
				"Good cause" shall be determined by the board on a case-by-case basis. The
				following are examples of good cause:
(a)
				substantial hardship to the licensed staff member's family due to a change in
				employment of the spouse of the licensed staff member that necessitates a
				move;
(b) illness of a family
				member of the licensed staff member that necessitates a move for purposes of
				providing for, caring for, or tending to the ill family member; or
(c) intolerable working conditions, judged on
				the same basis as constructive discharge under Montana law.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.7 - Procedures for Hearing Appeals from Decisions Denying Issuance or Renewal of Teacher Certificates › Rule 10.57.701 - APPEAL FROM DENIAL OF A TEACHER, SPECIALIST OR ADMINISTRATOR CERTIFICATE (IS HEREBY TRANSFERRED)

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Sec.
					 20-2-121,
					 20-4-102,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 20-4-102,
					 20-4-110,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.7 - Procedures for Hearing Appeals from Decisions Denying Issuance or Renewal of Teacher Certificates › Rule 10.57.702 - CONSIDERATIONS GOVERNING ACCEPTANCE OF APPEAL IN CASES ARISING UNDER 20-4-104 (1) (c) , MCA (IS HEREBY TRANSFERRED)

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Sec.
					 20-4-102,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 20-4-110,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.7 - Procedures for Hearing Appeals from Decisions Denying Issuance or Renewal of Teacher Certificates › Rule 10.57.703 - HEARING ON APPEAL (IS HEREBY TRANSFERRED)

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Sec.
					 20-4-102,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 20-4-110,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.57 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subchapter 10.57.8 - Substantial and Material Non-performance › Rule 10.57.801 - SUBSTANTIAL AND MATERIAL NON-PERFORMANCE (IS HEREBY TRANSFERRED)

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Sec.
					 20-2-114,
					 20-2-121,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 20-2-121,
					 20-4-110,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 10 - EDUCATION › Chapter 10.58 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAM STANDARDS › Subchapter 10.58.1 - State Administrative Procedural Standards › Rule 10.58.101 - ADVISORY GROUP (REPEALED)

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20-2-114,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 20-2-121,
					 MCA;