Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 91 - KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Article 1 - CERTIFICATE REGULATIONS › Section 91-1-204 - Licensure of out-of-state and foreign applicants

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
As used in this regulation, "accredited institution" shall mean
				any college or university outside of Kansas that has successfully completed an
				evaluation process through an educational association recognized for that
				purpose by the United States department of education.
(a) Despite any other licensure regulation,
			 any person who meets the requirements of this regulation may be issued a
			 license by the state board.
(b)
(1) Any person who holds or has held a
			 standard teaching, school leadership, or school specialist license issued by
			 another state may apply for either an initial teaching license, an initial
			 school specialist license, or an initial school leadership license or a
			 professional teaching license, a professional school specialist license, or a
			 professional school leadership license.
(2) To obtain an initial teaching license,
			 each applicant specified in paragraph (b)(1) shall submit the following:
(A) An official transcript verifying the
			 granting of a bachelor's degree;
(B) verification from the unit head or
			 designee of an accredited institution that the applicant has completed a
			 state-approved teacher education program. If the applicant is seeking licensure
			 to teach content in grades 8 through 12, this verification shall not be
			 required if the applicant submits verification of having secured a commitment
			 for hire from a local education agency;
(C) verification of successful completion of
			 a pedagogical assessment prescribed by the state board or evidence of
			 successful completion of a pedagogical assessment in the state in which the
			 applicant holds or has held a standard license;
(D) verification of successful completion of
			 a content assessment or evidence of successful completion of an endorsement
			 content assessment in the state in which the applicant holds or has held a
			 standard license;
(E) verification
			 of at least one year of recent experience or at least eight semester hours of
			 recent credit;
(F) a copy of the
			 applicant's out-of-state standard license;
(G) an application for a Kansas license;
			 and
(H) the licensure
			 fee.
(3) To obtain a
			 professional teaching license, each applicant specified in paragraph (b)(1)
			 shall submit the following:
(A) An official
			 transcript verifying the granting of a bachelor's degree;
(B) verification from the unit head or
			 designee of an accredited institution that the applicant has completed a
			 state-approved teacher education program. If the applicant is seeking licensure
			 to teach content in grades 8 through 12, this verification shall not be
			 required if the applicant submits verification of having secured a commitment
			 for hire from a local education agency;
(C) a copy of the applicant's out-of-state
			 standard teaching license;
(D)
(i) Evidence of successful completion of
			 pedagogical, content, and performance assessments prescribed by the state board
			 or evidence of successful completion of the three assessments in the state in
			 which the applicant holds or has held the standard license;
(ii) verification of at least three years of
			 recent experience under a standard license; or
(iii) verification of at least five years of
			 accredited experience under a standard license;
(E) verification of at least one year of
			 recent experience or at least eight semester hours of recent credit;
(F) an application for a Kansas license;
			 and
(G) the licensure
			 fee.
(4) To obtain an
			 initial school leadership license, each out-of-state applicant shall submit the
			 following:
(A) An official transcript
			 verifying the granting of a graduate degree;
(B) verification from an accredited
			 institution by the unit head or designee of completion of a graduate-level
			 school leadership program;
(C) if
			 application is made for a district leadership endorsement, verification from an
			 accredited institution by the unit head or designee of completion of a
			 state-approved building leadership program;
(D) verification of a minimum 3.25 cumulative
			 GPA in graduate leadership program coursework;
(E) verification of successful completion of
			 a school leadership content assessment as determined by the state board or
			 documentation of successful completion of an appropriate leadership content
			 assessment in the state in which the applicant holds or has held a standard
			 leadership license;
(F)
			 verification of at least one year of recent experience or at least eight
			 semester hours of recent credit;
(G) a copy of the applicant's out-of-state
			 standard leadership license;
(H) an
			 application for initial school leadership license;
(I) the licensure fee; and
(J) verification of five years of experience
			 in a state-accredited school while holding a standard teaching license or
			 standard school specialist license and having achieved the professional-level
			 license, a professional occupational license, a leadership license, or a full
			 career and technical education certificate.
(5) To obtain an initial school specialist
			 license, each out-of-state applicant shall submit the following:
(A) An official transcript verifying the
			 granting of a graduate degree;
(B)
			 verification from an accredited institution by the unit head or designee of
			 completion of a graduate-level school specialist program;
(C) verification of a minimum 3.25 cumulative
			 GPA in graduate school specialist program coursework;
(D)
(i) If
			 application is made for a library media specialist endorsement or reading
			 specialist endorsement, a valid professional teaching license; or
(ii) if application is made for a school
			 counselor endorsement, a standard teaching license;
(E) verification of successful completion of
			 a school specialist content assessment as determined by the state
			 board;
(F) verification of at least
			 one year of recent experience or at least eight semester hours of recent
			 credit;
(G) a copy of the
			 applicant's out-of-state standard school specialist license;
(H) an application for an initial school
			 specialist license; and
(I) the
			 licensure fee.
(6) To
			 obtain a professional school leadership license, each out-of-state applicant
			 shall submit the following:
(A) An official
			 transcript verifying the granting of a graduate degree;
(B) verification from an accredited
			 institution by the unit head or designee of completion of a graduate-level
			 school leadership program;
(C)
			 verification of a minimum 3.25 cumulative GPA in graduate leadership program
			 coursework;
(D) verification of at
			 least one year of recent experience or at least eight semester hours of recent
			 credit;
(E) verification of five
			 years of experience in a state-accredited school while holding a standard
			 teaching license or standard school specialist license and having achieved the
			 professional-level license, a professional occupational license, a leadership
			 license, or a full career and technical education certificate;
(F)
(i)
			 Evidence of successful completion of the school leadership content assessment
			 and completion in a state-accredited school of the school leadership
			 performance assessment prescribed by the state board or evidence of successful
			 completion of the two assessments in the state in which the applicant holds or
			 has held a standard school leadership license;
(ii) verification of at least three years of
			 recent experience in a school leadership position while holding a standard
			 school leadership license; or
(iii)
			 verification of at least five years of accredited school leadership experience
			 under a standard school leadership license;
(G) a copy of the applicant's out-of-state
			 standard school leadership license;
(H) an application for the professional
			 school leadership license; and
(I)
			 the licensure fee.
(7)
			 To obtain a professional school specialist license, each out-of-state applicant
			 shall submit the following:
(A) An official
			 transcript verifying the granting of a graduate degree;
(B) verification from an accredited
			 institution by the unit head or designee of completion of a graduate-level
			 specialist program;
(C)
			 verification of a minimum 3.25 cumulative GPA in graduate school specialist
			 program coursework;
(D)
			 verification of at least one year of recent experience or at least eight
			 semester hours of recent credit;
(E)
(i) If
			 application is made for a library media specialist endorsement or reading
			 specialist endorsement, a currently valid professional teaching license;
			 or
(ii) if application is made for
			 a school counselor endorsement, a standard teaching license;
(F)
(i) Evidence of successful completion of the
			 school specialist content assessment and completion in a state-accredited
			 school of the school specialist performance assessment prescribed by the state
			 board or evidence of successful completion of the two assessments in the state
			 in which the applicant holds or has held a standard school specialist
			 license;
(ii) verification of at
			 least three years of recent experience in a school specialist position while
			 holding a valid standard school specialist license; or
(iii) verification of at least five years of
			 accredited school specialist experience under a standard school specialist
			 license;
(G) a copy of
			 the applicant's out-of-state standard school specialist license;
(H) an application for the professional
			 school specialist license; and
(I)
			 the licensure fee.
(8)
			 Any person who holds a valid initial or professional school specialist license
			 as a school counselor in another state where the counselor license is issued
			 without a classroom teaching requirement may apply for an initial or
			 professional school specialist license with endorsement for school counselor.
(A) To obtain an initial school specialist
			 license with endorsement for school counselor, each applicant specified in
			 paragraph (b)(8) shall submit to the state board the following:
(i) An official transcript verifying the
			 granting of a graduate degree;
(ii)
			 verification from an accredited institution by the unit head or designee of
			 completion of a graduate-level school counselor program;
(iii) verification of a minimum 3.25
			 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale in graduate school specialist program
			 coursework;
(iv) verification of at
			 least one year of recent experience or at least eight semester hours of recent
			 credit;
(v) evidence of successful
			 completion of the school counselor content assessment prescribed by the state
			 board or evidence of successful completion of a school counselor assessment in
			 the state in which the applicant holds or has held a standard school specialist
			 license;
(vi) a copy of the
			 applicant's out-of-state standard school specialist license;
(vii) an application for the school
			 specialist license; and (viii) the licensure fee.
(B) To obtain a professional school
			 specialist license with endorsement for school counselor, each applicant
			 specified in paragraph (b)(8) shall submit to the state board verification of
			 all documentation specified in paragraph (b)(8)(A) and one of the following:
(i) Verification of at least three years of
			 recent experience as a school counselor while holding a valid, standard school
			 counselor license; or
(ii)
			 verification of at least five years of accredited school counselor experience
			 under a standard school counselor license.