West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-136 - Minimum Requirements for the Licensure of Professional/Paraprofessional Personnel and Advanced Salary Classifications (5202) › Section 126-136-24 - Advanced Credentials

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
24.1.
				Advanced Credentials are awarded to educators for completing professional
				learning, coursework, and/or testing that exceeds the requirements for a
				professional certificate. Endorsements identified as Advanced Credentials have
				unique and specific requirements for the initial issuance and subsequent
				renewal. Advanced Credentials may be required for employment.
24.2. Validity Period. The validity period of
				each Advanced Credential will differ. Any Advanced Credential that is not
				issued on a permanent basis shall expire on June 30 in the year in which it is
				set to expire. An Advanced Credential issued on a permanent basis shall remain
				as such provided the Professional Teaching Certificate or CTE Certificate
				remains valid and the Advanced Credential is not surrendered, suspended, or
				revoked.
24.3. Conditions of
				Issuance. The candidate for an Advanced Credential must submit evidence of
				satisfying the specific conditions for issuance for the specialization for
				which the Advanced Credential is requested.
24.4. Types of Advanced Credentials. Advanced
				Credentials shall be recommended to the WVBE by the WVDE for approval. Upon
				approval by the WVBE, the WVDE may begin to issue the Advanced Credential to
				eligible candidates.
24.4.a. Technology
				Integration Specialist. The Technology Integration Specialist serves public
				schools in an instructional support capacity. The candidate for licensure must
				provide evidence of completing the following criteria: hold a valid West
				Virginia Professional Certificate, or an Adult Certificate endorsed for Adult
				Basic Education as described in section 10.8; complete training as required by
				the employing county; and receive the recommendation of the county
				superintendent. The Technology Integration Specialist Advanced Credential shall
				be issued on a permanent basis and shall remain as such provided the
				Professional Teaching Certificate remains valid and the Advanced Credential is
				not surrendered, suspended, or revoked.
24.4.b. Advanced Placement Teacher. The
				Advanced Placement teacher delivers instruction in college-level courses,
				approved by the College Board, in the high school setting. The Advanced
				Credential endorsed for the Advanced Placement Teacher is required for
				licensure when a job posting requires the Advanced Placement credential, is
				valid for a period of three years, and shall expire on the June 30 in the year
				in which is set to expire. The candidate for licensure must submit evidence of
				completing the following criteria: hold a valid West Virginia Professional
				Certificate; successfully complete the Advanced Placement Course Audit required
				by the College Board; and receive the recommendation of the employing county
				superintendent and complete any one of the following:
24.4.b.1. Advanced Placement Institute.
				Successfully complete a 30-clock hour College Board endorsed Advanced Placement
				Summer Institute or an equivalent College Board endorsed Advanced Placement
				Summer Institute offered through the WVDE or an out-of-state provider endorsed
				by the College Board. All professional learning for the initial Advanced
				Placement Teacher Advanced Credential must have been completed subsequent to
				June 1, 2005; or
24.4.b.2. Be
				accepted by the College Board to read exams and participate in at least one
				Advanced Placement Exam Reading; or be accepted by the College Board to offer
				institutes and workshops and deliver at least one course-specific institute or
				workshop; or successfully serve as a mentor to a novice Advanced Placement
				teacher; or successfully complete at least three semester hours of coursework
				directly related to the Advanced Placement course for which licensure is
				sought.
24.4.b.3. Renewal of
				Advanced Placement Teacher. The candidate for licensure must submit evidence of
				successful completion of the requirements identified in section 24.4.b. The
				requirements for renewal must have been met subsequent to the renewal of the
				certificate being renewed and within five years of the date of
				application.
24.4.c.
				Personal Finance Education Specialist. The advanced credential endorsed for
				Personal Finance Education Specialist is awarded upon completion of
				professional learning offered/approved by the WVDE. The Personal Finance
				Education Specialist delivers instruction to students in grades K-Adult
				utilizing the college- and career-readiness standards framework. The Advanced
				Credential endorsed for Personal Finance Education is valid for a period of
				three years and shall expire on June 30 in the year in which it is set to
				expire.
24.4.c.1. The candidate for licensure
				must submit evidence of completing the following criteria: hold a valid West
				Virginia Professional Certificate or a valid West Virginia CTE Certificate; and
				successfully complete professional learning on personal finance education
				provided and/or approved by the WVDE; and document the integration of personal
				finance education into the core curriculum utilizing the WVDE personal finance
				instructional model.
24.4.c.2.
				Renewal of the Personal Finance Education Specialist. The Advanced Credential
				endorsed for Personal Finance Education Specialist may be renewed upon
				submission of the following evidence: hold a valid West Virginia Professional
				Certificate or a valid West Virginia CTE Certificate; and completion of
				professional learning related to personal finance education knowledge, skills,
				and pedagogy offered/approved by the WVDE or another nationally recognized
				organization; or successfully complete at least three semester hours of
				coursework from a regionally accredited IHE and directly related to the field
				of Personal Finance Education.
24.4.c.3. Permanent Personal Finance Advanced
				Credential. The Advanced Credential endorsed for Personal Finance Education
				Specialist may become a permanent Advanced Credential. The candidate for the
				permanent Advanced Credential endorsed for Personal Finance Specialist must
				submit evidence of meeting the following criteria: hold a valid West Virginia
				Professional Certificate or a valid West Virginia CTE Certificate; and hold a
				valid or expired Advanced Credential endorsed for Personal Finance Education
				Specialist, having renewed it at least one time at the appropriate renewal
				period; and completion of an additional professional learning related to
				personal finance education knowledge, skills, and pedagogy and offered/approved
				by the WVDE; and complete at least three semester hours of coursework from a
				regionally accredited IHE or its equivalent from West Virginia WVLearns, and
				directly related to the field of Personal Finance Education.
24.4.c.4. Exception. Any candidate who
				applies by June 30, 2024, and who holds or has held a Personal Finance advanced
				credential, or who holds a valid Professional Teaching Certificate endorsed for
				social studies and who is employed during the 2023-2024 school year in grades
				9-12 as verified by the employing county, is eligible to apply for a permanent
				advanced credential endorsed in Personal Finance without completing any
				additional coursework/professional learning requirements. Any candidate who
				applies for initial, renewal, or conversion of this credential beginning July
				1, 2024, shall meet the requirements as listed in sections 24.4.c through
				24.4.c.3.