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 126-136-21 - Additional Endorsement(s) for Existing Certificate

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
21.1. Criteria for Adding an Endorsement(s)
				to an Existing Certificate. For an individual who already holds a West Virginia
				Professional Certificate, the candidate must: obtain a 2.50 GPA in the area(s)
				for which additional licensure is being requested. If adding endorsement based
				on program completion at a West Virginia EPP, candidate must meet the criteria
				specified in Policy 5100. Candidates completing a program outside of West
				Virginia must receive the recommendation of the eligible out-of-state program.
				All candidates completing programs must meet testing requirements for the new
				content specialization if a test is available. Any candidate who only holds
				endorsements in programmatic levels Pre-K-Pre-K or Pre-K-K must meet the
				minimum proficiency levels for the current professional education assessment or
				have a minimum of three years full-time teaching experience in a West Virginia
				public school under such license.
21.2. For issuance of an Additional
				Endorsement Based on Content Proficiency. An individual who already holds a
				valid West Virginia Professional Teaching Certificate excluding the Provisional
				Alternative Provisional Certificate may add an additional area of certification
				upon submission of a passing score on the appropriate content area test
				effective in current policy required of other teachers for certification in
				that area, and successfully completing the WVDE-approved methodology
				coursework. If no test is required, the professional educator must complete an
				approved program to add an endorsement. Exemptions identified in section
				10.1.e.2.A.1 do not apply to the additional endorsement based on content
				proficiency.
21.3. Exceptions. An
				additional endorsement based on content proficiency as stated in section 21.2
				may not be added to a Professional Student Support Certificate or Professional
				Administrative Certificate or any Alternative Provisional
				Certificate.
21.4. For issuance of
				an Additional Endorsement for Driver Education. The candidate must:
21.4.a. comply with the requirements of
				section 10; and
21.4.b. complete an
				approved preparation program in driver education; and
21.4.c. have a valid West Virginia
				Professional Certificate; and
21.4.d. have held a valid motor vehicle
				operator's license for the past five years without interruption; and
21.4.e. provide evidence of a satisfactory
				driving record by submitting a certified copy of the candidate's driving record
				from the DMV in each state where the candidate has been licensed during the
				past five years; and
21.4.f. have
				not accumulated nine or more points on the candidate's driving record from a
				DMV at any time during the past five years; and
21.4.g. have not been convicted and/or had a
				driving suspension or revocation of license on a charge of operating a motor
				vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, controlled substance, any other
				drugs, or the combination thereof; or by clear and convincing evidence,
				including but not limited to, and has not operated a motor vehicle while under
				the influence of same as established by a preponderance of evidence, such as a
				positive breath or blood test, or field sobriety test, notwithstanding the lack
				of a conviction or driving license suspension or revocation.
21.4.h. Waivers are not applicable to section
				21.4.