Office of Educator Services Alternative Licensure Steve Senf

Office of Educator Services, Alternative Licensure Steve Senf Career and Technology Education Work-Based Licensure Program 803 -896 -0346 ssenf@ed. sc. gov

Statutory and Regulatory References South Carolina Code of Laws Section 59 -25 -20 (Certification and licensure) Section 59 -26 -10 (Training, Certification and Evaluation) Section 59 -26 -30 (Contract and evaluation) Section 59 -26 -40 (Cognitive assessments, certification and regulations) Certification Regulations R 43 -50 - Persons Required to Hold a Teaching Certificate R 43 -51 - Certification Requirements R 43 -55 - Renewal of Credentials R 43 -63 - Requirements for Career and Technology Education Work. Based Certification R 43 -205. 1 - Assisting, Developing, and Evaluating Professional Teaching (ADEPT)

Office of Educator Services, Alternative Licensure • • Certification (Academic Licensure Areas) Professional Practices Educator Preparation Alternative Licensure (Academic Licensure Areas) – PACE – ABCTE – TFA – Adjunct • Career and Technology Education (CATE) Licensure (Work-based Licensure Areas)

CATE Academic Licensure Four-year, teacher education program or MAT Program of Alternative Licensure for Educators (PACE) CIDs - (O, 1, or 2 xxxxx) • Agriculture • Family and Consumer Sciences • Industrial Technology Education • Business/Marketing/Computer Technology

Office of Educator Services, Alternative Licensure Work-Based Licensure CIDs - (9 xxxxx)

Office of Educator Services, Alternative Licensure Qualification is based on a combination of work experience and education in the area of licensure Bachelor’s+18 Master’s+30 Doctorate HS Diploma 30 Sem. Hrs. Associate’s (60) Associate’s (90) Bachelor’s +18 Master’s +30 Doctorate 4 yrs 3 yrs 2 yrs 1 yr 6 mos NA NA 5 yrs 4 yrs 3 yrs 2 yrs 1 yr 6 mos NA NA NA 6 yrs 5 yrs 4 yrs 3 yrs 2 yrs 1 yr 6 mos NA NA NA NA NA 6 mos

CATE Work-Based Licensure Post-Secondary Degree Not Required CIDs - (9 xxxxx) State or National Examination Required • Automotive Collision Repair • Automotive Technology • Carpentry • Diesel Technology • Electricity • Electronics • Environmental Control Systems • Machine Tool Technology • Masonry • Plumbing • Welding

CATE Work-Based Licensure Post-Secondary Degree Not Required CIDs - (9 xxxxx) State Competency Examination Required • Culinary Arts • Digital Art and Design • Drafting • Graphic Communications • Media Technology • Protective Services - (FF) • Protective Services - (LE) • Power Equipment Technology

CATE Work-Based Licensure Post-Secondary Degree Required Associates or Higher CIDs - (9 xxxxx) Professional license; No Competency Examination • Health Science Technology • Information Technology (Networking) • Information Technology (Programming) • Cosmetology, Barbering and Nail Technology require a SC LLR Instructor’s License • Engineering Technology requires a Certificate of Training. Must be requested by the school district

Work-Based Licensure Steps to Work-Based Licensure

Work-Based Licensure Apply Qualify Interview/ Employed Licensed/ Enrolled Completes Licensure Program

Work-Based Licensure Apply Qualify Licensed/ Enrolled Completes Licensure Program

Work-Based Licensure Steps To Work-Based Professional Licensure 1. 2. 3. 4. Submits application and supporting documentation Receives Letter of Eligibility (LOE) Seeks employment w/LOE in hand When hired, district submits Confirmation of Employment (COE- formally a VOE in CATE) 5. License issued and applicant registers for DIRECT institutes 6. Completes all work-based licensure requirements in five years 7. Receives Professional License

Work-Based licensure Requirements

Work-Based Licensure Requirements Year 1 (CATE Induction Certificate) • Complete Developing Instructional Readiness for Educators of Career and Technology (DIRECT) 1 & 2 in-service institutes • Attempt the Basic Skills examination (Work. Keys) • Complete ADEPT Induction Year

Work-Based Licensure Requirements Year 2 (CATE Induction License) • Complete DIRECT 3 & 4 in-service institutes • Complete Competency examination* • State Competency examination • Industry Competency examination • Complete ADEPT Formal Performance evaluation *Except Cosmetology/Barbering/Nail, Health Science Technology, Information Technology, and PLTW

Work-Based Licensure Requirements Years 3 -5 (CATE Pre-Professional License) • Pass Basic Skills examination (Work. Keys)* • Complete six semester-hours of professional coursework *All CATE teachers are expected to take the basic skills examinations at least once a year until all portions are passed.

Work-Based Licensure Areas of Misunderstanding • • • Reciprocity-NONE Hiring before LOE-Fines, Report Card Basic Skills exam – (Work. Keys, Praxis I no longer exists) Competency exam -State vs. Industry Professional Development coursework ADEPT SAFE-T/Diagnostic Assistance and the Induction certificate Waivers or extensions- can be issued for ADEPT DIRECT Institutes can be completed out of sequence based on hire date. Ex. Hired in October or later A Request for Change/Action Form MUST be sent in when submitting documents!

Work-Based Licensure Questions?

PACE What’s happening?

We are growing! • Cohort 12 A Summer: • Cohort 12 B Winter: 122 participants 215 participants All Winter pre-service documents MUST be in BEFORE December 8, 2014. Colette Reamer: A dream! Call if questions. . .

Pre-Service • Please remind candidates that preservice registration begins at 7: 00 a. m. on Saturday, December 13, at Dreher High School in Columbia, SC.

Praxis • If a candidate passes the Praxis BEFORE December 12, 2014, he/she will be cleared for Winter pre-service • If they do not have their scores back before the beginning of pre-service, they can go ahead and participate in pre-service, but if they do not receive a passing score they will NOT receive a license and if hired for 2015 -16 must attend preservice again along with the registration fee.

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Extension year candidates • If you have candidates on an extension year, please help us stay on top of their coursework and passing the PLT • Pre-approved course list is on Moodle for current participants • Please submit your ADEPT reports for extension year candidates

COEs • After December 8, 2014, please submit a COE for 2015 -16 in order to generate candidates for summer pre-service. • These candidates must be considered a longterm substitute until 2015 -2016.