TITLE 515 ADVISORY BOARD OF THE DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
Proposed Rule
LSA Document #08-415
DIGEST
Adds
515 IAC 9-1-30 concerning the requirements of a visiting teacher permit. Effective 30 days after filing with the Publisher.
Authority:
IC 20-28-2-6
Sec. 30. (a) The visiting teacher permit:
(1) is a nonrenewable credential valid for three (3) years; and
(2) allows an international teacher to have a teaching credential in Indiana.
(b) To qualify for the visiting teacher permit, the applicant must submit documentation from the Ministry of Education or comparable office of the visiting teacher's country of origin verifying the applicant:
(1) is of good moral character;
(2) is a citizen of another country who is in the United States or will be entering the United States, and whom an Indiana school corporation has agreed to employ as a teacher;
(3) holds the United States equivalent of the bachelor's degree from an accredited institution;
(4) has completed a teacher preparation program;
(5) has teaching or related professional experience; and
(6) demonstrates English language proficiency.
(c) To qualify for the visiting teacher permit, the applicant must submit the following:
(1) An application for a visiting teacher permit submitted by an employing school superintendent.
(2) Verification from the Ministry of Education or comparable office of the visiting teacher's country of origin of the documentation required in subsection (b).
(3) The established fee for the issuance of the permit.
(4) A limited criminal history record of the applicant in the English language from the applicant's country of origin that complies with IC 20-28-5-9.
(d) A visiting teacher permit under subsection (b) is:
(1) nonrenewable, and
(2) issued only in the content area or areas or school setting or settings for which the candidate is assigned to teach.
(e) This rule does not apply to international teachers employed by accredited Indiana schools through memoranda of understanding between the department of education and ministries of education of other countries.
(Advisory Board of the Division of Professional Standards; 515 IAC 9-1-30)
Posted: 06/25/2008 by Legislative Services Agency
DIN: 20080625-IR-515080415PRA
Composed: Apr 29,2024 2:05:51AM EDT
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