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- Add Montessori Endorsement
- Add with Coursework & Testing
- Add with Testing Alone
- Add Elementary Math Specialist
Add Montessori Endorsement
Currently licensed elementary generalist teachers who have completed training accredited by the Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education (MACTE) may add a Montessori endorsement to their existing elementary license. The endorsement acknowledges completion of additional Montessori pedagogy training and does not expand the elementary generalist license beyond its current validity and grade coverage.
- Licensed elementary generalist teachers may apply for the addition of a Montessori endorsement to their licenses by submitting required documentation of completion of a MACTE accredited training program.
- No licensure test is required for the Montessori endorsement as it is not an instructional content area and it does not expand the validity or grade coverage of the license to which it is being added.
Required Documents:
- Official certificate showing completion of MACTE accredited Montessori training program.
- Official transcripts showing completion of Montessori Training program.
Licensing Fee Information: Click Here.
Step-by-Step Instructions: Click Here.
Add Content Area with Coursework and Testing
The following content areas can only be added to a valid instructional license by completing testing and coursework through an approved program:
- Early Childhood Education
- Elementary Education
- English as a New Language
- Exceptional Needs (Mild Intervention, Intense Intervention, Blind and Low Vision, Deaf and Hard of Hearing)
- Fine Arts content areas (Visual Arts, Vocal and General Music, Instrumental and General Music, and Theater Arts)
- High Ability
Click here for a list of approved educator preparation programs.
Click here for test preparation materials and registration: https://www.ets.org/praxis/in/requirements
If you passed a required Pearson CORE Assessment prior to September 1, 2021, please see our Educator Testing website for more details about the licensure test transition.
Content area additions and license renewals can be applied for at the same time with one application fee if the license will expire within 90 days. If the license is already expired, then the applicant must also meet renewal or conversion requirements in order to add the content area. Click here for the Renew and Add Content Areas application.
Required Documents:
- Official transcripts showing the relevant completed coursework; if coursework was completed at an Indiana institution, applications will be routed to those institutions for processing and no transcript is required.
- Official Indiana Praxis Assessment score report; or a statement that the score is loaded to your LVIS account.
Licensing Fee Information: Click Here.
Step-By-Step Instructions: Click Here.
Add Content Area with Testing Alone
Most content areas can be added to a valid instructional license by passing the corresponding Indiana Praxis Assessment content exam.
The following content areas cannot be added with testing alone because they also require coursework completed through an approved program:
- Early Childhood Education
- Elementary Generalist
- English as a New Language
- Exceptional Needs (Mild Intervention, Intense Intervention, Blind and Low Vision, Deaf and Hard of Hearing)
- Fine Arts content areas (Visual Arts, Vocal and General Music, Instrumental and General Music, and Theater Arts)
- High Ability
Click here for test preparation materials and registration: https://www.ets.org/praxis/in/requirements
If you passed a required Pearson CORE Assessment prior to September 1, 2021, please see our Educator Testing website for more details about the licensure test transition.
Content area additions and license renewals can be applied for at the same time with one application fee if the license will expire within 90 days. If the license is already expired, then the applicant must also meet renewal or conversion requirements in order to add the content area. Click here for the Renew and Add Content Areas application.
Required Documents:
- Official Indiana Praxis Assessment score report; or a statement that the score is loaded to your LVIS account.
- The content areas CTE: Family and Consumer Sciences, CTE: Agriculture, CTE: Business & Information Technology and CTE: Marketing additionally require signed letters from former employers verifying 1,500 hours of occupational experience related to the content area.
Licensing Fee Information: Click Here.
Step-By-Step Instructions: Click Here.
Adding Elementary Math Specialist to an Existing License
The Elementary Math Specialist content area is available to add to a valid license through testing providing the applicant holds one of the licenses below and can verify three years of math teaching experience.
The Elementary Math Specialist can only be added to the following established license types:
- Elementary Generalist
- Middle School Mathematics
- Secondary Mathematics
Click here for test preparation materials and registration: https://www.ets.org/praxis/in/requirements
Content area additions and license renewals can be applied for at the same time with one application fee if the license will expire within 90 days. If the license is already expired, then the applicant must also meet renewal or conversion requirements in order to add the content area. Click here for the Renew and Add Content Areas application.
Required Documents:
- Official score report for Indiana Praxis test #5037 Elementary Education: Math Specialist with a cut score of 153; or a statement that the score is loaded to your LVIS account.
- A physically signed letter of verification on official letterhead written by your administrator stating how long you have been teaching math, or use this form: Verification of Teaching Experience.
Licensing Fee Information: Click Here.
Step-By-Step Instructions: Click Here.