Office of Educator Services, Alternative Licensure

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Office of Educator Services, Alternative Licensure

• Steve Senf
• Career and Technology Education Work-Based
  Licensure Program
• 803-896-0346
• ssenf_at_ed.sc.gov

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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)
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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)

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CATE Academic Licensure
Four-year, teacher education program or
MAT Program of Alternative Licensure for
Educators (PACE) CIDs - (O, 1, or 2xxxxx)

• Agriculture
• Family and Consumer Sciences
• Industrial Technology Education
• Business/Marketing/Computer Technology

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Office of Educator Services, Alternative Licensure
Work-Based Licensure CIDs - (9xxxxx)
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Office of Educator Services, Alternative
Licensure
Qualification is based on a combination of work
experience and education in the area of licensure
Bachelors Bachelors18 Masters
Masters30 Doctorate HS Diploma 4 yrs
5 yrs 6yrs NA NA 30 Sem. Hrs.
3 yrs 4 yrs 5 yrs
NA NA Associates (60) 2 yrs 3 yrs
4 yrs NA NA Associates (90) 1 yr
2 yrs 3 yrs NA NA Bachelors
6 mos 1 yr 2 yrs
NA NA Bachelors 18 NA 6 mos 1
yr NA NA Masters NA
NA 6 mos NA NA Masters 30
NA NA NA 6 mos
NA Doctorate NA NA
NA NA 6 mos
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CATE Work-Based Licensure
Post-Secondary Degree Not Required CIDs -
(9xxxxx) State or National Examination Required

• Automotive Collision Repair
• Automotive Technology
• Carpentry
• Diesel Technology
• Electricity
• Electronics
• Environmental Control
• Systems
• Machine Tool Technology
• Masonry
• Plumbing
• Welding

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CATE Work-Based Licensure
Post-Secondary Degree Not Required CIDs -
(9xxxxx) State Competency Examination Required

• Culinary Arts
• Digital Art and Design
• Drafting
• Graphic Communications
• Media Technology
• Protective Services - (FF)
• Protective Services - (LE)
• Power Equipment Technology

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CATE Work-Based Licensure
Post-Secondary Degree Required Associates or
Higher CIDs - (9xxxxx) Professional license No
Competency Examination

• Health Science Technology
• Information Technology (Networking)
• Information Technology (Programming)
• Cosmetology, Barbering and Nail Technology
  require a SC LLR Instructors License
• Engineering Technology requires a Certificate of
  Training. Must be requested by the school
  district

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Work-Based Licensure
Steps to Work-Based Licensure
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Work-Based Licensure
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Work-Based Licensure
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Work-Based Licensure
Steps To Work-Based Professional Licensure

• 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)
• License issued and applicant registers for DIRECT
  institutes
• Completes all work-based licensure requirements
  in five years
• Receives Professional License

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Work-Based licensure
Work-Based licensure Requirements
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Work-Based Licensure

• 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 (WorkKeys)
• Complete ADEPT Induction Year

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Work-Based Licensure

• 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

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Work-Based Licensure

• Work-Based Licensure Requirements
• Years 3-5 (CATE Pre-Professional License)
• Pass Basic Skills examination (WorkKeys)
• 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.

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Work-Based Licensure

• Areas of Misunderstanding
• Reciprocity-NONE
• Hiring before LOE-Fines, Report Card
• Basic Skills exam (WorkKeys, 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!

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Work-Based Licensure
Questions?
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PACE

• Whats happening?

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We are growing!

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

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Pre-Service

• Please remind candidates that pre-service
  registration begins at 700 a.m. on Saturday,
  December 13, at Dreher High School in Columbia,
  SC.

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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
  pre-service again along with the registration
  fee.

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Updating website

• In process of creating a video
• Recruitment
• How to get started
• Suggestions?

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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

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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 long-term
  substitute until 2015-2016.