In addition, endorsement candidates must meet
the state licensure standard of at least 100 hours of classroom experience before they can participate in student teaching.
Minnich argues that
state licensure standards must shift from setting the minimum qualifications that educators need to enter the classroom to establishing higher expectations that indicate readiness to prepare students for college and their careers.
Not exact matches
It must start by direct entry taking personal inventories of their practice or by
state legislators making the madness stop by refusing
licensure or implementing
standards for home births via law.
In 2012, the home birth rate in Oregon was 2.4 %, which was the highest rate of any
state; another 1.6 % of women in Oregon delivered at birth centers.11 Before
licensure became mandatory in 2015, Oregon was one of two
states in which
licensure was not required for the practice of midwifery in out - of - hospital settings.12 Although the 2003 revision of the U.S.
Standard Certificate of Live Birth distinguishes planned home births from unplanned home births, at the national level there is still no way to disaggregate hospital births that were intended to occur at a hospital and those that had not been intended to occur at a hospital.
«
Licensure creates legal
standards that all midwives have to follow, and that's what we want to see across the United
States,» said Katie Prown, manager of the coalition's national campaign.
Under
licensure laws, it is illegal for a person to practice a profession without first meeting
state standards.
Since then, the resulting Interstate School Leaders
Licensure Consortium standards have been used or adapted by more than 40 states to guide their own preparation, licensure, and evaluation programs for principals and superin
Licensure Consortium
standards have been used or adapted by more than 40
states to guide their own preparation,
licensure, and evaluation programs for principals and superin
licensure, and evaluation programs for principals and superintendents.
Seductive and reasonable as it sounds to wrest teacher
standards and
licensure from the bureaucratic grip of the
state - after all, lawyers do much the same thing through the bar association - in reality these structures nearly always turn out to be dominated by teacher unionists and ed school faculty.
At this writing, 37
states have used those
standards in revising their
licensure process.
The focus on licensing
standards got a boost from the work of the National Board for Professional Teaching
Standards, even though the National Board was concerned more with certifying accomplished teachers than with
state licensure.
In a new book, An Empty Curriculum: The Need to Reform Teacher Licensing Regulations and Tests, (Rowman and Littlefield: 2015), I make the case, with empirical support wherever possible, that the revision of the licensing system for each stage in a teaching career and the construction of new or more demanding teacher
licensure tests contributed significantly to the long - lasting effects of the
state's first - class
standards.
As a result, it has been difficult for observers to determine which factor or group of factors was most responsible for these gains: a revised and strengthened licensing system; revised or new
licensure tests; the use of first - rate
standards in most classrooms, in annual
state student tests, and in the professional development programs all teachers took for license renewal; and / or the major changes in K - 12 governance and finance introduced by the Massachusetts Education Reform Act of 1993.
States should work closely with CAEP, as the new accrediting body for educator preparation, in aligning program approval and
licensure policies with accreditation
standards.
NCLB required that all of the nation's public school teachers be «highly qualified» by the end of 2005 — 06 and set as a
standard that they have a bachelor's degree, meet
state licensure requirements, and demonstrate competence in a core subject.
The center will help
states review and reform their certification and
licensure standards so they reflect the knowledge and skills teachers need to serve students with disabilities in inclusive classroom settings.
The superintendent's HR office does most of the vetting and placing, but it is shackled by the contract, by
state licensure practices (which may be set by an «independent» — and probably union and ed - school dominated — professional -
standards board), by seniority rules that are probably enshrined in both contract and
state law, and by uniform salary schedules that mean the new teacher (assuming similar «credentials») will be paid the same fixed amount whether the subject most needed at Lincoln is math or music.
Meanwhile, education experts, through the updated (2008) Interstate School Leaders
Licensure Consortium
standards, have defined key aspects of leadership to guide
state policy on everything from licensing to onthe - job training of principals.
Today, nearly all
states have adopted some form of what's known as the «ISLLC
standards,» which lay out a set of competencies school leaders need to succeed in improving instruction.6 Iowa, Illinois, Delaware and Kentucky are among the
states that have used the
standards to rewrite principal
licensure rules, toughen accreditation for principal preparation programs, spell out requirements for mentoring newly hired principals and evaluate leader performance.
Wallace provided funding for revisions of the
standards, which were developed originally in 1996 by the Interstate School Leaders
Licensure Consortium, an array of
state representatives and national educational organizations under the aegis of the National Policy Board for Educational Administration.
The new rule must maintain a high
standard of quality for teachers and simplify the
licensure system as much as practicable, including the following: (a) simplify the grade levels licensees can teach and adopt broadfield subject licenses; (b) enable school districts to increase the number of teachers by offering internships and residency opportunities; (c) simplify out - of -
state licensure reciprocity; and (d) expand pathways for existing licensees to fill high needs or shortage areas.
The
standards for highly qualified in Arizona include
state licensure or certificate, a bachelor's degree from a four - year university or institution, and competence in the teacher's content area as measured through an assessment (Dinnell, 2014).
The Council of Chief
State School Officers and the National Policy Board for Educational Administration recently released a second draft of the Interstate School Leaders
Licensure Consortium
Standards for School Leaders (ISLLC), asking for public feedback on the
standards that aim to help school leaders positively influence teaching and student learning.
This system leads to a situation in which students in some
states — such as Alabama — are taught by teachers who were held to a lower
standard in their
licensure process than teachers in other
states.
Once
states have meaningful exams in place that are effective predictors of subsequent classroom performance,
states should set high, meaningful passing scores for teacher
licensure exams, as opposed to the
standard practice of setting passing scores well below the median.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Stronger
licensure standards for teachers and principals, identification of skills educators need from their first day in the classroom, and more rigorous preparation programs for teachers and school leaders are among the steps
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Creating a uniform
standard for teacher
licensure may also reduce inequities in teacher quality and provide more flexibility for teachers to move from
state to
state.25 If teacher
licensure were universal across
states, school districts would enjoy an expanded pool of qualified teachers from which to fill their vacancies.
The law also includes language that allows funds to be used for voluntary teacher
licensure reciprocity across
states.34 By embracing a set of similarly high
standards for
licensure, more
states can enter reciprocal agreements that allow teachers to move from
state - to -
state without
licensure impediments.
In order to graduate from a teacher education program at The University of Iowa and be recommended for
licensure to teach in the
state of Iowa, teacher candidates must demonstrate competence according to eleven
standards, derived from the Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC), and aligned with the eight
standards used to evaluate teachers in Iowa.
They are required to have at least a master's degree in school counseling and to meet the certification and
licensure standards for their
state.
Supporting improved principal preparation at the
state level by strengthening program accreditation and
licensure standards to ensure that principals have clinical experiences in schools with diverse students and staff and learn to create collaborative, supportive work environments for the teachers with whom they work.
For example,
states may wish to review the extent to which course curricula reinforce the
state's college - and career - readiness
standards or conduct a similar review with respect to the
state's educator
standards and
licensure requirements.
The District of Columbia should ensure that applicants for
licensure meet the District's
standards, and not just the
standards from the original
state.
Vermont's preparation and
licensure requirements for early childhood education teachers are not aligned with the
state's college - and career - readiness
standards for students.
All 50
states have adopted the ISLLC (Interstate School Leaders
Licensure Consortium)
standards or some version of
standards as a uniform foundation for leadership policy.
Another stream of inquiry in the late 1980s revisited the district role in response to increasing
state policy interventions such as curricular
standards, graduation requirements, standardized testing, teacher career ladders and new
licensure requirements.
The network identified cultural competency as necessary to strengthen leadership policy and development, which began the trajectory of including cultural competency in policy and
state adminis ¬ trator
licensure standards.
Are the
standards part of the
State's teacher
licensure system?
With renewed support from the Wallace Foundation, the Council of Chief
State School Officers (CCSSO) and the National Policy Board for Education Administration (NPBEA) will convene panels to update the Interstate School Leaders
Licensure Consortium (ISLLC)
standards, last updated in 2008, and the National Educational Leadership Preparation (NELP)
standards, last revised in 2011.
More
states will be using the test soon, and «ultimately,» according to the edTPA website, «the long - term expectation is that institutions of higher education, state education boards and professional standards boards throughout the United States will adopt edTPA as a mandatory requirement for the award of an education degree and / or for teacher licensure.&
states will be using the test soon, and «ultimately,» according to the edTPA website, «the long - term expectation is that institutions of higher education,
state education boards and professional
standards boards throughout the United
States will adopt edTPA as a mandatory requirement for the award of an education degree and / or for teacher licensure.&
States will adopt edTPA as a mandatory requirement for the award of an education degree and / or for teacher
licensure.»
(7) contain (A) provisions relating to the establishment and maintenance of personnel
standards, which are consistent with any
State licensure laws and regulations, including provisions relating to the tenure, selection, appointment, and qualifications of personnel, and (B) provisions relating to the establishment and maintenance of minimum
standards governing the facilities and personnel utilized in the provision of vocational REHABILITATION services, but the Secretary shall exercise no authority with respect to the selection, method of selection, tenure of office, or compensation of any individual employed in accordance with such provision;
Applicants must meet all
state licensure requirements and meet all practice
standards in the
state
While some
states may only require a high school diploma and a certification, others may require
licensure, which can include meeting education
standards, having prior experience in the field, and passing a licensing exam.
Washington Hospital Center, Recruitment & Employment, Human Resources February 2003 January 2005 Provided direct support for recruitment in a 6,000 employee healthcare organization that include recruitment efforts Processed over 100 new hires on a monthly basis that include assigning employee numbers, scheduling pre-employment physicals, background and reference checks, verification of education and credentials /
licensures Ensured that the employment process is in compliance with hospital philosophy, policies and procedures and Federal and District of Columbia laws and coordinates and facilitates new hire orientation Recruit candidates for various department positions and ensure that the application process meets
standards Duties included maintaining long - term customer relationships and act as primary liaison between employees and outside vendors Verified identification and the authorization to work in the United
States for new employees, requisition employees, and rehires Screened resumes and applications and conduct preliminary interviews for entry - level and nursing positions to identify qualified applicants Generated monthly queries for management review; administer HR tracking system for new hires and terminations Coordinated and participate in job fairs / open houses and maintain calendar for upcoming events
Complies with necessary regulatory
standards and
licensure requirements mandated by Federal and
State Agencies (i.e. HIPAA, OSHA, and CPR certification)
Physical Therapy Assistants adhere to national and
state licensure practice
standards.
Applicants from
states whose licensing
standards are not substantially similar to Delaware's
standards may receive reciprocal
licensure if they have held their license in good standing for at least five (5) years and have passed the AMFTRB exam.»
During supervision hours, counselors are first known as Associate Professional Counselors (APC) The
state's premier professional association for LPC and APCs is the Licensed Professional Counselors Association of Georgia, which «raises public awareness about mental health issues and the role of LPCs, promotes ethical and professional
standards for practice and
licensure, and provides training and networking for its members.»
Each
state has its own
standards, curriculum, and criteria for
licensure.
Most mental health disciplines and professional organizations (including
state licensure boards) have established ethical
standards and / or
standards of practice related to cultural and linguistic competence.
In addition to each profession having its own
standards for
licensure, each
state also has its own licensing board.