Kan. Admin. Regs. § 91-1-204 - Licensure of out-of-state and foreign applicants
As used in this regulation, "accredited institution" shall mean any college or university outside of Kansas that has successfully completed an evaluation process through an educational association recognized for that purpose by the United States department of education.
(a) Despite any other licensure regulation,
any person who meets the requirements of this regulation may be issued a
license by the state board.
(b)
(1) Any person who holds or has held a
standard teaching, school leadership, or school specialist license issued by
another state may apply for either an initial teaching license, an initial
school specialist license, or an initial school leadership license or a
professional teaching license, a professional school specialist license, or a
professional school leadership license.
(2) To obtain an initial teaching license,
each applicant specified in paragraph (b)(1) shall submit the following:
(A) An official transcript verifying the
granting of a bachelor's degree;
(B) verification from the unit head or
designee of an accredited institution that the applicant has completed a
state-approved teacher education program. If the applicant is seeking licensure
to teach content in grades 8 through 12, this verification shall not be
required if the applicant submits verification of having secured a commitment
for hire from a local education agency;
(C) verification of successful completion of
a pedagogical assessment prescribed by the state board or evidence of
successful completion of a pedagogical assessment in the state in which the
applicant holds or has held a standard license;
(D) verification of successful completion of
a content assessment or evidence of successful completion of an endorsement
content assessment in the state in which the applicant holds or has held a
standard license;
(E) verification
of at least one year of recent experience or at least eight semester hours of
recent credit;
(F) a copy of the
applicant's out-of-state standard license;
(G) an application for a Kansas license;
and
(H) the licensure
fee.
(3) To obtain a
professional teaching license, each applicant specified in paragraph (b)(1)
shall submit the following:
(A) An official
transcript verifying the granting of a bachelor's degree;
(B) verification from the unit head or
designee of an accredited institution that the applicant has completed a
state-approved teacher education program. If the applicant is seeking licensure
to teach content in grades 8 through 12, this verification shall not be
required if the applicant submits verification of having secured a commitment
for hire from a local education agency;
(C) a copy of the applicant's out-of-state
standard teaching license;
(D)
(i) Evidence of successful completion of
pedagogical, content, and performance assessments prescribed by the state board
or evidence of successful completion of the three assessments in the state in
which the applicant holds or has held the standard license;
(ii) verification of at least three years of
recent experience under a standard license; or
(iii) verification of at least five years of
accredited experience under a standard license;
(E) verification of at least one year of
recent experience or at least eight semester hours of recent credit;
(F) an application for a Kansas license;
and
(G) the licensure
fee.
(4) To obtain an
initial school leadership license, each out-of-state applicant shall submit the
following:
(A) An official transcript
verifying the granting of a graduate degree;
(B) verification from an accredited
institution by the unit head or designee of completion of a graduate-level
school leadership program;
(C) if
application is made for a district leadership endorsement, verification from an
accredited institution by the unit head or designee of completion of a
state-approved building leadership program;
(D) verification of a minimum 3.25 cumulative
GPA in graduate leadership program coursework;
(E) verification of successful completion of
a school leadership content assessment as determined by the state board or
documentation of successful completion of an appropriate leadership content
assessment in the state in which the applicant holds or has held a standard
leadership license;
(F)
verification of at least one year of recent experience or at least eight
semester hours of recent credit;
(G) a copy of the applicant's out-of-state
standard leadership license;
(H) an
application for initial school leadership license;
(I) the licensure fee; and
(J) verification of five years of experience
in a state-accredited school while holding a standard teaching license or
standard school specialist license and having achieved the professional-level
license, a professional occupational license, a leadership license, or a full
career and technical education certificate.
(5) To obtain an initial school specialist
license, each out-of-state applicant shall submit the following:
(A) An official transcript verifying the
granting of a graduate degree;
(B)
verification from an accredited institution by the unit head or designee of
completion of a graduate-level school specialist program;
(C) verification of a minimum 3.25 cumulative
GPA in graduate school specialist program coursework;
(D)
(i) If
application is made for a library media specialist endorsement or reading
specialist endorsement, a valid professional teaching license; or
(ii) if application is made for a school
counselor endorsement, a standard teaching license;
(E) verification of successful completion of
a school specialist content assessment as determined by the state
board;
(F) verification of at least
one year of recent experience or at least eight semester hours of recent
credit;
(G) a copy of the
applicant's out-of-state standard school specialist license;
(H) an application for an initial school
specialist license; and
(I) the
licensure fee.
(6) To
obtain a professional school leadership license, each out-of-state applicant
shall submit the following:
(A) An official
transcript verifying the granting of a graduate degree;
(B) verification from an accredited
institution by the unit head or designee of completion of a graduate-level
school leadership program;
(C)
verification of a minimum 3.25 cumulative GPA in graduate leadership program
coursework;
(D) verification of at
least one year of recent experience or at least eight semester hours of recent
credit;
(E) verification of five
years of experience in a state-accredited school while holding a standard
teaching license or standard school specialist license and having achieved the
professional-level license, a professional occupational license, a leadership
license, or a full career and technical education certificate;
(F)
(i)
Evidence of successful completion of the school leadership content assessment
and completion in a state-accredited school of the school leadership
performance assessment prescribed by the state board or evidence of successful
completion of the two assessments in the state in which the applicant holds or
has held a standard school leadership license;
(ii) verification of at least three years of
recent experience in a school leadership position while holding a standard
school leadership license; or
(iii)
verification of at least five years of accredited school leadership experience
under a standard school leadership license;
(G) a copy of the applicant's out-of-state
standard school leadership license;
(H) an application for the professional
school leadership license; and
(I)
the licensure fee.
(7)
To obtain a professional school specialist license, each out-of-state applicant
shall submit the following:
(A) An official
transcript verifying the granting of a graduate degree;
(B) verification from an accredited
institution by the unit head or designee of completion of a graduate-level
specialist program;
(C)
verification of a minimum 3.25 cumulative GPA in graduate school specialist
program coursework;
(D)
verification of at least one year of recent experience or at least eight
semester hours of recent credit;
(E)
(i) If
application is made for a library media specialist endorsement or reading
specialist endorsement, a currently valid professional teaching license;
or
(ii) if application is made for
a school counselor endorsement, a standard teaching license;
(F)
(i) Evidence of successful completion of the
school specialist content assessment and completion in a state-accredited
school of the school specialist performance assessment prescribed by the state
board or evidence of successful completion of the two assessments in the state
in which the applicant holds or has held a standard school specialist
license;
(ii) verification of at
least three years of recent experience in a school specialist position while
holding a valid standard school specialist license; or
(iii) verification of at least five years of
accredited school specialist experience under a standard school specialist
license;
(G) a copy of
the applicant's out-of-state standard school specialist license;
(H) an application for the professional
school specialist license; and
(I)
the licensure fee.
(8)
Any person who holds a valid initial or professional school specialist license
as a school counselor in another state where the counselor license is issued
without a classroom teaching requirement may apply for an initial or
professional school specialist license with endorsement for school counselor.
(A) To obtain an initial school specialist
license with endorsement for school counselor, each applicant specified in
paragraph (b)(8) shall submit to the state board the following:
(i) An official transcript verifying the
granting of a graduate degree;
(ii)
verification from an accredited institution by the unit head or designee of
completion of a graduate-level school counselor program;
(iii) verification of a minimum 3.25
cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale in graduate school specialist program
coursework;
(iv) verification of at
least one year of recent experience or at least eight semester hours of recent
credit;
(v) evidence of successful
completion of the school counselor content assessment prescribed by the state
board or evidence of successful completion of a school counselor assessment in
the state in which the applicant holds or has held a standard school specialist
license;
(vi) a copy of the
applicant's out-of-state standard school specialist license;
(vii) an application for the school
specialist license; and (viii) the licensure fee.
(B) To obtain a professional school
specialist license with endorsement for school counselor, each applicant
specified in paragraph (b)(8) shall submit to the state board verification of
all documentation specified in paragraph (b)(8)(A) and one of the following:
(i) Verification of at least three years of
recent experience as a school counselor while holding a valid, standard school
counselor license; or
(ii)
verification of at least five years of accredited school counselor experience
under a standard school counselor license.
(c)
(1) Any person who holds a valid professional
teaching license in another state and has earned national board certification
issued by the national board for professional teaching standards may apply for
an accomplished teaching license, which shall be valid for as long as the
national board certificate is valid.
(2) To obtain an accomplished teaching
license, each applicant specified in paragraph (c)(1) shall submit the
following:
(A) Evidence of current national
board certification;
(B)
verification of a valid professional teaching license issued by another
state;
(C) an application for an
accomplished teaching license; and
(D) the licensure fee.
(d)
(1)
(A) Any
person who holds a valid license in another state earned through completion of
an alternative teacher-education program may apply for an interim alternative
license.
(B) Any person who holds a
valid license in another state earned through completion of an alternative
teacher education program and who has five or more years of accredited
experience earned under a standard license, three years of which are continuous
in the same local education agency, may apply for a professional teaching
license by meeting the requirements of paragraph (b)(3).
(2) To obtain an interim alternative license,
each applicant specified in paragraph (d)(1)(A) shall submit to the state board
the following:
(A) An official transcript
verifying the granting of a bachelor's degree;
(B) a copy of the applicant's currently valid
out-of-state license;
(C)
verification of completion of the alternative teacher education
program;
(D) verification of at
least one year of recent experience or at least eight semester hours of recent
credit;
(E) an application for an
interim alternative license; and
(F) the licensure fee.
(3) Each person who holds an interim
alternative license shall submit to the commissioner of education, within the
term of the interim alternative license, a request for review of the
application by the licensure review committee.
(A) Upgrading the interim alternative license
to the standard initial license shall require verification of the following:
(i) Successful completion of all requirements
set by the licensure review committee and approved by the state board;
and
(ii) successful completion of a
pedagogical assessment and successful completion of a content
assessment.
(B)
Upgrading the interim alternative license to the professional level license
shall require verification of the following:
(i) A recommendation from the licensure
review committee and approval by the state board with no additional
requirements specified; and
(ii)
verification that the person meets the requirements of paragraph
(b)(3)(D).
(e) Any person who has completed an education
program from a foreign institution outside of the United States may receive an
initial license if, in addition to meeting the requirements for the initial
license as stated in
K.A.R.
91-1-203, that person submits the following:
(1) An official credential evaluation by a
credential evaluator approved by the state board; and
(2) if the person's primary language is not
English, verification of passing scores on an English proficiency examination
prescribed by the state board.
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