Mont. Admin. R. 10.57.424 - CLASS 5 PROVISIONAL LICENSE
(1) There are three
types of Class 5 licenses:
(a) a Class 5A
provisional license that is valid for one year;
(b) a Class 5B provisional license that is
valid for three years; and
(c) a
Class 5C provisional license that is valid for three years.
(2) A Montana educator may be issued only one
Class 5 provisional license per teaching license (Class 1 or 2), administrator
license (Class 3), or specialist license (Class 6). A Class 5 provisional
license is not available for an initial Class 4 license or a Class 7 or 8
license.
(3) A Class 5A provisional
license will be issued to those individuals seeking their initial Montana
educator license who meet all licensure requirements except need successful
completion of the Montana required Praxis test. This license is valid for one
year and is non-renewable.
(4) A
Class 5B provisional license is valid for a term of three years, is not
renewable, and may not be reinstated. A Class 5B provisional license will be
issued to those individuals who hold a bachelor's degree from an
institutionally accredited college or university but have not completed an
approved educator preparation program.
(a) An
applicant for a Class 5B provisional license must sign and file with the
Superintendent of Public Instruction a plan of professional intent leading,
within three years of the date of validity of the provisional license, to an
appropriately endorsed Class 1, 2, 3, or 6 license as provided in ARM
10.57.412, 10.57.414, 10.57.415, 10.57.418, 10.57.419, or 10.57.434 and
10.57.435.
(5) A Class 5C
provisional license is valid for a term of three years, is not renewable, and
may not be reinstated. A Class 5C provisional license will be issued to those
seeking a license in Montana whose degree is more than five years old, do not
hold a current standard, unrestricted educator licensure, and have not earned
60 professional development units as defined in ARM 10.57.215(4) within the
five-year period preceding the effective date of the license.
(a) An applicant for a Class 5C provisional
license must sign and file with the Superintendent of Public Instruction a plan
of professional intent to obtain 60 professional development units which lead,
within three years of the date of validity of the provisional license, to an
appropriately endorsed Class 1, 2, 3, or 6 license as provided in ARM
10.57.412, 10.57.414, 10.57.415, 10.57.418, 10.57.419, or 10.57.434 and
10.57.435.
(6) An
applicant for a Class 5A, 5B, or 5C provisional license must provide
verification of:
(a) a bachelor's degree from
an institutionally accredited college or university; and
(b) a current Montana address or job offer
from a P-12 school in Montana; and
(c) completion of the online course "An
Introduction to Indian Education for All in Montana."
(7) A Class 5A, 5B, or 5C provisional
licensee is not eligible for a Board of Public Education approved internship
program in the same endorsement area subsequent to the Class 5A, 5B, or 5C
licensure expiration date.
(8)
Extension may be granted to a Class 5B or 5C provisional license at the
discretion of the Superintendent of Public Instruction as authorized in ARM
10.57.109. Requests for extension must be submitted by the licensee and
supported by the accredited educator preparation program. A request for
extension must demonstrate evidence of extreme hardship or other circumstances
beyond the control of the licensee which prevented timely completion of the
agreed upon plan of study.
Notes
AUTH: Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9, 20-4-102, MCA; IMP: Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9, 20-4-106, 20-4-108, MCA
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
No prior version found.