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10.57.301    ENDORSEMENT INFORMATION

(1) The only endorsements on Montana teaching, administrative or specialist licenses are those approved by the board of public education. A major or a minor or the equivalent in the endorsement area is required.

(2) Licenses are endorsed by the superintendent of public instruction for the appropriate level(s) and area(s) of preparation based on the college program completed.

(3) Appropriate teaching areas acceptable for license endorsement include: agriculture, art K-12, biology, business education, career and vocational/technical education endorsements as determined by the superintendent of public instruction, chemistry, computer science K-12, drama, earth science, economics, elementary education, English, English as a second language K-12, family and consumer sciences, French K-12, geography, German K-12, school counseling K-12, health, history, history-political science, industrial arts, journalism, Latin K-12, library K-12, marketing, mathematics, music K-12, other language K-12, physical education and health K-12, physical science, physics, political science, psychology, reading K-12, Russian K-12, science (broadfield) , social studies (broadfield) , sociology, Spanish K-12, special education P-12, speech-communication, speech-drama, technology education, trade and industry, and traffic education K-12.

(4) Appropriate career and vocational/technical education areas acceptable for endorsement on the class 4 license include but are not limited to: automotive technology, welding, auto body, industrial mechanics, small engines, heavy equipment operations, electronics, horticulture, agriculture mechanics, building trades, building maintenance, culinary arts, metals, drafting, computer information systems, graphic arts, aviation, health occupations, machining, and diesel mechanics.

(5) Appropriate administrative areas acceptable for license endorsement include: elementary principal, secondary principal, K-12 principal, K-12 superintendent and supervisor.

(6) Appropriate specialist areas acceptable for license endorsement are school psychologist and school counselor.

(7) Both elementary and secondary preparation, including student teaching or university supervised teaching experience are required for endorsement in any approved K-12 endorsement area. The K-12 endorsement areas outlined in (3) may also be endorsed at the elementary or secondary level depending on the verified level of preparation.

(a) A class 1 or 2 license may be endorsed in special education P-12 with program preparation at the elementary or secondary levels, or a balanced K-12 program of comparable preparation.

(b) The balanced K-12 license level option is available through Montana board of public education-approved special education programs for those individuals with:

(i) a minimum of bachelor's degree completed, and

(ii) verified completion of an out-of-state state-approved special education program which includes student teaching or university supervised teaching experience.

(c) completion of an accredited professional educator preparation program in any disability area shall result in a special education endorsement.

(8) Applicants with graduate degrees in an endorsable field of specialization may use experience instructing in relevant higher education courses as credit in that endorsement area for licensure.

(9) An endorsement may be dropped from a teaching license at the end of the valid term of the license if minimum licensure requirements (major and minor or extended major) are met without that endorsement.

History: Sec. 20-4-102, MCA; IMP, Sec. 20-4-103, 20-4-106, MCA; Eff. 4/21/75; AMD, Eff. 7/12/76; AMD, Eff. 9/14/76; ARM Pub. 11/25/77; AMD, 1978 MAR p. 1489, Eff. 10/27/78; AMD, 1980 MAR p. 2645, Eff. 9/26/80; AMD, 1985 MAR p. 1396, Eff. 9/27/85; AMD, 1986 MAR p. 1902, Eff. 11/15/86; AMD, 1988 MAR p. 52, Eff. 1/15/88; AMD, 1989 MAR p. 662, Eff. 5/26/89; AMD, 1991 MAR p. 299, Eff. 3/15/91; AMD, 1991 MAR p. 300, Eff. 3/15/91; AMD, 1994 MAR p. 1690, Eff. 6/24/94; AMD, 1995 MAR p. 628, Eff. 4/28/95; AMD, 1996 MAR p. 1835, Eff. 6/21/96; AMD, 1998 MAR p. 347, Eff. 1/30/98; AMD, 1998 MAR p. 1922, Eff. 7/17/98; AMD, 1998 MAR p. 1923, Eff. 7/17/98; AMD, 2000 MAR p. 1511, Eff. 6/16/00; AMD, 2002 MAR p. 3309, Eff. 11/28/02; AMD, 2004 MAR p. 2910, Eff. 12/3/04.

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