House Journal: Page 1831: Thursday, May 3, 2001
24 in grades nine through twelve in the area of the
25 individual's academic background and employment
26 experience if the individual meets the requirements of
27 section 256.16, subsection 3. In addition to these
28 requirements, an individual seeking a nontraditional
29 conditional license to teach special education
30 students in grades nine through twelve shall document,
31 to the satisfaction of the state board of educational
32 examiners, five years of successful experience working
33 with children requiring special education. An
34 individual may be issued a provisional license to
35 teach students in grades nine through twelve in the
36 area of the individual's academic background and
37 employment experience if the individual successfully
38 completes one year of teaching under a nontraditional
39 conditional license and successfully completes the
40 second course of study set forth in section 256.16,
41 subsection 3.
42 c. A person issued a nontraditional conditional or
43 provisional teaching license pursuant to paragraph "b"
44 shall successfully complete, at a minimum, a one-year
45 beginning teacher mentoring and induction program.
46 However, a school district may offer the individual a
47 second year of participation in the program if, after
48 conducting a comprehensive evaluation, the school
49 district determines that the individual is likely to
50 successfully complete the mentoring and induction
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1 program by the end of the second year.
2 d. An approved nontraditional practitioner
3 preparation internship program, and the school
4 district or accredited nonpublic school with which the
5 institution administering the program has a written
6 agreement in accordance with section 256.16,
7 subsection 3, shall provide information to the board
8 and any documentation regarding the student's
9 participation in the program that the board may
10 reasonably request.
11 Sec. 7. Section 272.2, Code 2001, is amended by
12 adding the following new subsection:
13 NEW SUBSECTION. 16. a. Administer the Praxis II
14 examination for knowledge of pedagogies and for not
15 more than one content area to each individual who is
16 applying for a nontraditional conditional license in
17 accordance with subsection 13, paragraph "b".
18 b. Examination fees for the examination required
19 under this subsection shall be paid by the board.
20 Costs incurred for additional content area
21 examinations shall be paid by the applicant.
22 c. The results of the examinations administered
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