282—13.29 (272) Adding, removing or reinstating a teaching endorsement.
	 13.29(1) Adding an endorsement. After the issuance of a teaching license, an individual may add other endorsements to that license upon proper application, provided current requirements for that endorsement have been met. An updated license with expiration date unchanged from the original or renewed license will be prepared.
	  a.   	 Options. To add an endorsement, the applicant must follow one of these options:
	 (1) 	 Option 1. Receive the Iowa teacher education institution’s recommendation that the current approved program requirements for the endorsement have been met.
	 (2) 	 Option 2. Receive verification from the Iowa teacher education institution that the minimum state requirements for the endorsement have been met in lieu of the institution’s approved program.
	 (3) 	 Option 3. Receive verification from a state-approved and regionally accredited institution that the Iowa minimum requirements for the endorsement have been met.
	 (4) 	 Option 4. Apply for a review of the transcripts by the board of educational examiners’ staff to determine if all Iowa requirements have been met. The applicant must submit documentation that all of the Iowa requirements have been met by filing transcripts and supporting documentation for review. The fee for the transcript evaluation is in 282—Chapter 12. This fee shall be in addition to the fee for adding the endorsement.
	  b.   	 Additional requirements for adding an endorsement.
	 (1) 	 In addition to meeting the requirements listed in rules 282—13.18(272) and 282—13.28(272), applicants for endorsements shall have completed a methods class appropriate for teaching the general subject area of the endorsement added.
	 (2) 	 Practitioners who are adding a secondary teaching endorsement and have not student taught on the secondary level shall complete a teaching practicum appropriate for teaching at the level of the new endorsement.
	 (3) 	 Practitioners holding the K-8 endorsement in the content area of the 5-12 endorsement being added may satisfy the requirement for a teaching practicum by completing all required coursework and presenting verification of competence. This verification of competence shall be signed by a licensed evaluator who has observed and formally evaluated the performance of the applicant at the secondary level. This verification of competence may be submitted at any time during the term of the Class B license. The practitioner must obtain a two-year Class B license while practicing with the 5-12 endorsement.
	 13.29(2) Removal of an endorsement; reinstatement of removed endorsement.
	  a.   	 Removal of an endorsement. A practitioner may remove an endorsement from the practitioner’s license as follows:
	 (1) 	 To remove an endorsement, the practitioner shall meet the following conditions:
	  1. 	 A practitioner who holds a standard or master educator license is eligible to request removal of an endorsement from the license if the practitioner has not taught in the subject or assignment area of the endorsement in the five years prior to the request for removal of the endorsement, and
	  2. 	 The practitioner must submit a notarized written application form furnished by the board of educational examiners to remove an endorsement at the time of licensure renewal (licensure renewal is limited to one calendar year prior to the expiration date of the current license), and
	  3. 	 The application must be signed by the superintendent or designee in the district in which the practitioner is under contract. The superintendent’s signature shall serve as notification and acknowledgment of the practitioner’s intent to remove an endorsement from the practitioner’s license. The absence of the superintendent’s or designee’s signature does not impede the removal process.
	 (2) 	 The endorsement shall be removed from the license at the time of application.
	 (3) 	 If a practitioner is not employed and submits an application, the provisions of 13.29(2)“a”(1)“3” shall not be required.
	 (4) 	 If a practitioner submits an application that does not meet the criteria listed in 13.29(2)“a”(1)“1” to “3,” the application will be rendered void and the practitioner will forfeit the processing fee.
	 (5) 	 The executive director has the authority to approve or deny the request for removal. Any denial is subject to the appeal process set forth in rule 282—11.35(272).
	  b.   	 Reinstatement of a removed endorsement.
	 (1) 	 If the practitioner wants to add the removed endorsement at a future date, all coursework for the endorsement must be completed within the five years preceding the application to add the endorsement.
	 (2) 	 The practitioner must meet the current endorsement requirements when making application.