10.57.420    CLASS 4 CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION LICENSE

(1) A Class 4 license is specific to career and technical education and shall be valid for a period of five years.

(2) There are three types of Class 4 licenses:

(a) A Class 4A license issued to individuals holding a valid Montana teaching license, but without an appropriate career and technical education endorsement;

(b) A Class 4B license issued to individuals with a certificate of completion from an apprenticeship program or associate or  bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university, but who do not hold a valid Montana teaching license with the appropriate career and technical education endorsement; and

(c) A Class 4C license issued to individuals who hold at least a high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma and meet the minimum requirements for endorsement.

(3) To obtain a Class 4 career and technical educator license an applicant must:

(a) meet the requirements of (2)(a), (b), or (c) above and qualify for one or more endorsements as outlined in ARM 10.57.421; and

(b) verify completion of the online course "An Introduction to Indian Education for All in Montana."

(4) A Class 4 license shall be renewable pursuant to the requirements of ARM 10.57.215 and the requirements specific to each type of Class 4 license.

(a) Class 4A licenses shall be renewable by earning 60 professional development units. Endorsement related technical studies may be accepted. The first renewal must show evidence of professional development units earned in each of the following areas:

(i) curriculum and instruction in career and technical education; and

(ii) safety and teacher liability.

(b) Class 4B or 4C licenses shall be renewable by earning 60 professional development units. The first renewal must show evidence of professional development units earned in the following areas:

(i) curriculum and instruction in career and technical education; and

(ii) safety and teacher liability.

(c) Other professional development appropriate to renew a Class 4B or 4C license includes the following:

(i) principles and/or philosophy of career and technical education;

(ii) curriculum and instruction in career and technical education;

(iii) learning styles/teaching styles; including serving students with special needs;

(iv) safety and teacher liability;

(v) classroom management;

(vi) teaching methods;

(vii) career guidance in career and technical education; or

(viii) endorsement related technical studies, with prior OPI approval.

(5) A lapsed Class 4 license may be reinstated by showing verification of 60 professional development units earned during the five-year period preceding the validation date of the new license, including professional development units in:

(a) curriculum and instruction in career and technical education;

(b) safety and teacher liability; and

(c) endorsement related technical studies or industry validated training.

 

History: Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9, 20-4-102, MCA; IMP, Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9, 20-4-106, 20-4-108, MCA; NEW, 2002 MAR p. 3309, Eff. 11/28/02; AMD, 2003 MAR p. 2081, Eff. 9/26/03; AMD, 2009 MAR p. 345, Eff. 3/27/09; AMD, 2009 MAR p. 2244, Eff. 11/26/09; AMD, 2014 MAR p. 2930, Eff. 7/1/15; AMD, 2016 MAR p. 2330, Eff. 1/1/17; AMD, 2022 MAR p. 799, Eff. 5/28/22.