1. (a) A teacher may satisfy the content area testing requirements of 4 AAC 12.305(a), (b), and (c), 4 AAC 12.393, and 4 AAC 12.395 by one of the following options:

   1. (1) achieving the required score or higher on one of the following:

      1. (a) a Praxis II examination described in the following table:

      Praxis II Examination Required

      Score

      Early Childhood Education - 5025156 Elementary Education: Curriculum, Instruction,

      and Assessment - 5017153 Elementary Education: Content Knowledge - 5018163 English to Speakers of Other Languages - 5362155 Special Education: Early Childhood/Early

      Intervention - 5692159 Teaching Reading: Elementary - 5205159 Teaching Reading: K - 12 - 5206156 Elementary Education: Math Specialist - 5037153 English Language Arts: Content Knowledge - 5038167 Elementary Education: Content Knowledge for

      Teaching - 7811See subtests

      under (E) of

      this

      paragraph

   2. (B) the Praxis II examination in Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects - 5001 with the required scores or higher on each of the subtests described in the following table:
   3. (C) the Praxis II examination in Elementary Education Assessment - 5006 with the required scores or higher on each of the subtests described in the following table:
   4. (D) the Praxis II examination in Early Childhood Assessment - 5026 with the required scores or higher on each of the subtests described in the following table:
   5. (E) the Praxis II examination in Elementary Education: Content Knowledge for Teaching - 7811 with the required scores or higher on each of the subtests described in the following table:

   6. (2) completing one of the following methods for verifying content area proficiency offered through Pearson:

      1. (A) achieving the required score or higher on one or more of the Pearson examinations described in the following table; or
      2. (B) submitting evidence through the Pearson ePortfolio system that, at Pearson's determination. sufficiently demonstrates proficiency in one or more subject areas and achieving the FLEX qualification score on the corresponding Pearson examination described in the following table:

      Pearson

      Examination

      Test Code

      Required

      Score

      FLEX

      Examination

      FLEX Test

      Code

      FLEX

      Qualifying

      Score

      Elementary

      Education:

      Subtest I110220Series FLEX

      Elementary

      Education

      Subtest I902205 - 219 Elementary

      Education:

      Subtest II111220Series FLEX Elementary

      Education

      Subtest II903205 - 219 English

      Language Arts319220Series FLEX

      English

      Language Arts302210 - 219 English

      Learners I511220Series FLEX

      English Learners I511208 - 219 Foundations of

      Reading890240Series FLEX Foundations

      of Reading900

      (objective 10)

      901

      (objective 11)231 - 239 Mathematics326220Series FLEX

      Mathematics304212 Middle Grades

      English

      Language Arts206220Series FLEX

      Middle Grades

      English

      Language Arts206210 Middle Grades

      General

      Science205220Series FLEX

      Middle Grades

      General

      Science205220 Social Science325220Series FLEX

      Social Science325220 Spanish401220Series FLEX

      Spanish

      220205 - 219

   Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects

   Subtests

   Required

   Scores

   Elementary Education: Reading and Language Arts

   Subtest - 5002157 Elementary Education: Mathematics Subtest - 5003157 Elementary Education: Social Studies

   Subtest - 5004155 Elementary Education: Science Subtest - 5005

   159

   Elementary Education Assessment - 5006

   Subtests

   Required

   Scores

   Elementary Education: Reading and Language Arts

   and Social Studies 160 Subtest 5007160 Elementary Education: Mathematics and Science

   Subtest 5008

   158

   Early Childhood Assessment - 5026 Subtests

   Required

   Scores

   Early Childhood: Reading and Language Arts &

   Social Studies - 5027161 Early Childhood: Mathematics and Science - 5028

   160

   Elementary Education: Content

   Knowledge for Teaching CKT - 7811

   Required

   Scores

   Elementary Education: Reading and Language Arts

   CKT - 7812161 Elementary Education: Mathematics CKT - 7813150 Elementary Education: Science CKT - 7814154 Elementary Education: Social Studies CKT - 7815

   159

2. (b) A teacher may satisfy the content area testing requirements of 4 AAC 04.210(c)(1), 4 AAC 12.305(a), (b), and (c), 4 AAC 12.395, and 4 AAC 12.396 by achieving a score of 140 or higher on the Praxis II examination for Middle School Content Knowledge.
3. (c) A teacher may satisfy the content area testing requirements of 4 AAC 04.210(d)(6), 4 AAC 12.305(a), (b), and (c), 4 AAC 12.395, and 4 AAC 12.396 by achieving the required score or higher on a Praxis II examination for one or more of the subject or endorsement areas described in the following table: Praxis II Examination Required Score Middle School: Content Knowledge - 5146140 Middle School English Language Arts - 5047164 Middle School Mathematics - 5164157 Middle School Science - 5442152 Middle School Social Studies - 5089 or 0089 149
4. (d) A teacher may satisfy the content area testing requirements of 4 AAC 04.210(d)(6) and (7), 4 AAC 12.305(a), (b), and (c), 4 AAC 12.395, and 4 AAC 12.396 by achieving the required score or higher on a Praxis II examination for one or more of the subject or endorsement areas described in the following table: Praxis II Examination Required Score Agriculture - 5701147 Algebra - 5162157 Art Content Knowledge - 5134 or 0134158 Biology - 5236154 Chemistry - 5246146 Computer Science - 5652149 Earth and Space Sciences - 5572154 Economics - 5911 or 0911150 English: Content Knowledge - 5038167 English Language Arts: Content and Analysis - 5039168 French World Language - 5174162 General Science141 Geography - 5921 or 0921149 Geometry - 5163148 German World Language - 5183163 Government/Political Science - 5931 or 0931149 Japanese World Language - 5661156 Journalism - 5224153 Mathematics - 5165159 Music: Content and Instruction - 5114162 Music: Content Knowledge - 5113 or 0113154 Physical Education: Content and Design - 5095169 Physical Science - 5485157 Physics - 5266145 Psychology - 5391154 Russian World Language - 5671130 Social Studies: Content and Interpretation - 5086153 Social Studies Content Knowledge - 5081 or 0081152 Sociology - 5952154 Spanish World Language - 5195168 Speech Communication - 5221 or 0221146 Theatre - 5641 or 0641127 World and U.S. History - 5941 or 0941 141
5. (e) A teacher may satisfy the content area testing requirements of 4 AAC 04.210(d)(8), 4 AAC 12.305(a), (b), and (c), 4 AAC 12.395, and 4 AAC 12.396 for world languages by achieving a score of advanced low-level or higher on the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Written Proficiency Test examination and a score of advanced low-level or higher on the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Oral Proficiency Review examination, for the language on which the teacher was examined. If an American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages examination is offered only in Written Proficiency Test form or only in Oral Proficiency Review form, and if an alternate examination is not available for the same language under (d) of this section, the teacher meets the testing requirements if the teacher achieves the score set out in this subsection for the test that is available.
6. (f) A teacher may satisfy the content area testing requirements of 4 AAC 12.305(a), (b), and (c), 4 AAC 12.395, and 4 AAC 12.396 by achieving the required score or higher on a Praxis II examination described in the following table: Praxis II Examination Required Score Business education - 5101 or 0101154 Family and consumer science - 5122153 Fundamental subjects: content knowledge - 5511150 Health education - 5551 or 0551155 Health and physical education: content knowledge - 5857160 Physical education - 5091 or 0091146 Technology education - 0051 or 5051 159
7. (g) The department will review a content area examination identified in this section at least once every three years under 4 AAC 12.409(a).
8. (h) The department will reevaluate a required score for a content area examination identified in this section at least once every five years under 4 AAC 12.409(b).
9. (i) In this section, "required score" means a passing score representing the minimum acceptable level of performance on an examination.

(Eff. 4/24/2016, Register 218; am 6/1/2018, Register 226; am 7/1/2023, Register 247)

Authority: AS 14.07.020, AS 14.20.010, AS 14.20.022, AS 14.07.060, AS 14.20.020, AS 14.50.080