282—20.3(256) Renewal requirements for other license types.

1. 20.3(1)  Approved renewal credit options.

   1. a. One credit may be earned for each semester hour of college credit completed related to education or any endorsement area.
   2. b. Renewal credits may be earned for each licensure renewal course or activity completed as approved through guidelines established by the board of educational examiners.
   3. c. Four credits may be earned for successful completion of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification. This certification may be used one time for either the standard or master educator license. Four credits may also be earned for each National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification renewal and may be used toward the subsequent renewal of either the standard or master educator license.
   4. d. One-half of the required renewal credits may be earned upon the successful completion of an individualized professional development plan as verified by the supervising licensed evaluator.

2. 20.3(2)  Specific renewal requirements.

   1. a. The standard teaching license, career and technical authorization, content specialist authorization, native language teaching authorization, and orientation and mobility specialist authorization require six renewal credits.
   2. b. The master educator license, professional service license, and professional administrator license require four renewal credits. For an applicant who also holds a specialist’s or doctor’s degree, two renewal credits are required. The professional administrator license renewal also requires verification of completion of an approved evaluator course.
   3. c. The substitute license requires one renewal credit, or verification of 30 days of substitute teaching, or one year of classroom teaching, within the recency requirement.
   4. d. The paraeducator certificate requires three renewal credits.
   5. e. The substitute authorization requires two renewal credits.
   6. f. The coaching authorization requires four approved renewal activities to include concussion training, mandatory reporter training for child abuse, a current certificate of CPR training, and one athletic rules meeting or one renewal credit.

   7. g. The activities administrator authorization requires one of the following renewal options:

      1. (1) Document attendance at one state IHSADA convention and one LTI course relating to the knowledge and understanding of professional ethics and legal responsibilities of activities administrators.
      2. (2) Complete three LTI courses.
      3. (3) Complete two semester hours of college credit or renewal credits.
   8. h. The school business official authorization requires four renewal credits or the equivalent approved contact hours within the three-year licensure period.
   9. i. The standard school administration manager requires three renewal credits or approved SAM trainings.
   10. j. The iJAG authorization requires verification of iJAG training renewal.
   11. k. The statement of professional recognition requires verification of the valid license from the other state licensing board.
   12. l. The behind-the-wheel authorization and the work-based learning program supervisor authorization require verification of child abuse training only as stated in 282—subrule 20.1(2).
   13. m. The evaluator license and charter school administrator authorization require verification of completion of an approved evaluator course.
3. 20.3(3)  Advanced degree and ten years of experience. Licensees who hold a master’s degree or higher and who have at least ten years of PK-12 licensed experience may submit verification of the advanced degree and experience in lieu of renewal credits. The professional administrator license renewal also requires verification of completion of an approved evaluator course that is less than ten years old.

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