1. Reeducation of elementary teachers for kindergarten schoolteaching may be accomplished by presenting a minimum of twelve semester hours of kindergarten coursework in foundations of early childhood, kindergarten methods and materials, early language and literacy, observation, and assessment for the kindergarten child. The applicant must have a minimum of one year full-time equivalent successful teaching experience in prekindergarten, kindergarten, or grade one or sixty field experience hours student teaching of four semester hours or six quarter hours or a minimum of five consecutive weeks applicable to the endorsed area. Re-education for the kindergarten endorsement must be completed prior to or within two years of assignment to teach at the kindergarten level; or

2. State-approved test endorsement - kindergarten. Re-education of a licensed teacher for kindergarten schoolteaching may also be accomplished by holding a North Dakota regular educator's professional license and successful completion of the pedagogical test birth through grade three and early childhood content test meeting or exceeding the minimum scores determined by the education standards and practices board in the content area to be taught. Re-education for the kindergarten endorsement must be completed prior to assignment to teach in the kindergarten content area.

3. A kindergarten endorsement shall be issued to those applicants for a North Dakota other state educator license who hold a regular teaching license in early childhood, elementary, middle, or secondary education from another state and:

a. Have a kindergarten endorsement from another state; or

b. Provide verification of two years of successful teaching of kindergarten students.

The applicant must apply online at www.nd.gov/espb using the online application ND Teach and submit official transcripts and the review fee of eighty-five dollars.

History: Effective July 1, 1995; amended effective June 1, 1999; March 1, 2000; July 1, 2004; April 1, 2006; October 1, 2014; April 1, 2018; October 1, 2022; January 1, 2024; July 1, 2025.

General Authority: NDCC 15.1-13-09, 15.1-13-10

Law Implemented: NDCC 15.1-13-10, 15.1-18-02