1. (a) Before beginning an application for an SBLP, a candidate shall obtain an SOE, valid for 3 years from the date of issuance, from the department by meeting the SOE requirements enumerated in the endorsement rule under Ed 506 through Ed 508 pertaining to any endorsements on the critical shortage list as determined each year by the bureau in accordance with RSA 189:39-a and listed on the department’s website.
2. (b) Applicants for an endorsement in the career and technical specialties shall meet the requirements enumerated in Ed 507.03(a).
3. (c) Applicants for a newly established endorsement, for a period of 5 years from the effective date of the newly established endorsement rule, shall meet the SOE requirements enumerated in the newly established endorsement rule. After the endorsement has been in effect for 5 years a candidate shall utilize one of the other methods enumerated for issuance of an SOE.

4. (d) With the exception of the endorsements in (e) and (f) below, applicants for an endorsement as a teacher, instructional specialist, educational specialist, or educational administrator shall have:

   1. (1) Successfully completed at least 15 college credits in the endorsement area for which they seek a license; or
   2. (2) Obtain a score equal to or above the national cut score on a nationally recognized subject-area assessment related to the endorsement being sought.
5. (e) Applicants for elementary K-6 education and early childhood education shall have successfully completed at least 2 college-level content courses each in mathematics, English, social studies, and science.
6. (f) Applicants for elementary K-8 education shall have successfully completed at least 2 college-level content courses each in mathematics, English, social studies, and science and at least 3 additional college-level content courses for a concentration of coursework in one of those areas.
7. (g) SOE credential holders shall be employed in a New Hampshire school in the role of the endorsement that allows them to learn and demonstrate the professional education standards enumerated in Ed 505.03 and Ed 505.04, if applicable, and the endorsement requirements enumerated in Ed 506 through Ed 508.
8. (h) Upon employment as an educator, the applicant and the senior educational official shall adhere to the application procedures and timeline outlined in Ed 505.08, Ed 505.09, and Ed 505.10(f).
9. (i) Upon employment as an educator under an SOE, each candidate for this pathway to licensure shall be assigned a mentor, appointed by the senior educational official, who holds a valid experienced educator license with appropriate endorsements in the same subject area in which the candidate is seeking to obtain a license. If a mentor who meets those criteria is not available through the candidate’s employer, the senior educational official shall contact the bureau for assistance in obtaining an appropriate mentor.

Source. (See Revision Note at part heading for Ed 505) #13101, eff 10-5-20; ss by #13655, eff 7-1-23 (formerly Ed 505.05)