§70-6-122.11. Issuance of one-year alternative teacher certificate.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, the State Board of Education shall issue a one-year alternative teacher certificate, renewable for up to three
(3)years, to teach early childhood education or elementary education to any qualified candidate who:
1. a. has successfully completed a terminal degree, such as
a doctorate of philosophy, a doctorate in education,
professional doctorates, a master of fine arts degree
or a master of library science degree, from an
institution accredited by a national or regional
accrediting agency which is recognized by the
Secretary of the United States Department of
Education. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
Education shall be consulted to verify other terminal
degrees, or
b. holds at least a baccalaureate degree from an
institution whose accreditation is recognized by the
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and has
two
(2)years post-degree-completion qualified work
experience in a field that corresponds to early
childhood education or elementary education; and
2. Declares the intention to earn standard certification by means of the early childhood and elementary education alternative certification program in not more than three
(3)years and has:
a. within the first year satisfactorily completed six
credit hours in classroom management and reading
instruction from an educator preparation program
approved and accredited by the Commission for
Educational Quality and Accountability, completed the
required State Department of Education approved
training on cognitive science of how students learn to
read and participated in a yearlong mentorship or
instructional coaching in reading and classroom
management provided by the employing school district
prior to the renewal of the provisional certificate
for a second year,
b. within the second year satisfactorily completed six
(6)credit hours in child development and math
instruction from an educator preparation program
approved and accredited by the Commission for
Educational Quality and Accountability, participated
in an additional yearlong mentorship and/or
instructional coaching in child development and math
instruction provided by the employing school district
prior to the renewal of the provisional certificate
for a third year, and successfully completed the
subject area portion of the competency examination
required in Section 6-187 of this title in the area of
specialization for which certification is sought, and
c. within the third year satisfactorily completed six
additional credit hours of professional education
coursework from an educator preparation program
approved and accredited by the Commission for
Educational Quality and Accountability, participated
in an additional yearlong mentorship and/or
instructional coaching provided by the employing
school district, and successfully passed the
professional knowledge portions of the competency
examination required in Section 6-187 of this title in
the area of specialization for which certification is
sought. Added by Laws 2021, c. 335, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021. Amended by Laws 2022, c. 220, § 2, emerg. eff. May 5, 2022.