NAC391.0585. Alternate special qualifications licensure.

     1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall issue an alternate special qualifications license to teach to a person who submits an application which is accompanied by proof satisfactory to the Superintendent that the applicant satisfies the requirements of paragraph (j) of subsection 1 of NRS 391.019. If the applicant does not submit proof that he or she completed a program of student teaching or mentoring, a provision must be placed on the alternate special qualifications license issued to the applicant requiring him or her to participate in a mentoring program for the first year of the applicant’s employment as a teacher with a Nevada school district or charter school.

     2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, an applicant for an alternate special qualifications license shall, in addition to the requirements of subsection 1, pass each test required by NAC 391.036 for the field of study in which the applicant will provide instruction. An applicant is exempt from each examination required pursuant to this subsection if the applicant has successfully passed the test or its equivalent in another state.

     3. An alternate special qualifications license issued by the Superintendent of Public Instruction pursuant to this section must endorse the licensee to teach at the grade level and in a subject area related to the teaching experience of the licensee. The endorsement authorizes the holder to teach only in the grade level and subject area designated on the license.

     4. An alternate special qualifications license is valid for 3 years. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, an alternate special qualifications license may be renewed if the holder earns 6 semester hours of credit or the equivalent during the term of the license. If the license is issued on a specialist’s or doctor’s degree of a National Board Certification, the license may be renewed if the holder shows evidence of professional growth in the area of endorsement during the term of the license.

     (Added to NAC by Comm’n on Prof. Standards in Education by R183-05, eff. 12-29-2005)