IDOE proactively collaborated with stakeholders across the state to develop shared solutions to align with federal requirements, while also supporting the growth of Indiana’s special education educator pipeline. The addition of this license follows feedback from Indiana educators who identified an existing gap between Indiana’s practice of issuing one-year emergency special education teaching permits and federal regulations in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Individuals who hold the three-year license are eligible to receive financial assistance through the I-SEAL program and are also able to serve as the special education teacher of record. Over these three years, the educator will work to complete all requirements for professional licensure. The alternative route license in special education, which will be valid for three years, requires an educator to hold a bachelor’s degree, be employed by an Indiana school, and be enrolled in an approved alternative special education program. This will be done through the addition of a new category in the previously mentioned educator supply and demand marketplace, which will streamline the application and hiring process.Īdditionally, our team is working to create a consistent reporting process so districts that issue these adjunct licenses can easily report information to our data and licensing teams.Īlternate Route Special Education LicenseĪpproved by the SBOE in April, this new license will allow special education teachers previously working under an emergency permit to continue serving in Indiana classrooms while completing a professional educator license in special education or an addition to their existing license. IDOE will also work to create an online adjunct teacher portal for districts to post vacant adjunct teacher positions. Additional guidance for this is being established by the Indiana School Boards Association. Applicants must have four years of experience in the content area in which they wish to teach and must submit to and pass an expanded criminal history check as well as an expanded child protection index check. HEA 1251 sought to support districts in their recruitment efforts by allowing local school boards to issue an adjunct teacher permit. After advocating for changes, our educator licensing team is now able to issue licenses to out-of-state applicants that are comparable to what an in-state applicant would receive with similar degrees and experience. Previously, out-of-state applicants could only be granted either a two or five-year license, even if their degrees and experience were more comparable with a 10-year license. Prior to the passage of House Enrolled Act (HEA) 1093, state law limited the licensing opportunities for out-of-state applicants, regardless of degrees held or years of experience. The 2022 legislative session saw the passage of two bills that helped level the playing field for out-of-state applicants and bolstered flexibility for local districts by adding options for adjunct teacher permits. To wrap up the month of June, I want to share additional licensure options that are available to those entering the educator field. Ultimately, the marketplace will allow additional local career connections for teachers entering our profession and also allow all of us to better understand the dynamics of our education pipeline. Available to all Indiana schools at no cost, the marketplace will expand this fall to help us better understand the “supply” side of our educator pipeline. ![]() Both programs were developed in partnership with Indiana educators and reinforce that our greatest solutions occur when we are working together.įollowing the special education licensure update, I shared an inside look at our new educator supply and demand marketplace, which replaced the outdated IDOE job board earlier this spring. The first week of June focused specifically on special education and how we are working to attract educators to this high-need subject area through two new programs, I-SEAL and ASSET. Over the last few weeks, I have shared a number of tactical examples of work happening statewide to strengthen Indiana’s educator pipeline. Hiring is a hot topic in the summer months, and together, we are intensely focused on recruiting more of Indiana’s best and brightest to serve in the classroom. ![]() ![]() If you have noticed a trend in newsletter topics this month…you may be on to something.
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