Nevada Department of Education
Department of Educator Effectiveness
Office of Teacher Licensure
Licensing 101: An introductory Course
By: Jim Kenyon
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General inquiries
Qualifications
NAC391: Education Personnel (Know your regulations!)
NV Teachers Website (A tour)
Background Investigations
ETS/Praxis Website (A tour)
NCLB: Highly Qualified
UNR Website (In-state testing)
NAC391.025 (Why so important?)
License Renewal: The A, B, and Cs
Approved providers of CEUs/PD Courses
Approved teacher education programs
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
Additional Questions
General inquiries
Feel free to ask questions as we go
through presentation.
Qualifications for applying!
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Be a US citizen (permanent resident also)
Have a degree (Bachelors, Masters, etc.)
Have completed student teaching
Signed and notarized completed Application
Signed and dated child support form
1 fingerprint cards
Official transcripts
NAC 391: EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL
General Provisions Governing Licensure
Take a tour of NAC391
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/nac/NAC-391.html
Licenses are issued by these regulations
Many teachers will never go there but there is
so much to learn.
NV: Department of Education: Teacher Licensure
http://teachers.nv.gov/: Lets take a tour
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Forms
License areas
Major/Minors (Single Subject and
Comprehensive)
Adding endorsements
Find a teacher
Correlation Directory (What can I teach?)
Background Checks: Fingerprints
http://www.ets.org/
http://teachers.nv.gov/Getting_Started/
Testing_Exception_Bulletin/
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/NAC391.html#NAC391Sec036
Relationship to NCLB
How it all fits
NCLB: Highly Qualified
How does this affect you?
History:
2001
Elementary Licenses (K-8)
Middle School
Secondary (7-12)
HOUSSE
Applying for licensure after
September of 2011.
In-state Testing
Nevada School Law
Nevada Constitution
U.S. Constitution
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/NAC391.html#NAC391Sec030
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS391.html#NRS391Sec021
Register to take tests: Go to…
http://www.unr.edu/education/academicprograms/law
Very Important regulation!!
• NAC391.025
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Each teacher or other educational
employee who is required to hold
a license is responsible for
securing, maintaining and
renewing his license.
• Extension requests…
• 11 o’clock hour
NAC 391.060 Expiration of licenses and endorsements.
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Upon application, the Department will issue a license for the specified number of years to a person with:
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A bachelor’s degree or less, for 5 years.
A master’s degree and 3 years of verified teaching experience, for 6 years.
A specialist’s degree and 3 years of verified teaching experience, for 8 years.
A doctoral degree and 3 years of verified teaching experience, for 10 years.
National Board Certification issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, for 10 years.
A license specified in this subsection is renewable.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NAC 391.057 and 391.475, a license expires on the holder’s
date of birth in the year of expiration.
3. A provisional license that is renewable becomes invalid on the date of expiration of the provision. If the holder of
such a license provides evidence to the Department of his or her completion of the course work required to satisfy
the provision, the Department will remove the provision and the license remains valid until the date of expiration of
the license.
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An endorsement becomes invalid on the date that the license to which it is attached expires.
License Renewal: NAC391.070
1. To renew a license, the holder must submit before it expires:
(a) A request for renewal in the form prescribed by the Department;
(b) Current official transcripts or verification of credits for in-service or continuing
education courses; and
(c) A renewal fee of $131, which includes the fees for processing the fingerprints
of the licensee by the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History
and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
2. Renewal may not be requested earlier than 9 months before the expiration date
of a license.
License Renewal: NAC391.065
1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 2, the educational prerequisites for
renewal of a license are as follows:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in
paragraph (b), a license that is renewable may
be renewed if its holder earns 6 semester hours
of credit or the equivalent during the term of the
license.
License Renewal: NAC391.075
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Credits for renewal may be earned
by:
• Attending a course at, or taking a
correspondence course given by, an
accredited college or university
• Attending any state or national
conference which has been approved by
the Department to offer credit for
continuing education
• Taking an in-service course offered by
the Department or a continuing education
course offered by a provider who is
approved by the Commission if the
course or conference:
Is directly related to the person’s current
license or will enhance the effectiveness of
the person’s teaching;
Approved CEU Providers
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/NAC391.html#NAC391Sec080
A list of approved providers on website
http://teachers.nv.gov/Resources/Approved_T
eacher_Education_Programs/
Approved Teacher Education Programs
http://teachers.nv.gov/Resources/A
pproved_Teacher_Education_Progr
ams/
Why an approved program?
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
http://www.nbpts.org/
http://www.nbpts.org/nevada
Advantages of being NB Certified
Any additional questions:
please do not hesitate to contact me directly.
James Kenyon
jkenyon@doe.nv.gov
702-486-6489