Section 67.1-02-03-01 - Elementary endorsementRe-education of a licensed teacher for elementary schoolteaching may be accomplished by:
1. Completing a state-approved elementary teacher education program of thirty-two semester hours, including a regular classroom student teaching experience of six quarter hours or a minimum of five consecutive weeks between kindergarten through grade eight; or2. The clinical practice option described in section 67.1-02-04-07. The coursework must include special methods of teaching elementary content areas with a minimum of twelve semester hours specific to teaching elementary school reading, language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies along with additional appropriate elementary education coursework. All elementary endorsement applicants grades one through eight will need to meet or exceed the cut scores for the elementary test and the principles of learning and teaching test as set by the education standards and practices board.
A verified successful college-supervised internship with credit may be substituted for student teaching under this section. The internship option within the elementary endorsement is available only:
1. To an individual who has graduated from a state-approved teacher education program that has as part of its approved preparation a year of college-supervised internship at the elementary level; or2. To an individual licensed by the North Dakota education standards and practices board to teach kindergarten through grade twelve in accordance with North Dakota Century Code sections 15.1-18-03 and 15.1-18-02 who has already successfully completed a minimum of five weeks of full-time student teaching at the elementary level in the individual's specialty area. The total internship contact hours in the classroom must be equivalent to a minimum of five weeks of full-time student teaching and consist of classroom time blocks not less than one-half of one day.3. The internship must occur in a regular kindergarten through grade eight classroom setting and allow the intern to experience the full range of curriculum and classroom operations. Individuals performing elementary endorsement internships work under the supervision of licensed teachers and must not be assigned in lieu of regularly employed teachers. State-approved test endorsement - elementary. Re-education of a licensed teacher for elementary schoolteaching may also be accomplished by holding a North Dakota regular educator's professional license and the successful completion of the pedagogical test grades one through six, and elementary content test meeting or exceeding the minimum scores determined by the board in the content area to be taught. Re-education for the elementary endorsement must be completed prior to assignment to teach in the elementary content area.
4. Specialty area endorsement in art, foreign language, or music for elementary teachers grades one through eight. Elementary teachers with a major or major equivalency defined in section 67.1-02-03-01 in elementary education will be considered qualified to teach art, foreign language, or music grades one through eight. Elementary teachers with a major, minor, or minor equivalency endorsement in art, foreign language, or music will be considered qualified in art, foreign language, or music grades one through eight.5. The applicant shall apply online at www.nd.gov/espb using the online application ND Teach, submit official transcripts, and pay the review fee of eighty-five dollars.N.D. Admin Code 67.1-02-03-01
Effective July 1, 1995; amended effective June 1, 1999; March 1, 2000; August 1, 2002; July 1, 2004; April 1, 2006; July 1, 2012.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2014-354, October 2014, effective 10/1/2014. .Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 368, April 2018, effective 4/1/2018.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2020-378, October 2020, effective 10/1/2020.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2023-391, January 2024, effective 1/1/2024.General Authority: NDCC 15.1-13-09, 15.1-13-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 15.1-13-10, 15.1-18-02