Section 4.12.407. Content area examinations.

	(a)  A teacher may satisfy the content area testing requirements of 4 AAC 04.210(b)(5), 4 AAC 12.305(a), (b), and (c), and 4 AAC 12.395 by achieving the required score or higher on one of the following:   
		(1) a Praxis II examination described in the following table:  
		(2) the Praxis II examination in Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects - 5001 with the required scores or higher on each of the subtests described in the following table:  
	(b)  A teacher may satisfy the content area testing requirements of 4 AAC 04.210(c)(1), 4 AAC 12.305(a), (b), and (c), 4 AAC 12.395, and 4 AAC 12.396 by achieving a score of 140 or higher on the Praxis II examination for Middle School Content Knowledge.  
	(c)  A teacher may satisfy the content area testing requirements of 4 AAC 04.210(d)(6), 4 AAC 12.305(a), (b), and (c), 4 AAC 12.395, and 4 AAC 12.396 by achieving the required score or higher on a Praxis II examination for one or more of the subject or endorsement areas described in the following table:  
	(d)  A teacher may satisfy the content area testing requirements of 4 AAC 04.210(d)(6) and (7), 4 AAC 12.305(a), (b), and (c), 4 AAC 12.395, and 4 AAC 12.396 by achieving the required score or higher on a Praxis II examination for one or more of the subject or endorsement areas described in the following table:  
	(e)  A teacher may satisfy the content area testing requirements of 4 AAC 04.210(d)(8), 4 AAC 12.305(a), (b), and (c), 4 AAC 12.395, and 4 AAC 12.396 for world languages by achieving a score of advanced low-level or higher on the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Written Proficiency Test examination and a score of advanced low-level or higher on the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Oral Proficiency Review examination, for the language on which the teacher was examined. If an American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages examination is offered only in Written Proficiency Test form or only in Oral Proficiency Review form, and if an alternate examination is not available for the same language under (d) of this section, the teacher meets the testing requirements if the teacher achieves the score set out in this subsection for the test that is available.  
	(f)  A teacher may satisfy the content area testing requirements of 4 AAC 12.305(a), (b), and (c), 4 AAC 12.395, and 4 AAC 12.396 by achieving the required score or higher on a Praxis II examination described in the following table:  

Authorities

14.07.060;14.20.010;14.20.020;14.20.022;14.50.080

Notes

Reference

4 AAC 04.210
4 AAC 12.305
4 AAC 12.395
4 AAC 12.396

Authority

AS 14.07.060 AS 14.20.010 AS 14.20.020 AS 14.20.022 AS 14.50.080

History

Eff. 4/24/2016, Register 218