Re: McCain VP - Sarah Palin

Janet wrote:

I'm talking about how the schools are run in Maine.

Just for general info:

State of Maine
Rule Chapters for the Department of Education

Ch. 115 Certification, Authorization and Approval of Education Personnel

Part I, Standards and Procedures for Certification, Authorization, and Approval

1.1Scope of Requirements
A.Certification
1.Individuals who serve as teachers, educational specialists, or administrators shall be certified on or before the first day of service in a school and throughout their period of service.
2.It is the responsibility of an applicant for a professional position in a school to obtain a certificate appropriate to the assignment, to seek timely renewal of the certificate, and to meet certification standards.
3.It is the responsibility of the superintendent of a school administrative unit or the headmaster of an approved private school to ensure that every teacher, educational specialist, and administrator has an appropriate certificate on the first day of service and that appropriate certification is maintained throughout the period of service. Any employment contract offered to or made with a teacher, educational specialist, or administrator shall be contingent upon that individual’s timely receipt of appropriate certification and the maintenance of appropriate certification throughout the contract term.
4.Teachers of children in federally funded programs shall hold a valid teacher certificate for the grade level at which they teach, and secondary teachers shall hold a subject area endorsement in at least one area for which they are responsible and shall meet all other federal criteria in each area for which they are responsible. All teachers in schools with school-wide programs shall hold provisional or professional certification.


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13.3 QUALIFYING EXAMINATIONS FOR INITIAL TEACHER CERTIFICATION REQUIRING A BACHELOR’S DEGREE

3.1 Examination Components

For applicants for an initial teacher certificate requiring a bachelor’s degree, the examinations validated for use in this program are the Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST), PRAXIS II, and Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT). The PPST program has three major components which test the applicant in three basic skill areas: reading, writing, and mathematics.

3.2 Examination Sequence

The Educational Testing Service schedules the Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST), PRAXIS II and Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) at sites across Maine and the nation. The applicant registers for the examinations directly with the Educational Testing Service.

The Educational Testing Service schedules the computer version of the PPST on an on-going basis at sites across Maine and the nation. The applicant registers for the examinations directly with the Educational Testing Service.


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All from http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules/05/chaps05.htm



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