(1) Any instructional staff employee or any pupil service staff employee will receive mentoring as outlined in such employee’s individualized professional learning plan during the initial three (3) years of holding such certificate. Upon holding a certificate for three (3) years, any such instructional staff or pupil service staff employee may apply for an Idaho professional endorsement. Upon holding a professional endorsement for five (5) years or more, any such instructional staff or pupil service staff employee may apply for an Idaho advanced professional endorsement.
(2) To be eligible for an Idaho professional endorsement, the instructional staff or pupil service staff employee must: Have held a certificate for at least three (3) years, or have completed a state board of education-approved interim certificate of three (3) years or longer;
(3) Show they met the professional compensation rung performance criteria for two (2) of the three (3) previous years or the third year;
(4) Have a written recommendation from the employing school district; and
(5) Have an annual individualized professional learning plan developed in conjunction with the employee’s school district supervisor.
(6) To be eligible for an Idaho advanced professional endorsement, the instructional staff or pupil service staff employee must: Have held a renewable certificate for at least eight (8) years or more, or have completed a state board of education-approved interim certificate of three (3) years or longer and held a renewable certificate for five (5) years or more;
(7) Show they met the professional compensation rung performance criteria for four (4) of the five (5) previous years or the third, fourth, and fifth year;
(8) During three (3) of the previous five (5) years, have served in an additional building or district leadership role in an Idaho public school, including but not limited to: Instructional specialist or instructional coach;
(9) Mentor;
(10) Curriculum or assessment committee member;
(11) Team or committee leadership position;
(12) Data coach; or
(13) Other leadership positions identified by the school district;
(14) Effective July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022, show they have met the advanced professional compensation rung performance criteria for three (3) of the five (5) previous years or the fourth and fifth year; or
(15) Effective July 1, 2022, show they have met the advanced professional compensation rung performance criteria for three (3) of the five (5) previous years.
(16) Have a written recommendation from the employing school district;
(17) Have an annual individualized professional learning plan developed in conjunction with the employee’s supervisor and a self-evaluation; and (f)(i) Effective July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021, show they have met the advanced professional compensation rung performance criteria for three (3) of the five (5) previous years or the fifth year;
(18) Instructional staff and pupil service staff shall be eligible for the professional endorsement if they: Have a written recommendation from the employing school district;
(19) Have worked in a certificated position in a compact-member state pursuant to section 33-4101, Idaho Code; and
(20) Would have been eligible to work in a certificated position in an Idaho public school based on that certification for three (3) to eight (8) years.
(21) Instructional staff and pupil service staff shall be eligible for the advanced professional endorsement if they: Have a written recommendation from the employing school district;
(22) Have worked in a certificated position in a compact-member state pursuant to section 33-4101, Idaho Code; and
(23) Would have been eligible to work in a certificated position in an Idaho public school based on that certification for nine (9) years or more.
(24) The state board of education shall promulgate rules implementing the provisions of this section.
(25) For the purposes of this section: “Certificate” means an Idaho instructional certificate, pupil service staff certificate, or out-of-state educator certificate that meets the requirements for reciprocity under rules promulgated by the state board of education;
(26) In conjunction with the Idaho evaluation framework, “individualized professional learning plan” means an individualized professional development plan based on the Idaho framework for teaching evaluation and includes, at a minimum, identified interventions based on the individual’s strengths and areas of needed growth, how the individual will set student achievement and growth goals, areas of identified professional development and mentoring that target continuous improvement in professional areas, future student achievement, and school building or district culture;
(27) “Instructional staff” means those involved in the direct instruction of a student or group of students and who hold a certificate issued under section 33-1201, Idaho Code;
(28) “Pupil service staff” means those who provide services to students but are not involved in direct instruction of those students and who hold a certificate issued under section 33-1201, Idaho Code; and (e) “School district” means a school district or a public charter school.
Instructional staff employees may provide additional evidence demonstrating effective teaching that may be considered in exceptional cases for purposes of determining proficiency and student achievement in the event required standards for professional endorsement are not met. Pupil service staff employees may provide additional evidence demonstrating effective student achievement or success that may be considered in exceptional cases for purposes of determining proficiency and student achievement or success in the event required standards for professional endorsement are not met.
Instructional staff employees may provide additional evidence demonstrating effective teaching that may be considered in exceptional cases for purposes of determining proficiency and student achievement in the event required standards for the advanced professional endorsement are not met. Pupil service staff employees may provide additional evidence demonstrating effective student achievement or success that may be considered in exceptional cases for purposes of determining proficiency and student achievement or success in the event required standards for the advanced professional endorsement are not met.