(1) Education is a regulated profession.
(2) Each member jurisdiction has the authority to establish professional and ethical standards for preparation, licensure and continuing development of educators.
(3) Each member jurisdiction has the responsibility to adhere to federal requirements and guidelines regarding the qualification of educators.
(4) Understanding licensure requirements of the different member jurisdictions facilitates professional educator mobility.
(5) The term “reciprocity” is often inappropriately applied to educator mobility between member jurisdictions.
(6) As licensure criteria differ from member jurisdiction to member jurisdiction, an educator’s license from one (1) member jurisdiction is not automatically “exchanged” for a license in another member jurisdiction.
(7) Minimum essential components of an approved educator preparation program are completion of a: Bachelor’s degree, either prior to admission to the program or as part of the program;
(8) Supervised clinical practice; and
(9) Planned program of study.
(10) Recognition of national certification of educators, for example, the national board for professional teaching standards, is at the discretion of member jurisdictions.
(11) The terms defined in this interstate agreement provide a common vocabulary, which member jurisdictions agree to use in disseminating information nationally and internationally.
(12) The interstate agreement is not intended to alter, amend or regulate individual member jurisdiction licensure requirements.
A member jurisdiction may impose additional components to meet its own standards.