Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-189.1

certification or endorsement – Required curriculum of professional

development institutes.

A. Beginning July 1, 2000, no school district shall employ any

teacher to teach mathematics in grades seven or eight, unless the

teacher is certified to teach middle or secondary level mathematics

or has received middle level endorsement pursuant to subsection B of

this section.

B. Any teacher who became certified to teach prior to September

1, 1999, does not have middle or secondary level certification in

mathematics, and is serving in a school as a mathematics teacher for

grades seven or eight shall be required to obtain middle level

certification or middle level endorsement before September 1, 2003.

For such teachers, middle level certification or middle level

endorsement may be obtained as follows:

1. Middle level mathematics certification – A teacher may

obtain middle level certification by successfully completing the

appropriate Oklahoma Subject Area Test for middle level mathematics

administered by the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation.

The teacher shall not be required to take the Oklahoma Professional

Teacher Examination for secondary students administered by the

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Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation. A teacher granted

middle level certification pursuant to this paragraph shall be

entitled to teach mathematics in grades seven and eight for high

school graduation credit; and

2. Middle level endorsement – A teacher may obtain a middle

level endorsement by successfully completing a professional

development institute in middle level mathematics developed and

administered by the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation.

Any professional development institute developed pursuant to this

paragraph shall meet the criteria as established in subsection H of

this section. A teacher granted middle level endorsement pursuant

to this paragraph shall not be entitled to teach mathematics for

high school graduation credit.

C. Any teacher serving in a school as a mathematics teacher for

grade six may obtain middle level endorsement by successfully

completing a professional development institute in middle level

mathematics developed pursuant to this section. Such teacher shall

be eligible to participate in a professional development institute

in middle level mathematics developed and administered by the

Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation one time free of charge.

D. Any teacher seeking middle level certification or middle

level endorsement pursuant to subsection B of this section shall be

eligible to take the Oklahoma Subject Area Test in middle level

mathematics one time free of charge after July 1, 2000, or

participate in a professional development institute in middle level

mathematics developed and administered by the Oklahoma Commission

for Teacher Preparation one time free of charge after July 1, 2000.

E. A teacher who is granted middle level certification in

mathematics, pursuant to subsection B of this section, may teach

grade nine only if the teacher successfully completes the Oklahoma

Professional Teacher Examination for secondary students.

F. A teacher who is granted middle level endorsement pursuant

to subsection B or C of this section may teach mathematics courses

in grades seven or eight for high school credit only if the teacher

has completed a minimum of twenty-four college credit semester hours

of mathematics as specified by the State Department of Education.

G. Any teacher who became certified to teach prior to September

1, 1999, did not have middle or secondary level certification in

mathematics and successfully completed the appropriate Oklahoma

Subject Area Test for middle level mathematics between July 1, 1999,

and July 1, 2000, shall be granted a middle level certificate

pursuant to subsection B of this section.

H. 1. Any professional development institute in middle level
ied to teach prior to September

1, 1999, did not have middle or secondary level certification in

mathematics and successfully completed the appropriate Oklahoma

Subject Area Test for middle level mathematics between July 1, 1999,

and July 1, 2000, shall be granted a middle level certificate

pursuant to subsection B of this section.

H. 1. Any professional development institute in middle level

mathematics developed pursuant to this section and administered by

the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation shall:

a. consist of a minimum of thirty (30) clock hours,

b. be competency based,

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c. emphasize effective learning practices,

d. require collaboration among participants, and

e. require each participant to prepare a work product

which can be utilized in the classroom by the

participant.

2. Any professional development institute in middle level

mathematics developed pursuant to this section and administered by

the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation shall be chosen

through a competitive bid process, be reviewed by a professional

development committee and other constituencies, and be subject to

peer review. Invitations to bid for a professional development

institute shall be open to any public or private entity.

I. Beginning July 1, 2013, any teacher with certification or

endorsement to teach at the secondary level may teach the subject

area in which the teacher has received certification or endorsement

in grades five and six.