To add Mathematics Instructional Leader Grades PreK-6 as an endorsement to an existing professional license, an educator must:
(a) Hold a valid, Maryland professional license in a teaching area;
(b) Complete a minimum of 18 semester hours of post-baccalaureate credit, or MSDE-approved continuing professional development credits, which include the following areas:
(i) Content knowledge for teaching mathematics, including numbers and operations, algebra and functions, geometry and measurement, and data analysis and probability;
(ii) Pedagogical knowledge for teaching mathematics, including learners and learning, teaching, curriculum, and assessment;
(iii) Leadership knowledge and skills; and
(iv) At least 3 semester hours or the equivalent in a supervised practicum or school-based internship in which the applicant works with a range of students in grades pre-kindergarten—6 and adult learners in a variety of professional development settings; and
(c) Present verification of 27 months of satisfactory teaching experience involving mathematics.