12 R 340 .1749 c Depa rt men talizatio n o f seconda r y specia l educa tio n p r og r ams . RES CIND .

 

       R u l e 49 c . (1) A se con d ar y s ch ool with m or e than  1 spe cia l ed u cat ion  t e a ch e r  ma y dep artm e nta lize.

(2) ) Ea ch t e a ch e r s ha ll t e a ch on ly 1 loca l ed u cat ion a ge n cy  a pp r ove d  spe cia l  ed u cat ion cour se pe r pe r iod .

(3) )  Ea ch  t e a ch e r  ma y  se r ve  m or e  than  th e  s tu de nt s  a ss ign ed  t o  h is  or  h e r  ca se loa d ; h oweve r , th e t ota l num be r of s tu de nt s se r ve d cann ot exceed th e com bin ed ca se loa ds of th e p art icip at in g t e a ch e r s .

(4) ) Ea ch t e a ch e r s ha ll se r ve n ot m or e than  an a ve ra ge of 10 s tu de nt s pe r cla ss pe r iod pe r in s tru ct iona l d a y.

 

R 340 .1750     Di rec tor of specia l educa tio n.

Ru le 50 . (1) Local SCHOOL distr ict s OR PU BLIC SCHOOL ACADEMIES ma y employ, or contra ct for th e services of, a fu ll- or p art -t im e, b ut not less than ha lf-t ime, director of special educat ion pur suant  to th e int erm ediat e SCHOOL distr ict plan .

(2) Ea ch int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict sha ll employ, or contra ct for th e services of, a full-time director   of   special   educat ion.      F or   th e   int e rm edi at e   s ch ool   d is tr ict   t o   q ua lify   for r eim b ur se m e nt , th e int e rm edi at e s ch ool d is tr ict d ir ect or s ha ll pe r form s u ch fu ll-t im e d ut ie s a s th e followin g:

(a) ) T h e de vel op m e nt , or gan izat ion , an d a d m in is trat ion of spe cia l ed u cat ion p r ogram s an d se r vices .

(b) ) T h e p lann in g an d con d u ct in g of in se r vice ed u cat ion p r ogram s .

(c)T h e  de vel op m e nt  an d  ma int e nan ce  of  cont inu ou s  eva luat ion  p r oced ur es  for  spe cia l ed u cat ion .

(d)) T h e lia is on with s ch ool s ta ff an d th e commun it y. (e) T h e p r ep arat ion of spe cia l ed u cat ion r ep ort s .

(f) O th e r d ut ie s r elat ed t o spe cia l ed u cat ion a s a ss ign ed .

 

 

R 340 .1751     Supe rviso r of specia l educa tio n

Ru le 51 . (1) Ea ch  sch ool  distr ict  ma y  employ  a  supervisor  of  special  educat ion instru ct iona l program s. S u ch s u pe r vis or s ha ll pe r form in an a d m in is trat ive, s u pe r vis or y, or con s u ltat ive ca p a cit y for th e in s tru ct iona l p ha ses of spe cific ar e a s of spe cia l ed u cat ion . The person sha ll BE EMPLOYED  pe r form s u ch fu ll- or p art -t im e, b ut not less than  ha lf- t ime, d ut ie s a s p ur s uant t o th e int e rm edi at e s ch ool d is tr ict p lan. D ut ie s in clu de a ll of th e followin g:

(a) )  S u pe r vis in g  an d  a d vis in g  t e a ch e r s   p r ovid in g   in s tru ct iona l   p r ogram s   for   th e han d ica pped .

(b) ) Ass is t in g in th e p lann in g an d con d u ct in g of in se r vice ed u cat ion p r ogram s .

(c)Pr ovid in g con s u ltat ive se r vices t o th e e nt ir e s ta ff of th e d is tr ict an d oth e r s con ce rn in g th e in s tru ct iona l p ha ses  of spe cific ar e a s  of spe cia l ed u cat ion , in clu d in g com p ut e r -a ided in s tru ct ion .

(d) ) O th e r a d m in is trat ive d ut ie s r elat in g t o spe cia l ed u cat ion , a s a ss ign ed .

(2 ) Wh ile a s u pe r vis or 's p r imar y r esp on s ibili t y is th e s u pe r vis ion of pe r s onn el p r ovid in g spe cia l ed u cat ion , d ut ie s ma y a ls o in clu de th e s u pe r vis ion of an cill ar y an d oth e r r elat ed se r vice pe r s onn el.

 

R 340 .1753   C u rri cu l um r esou r ce consu lt ant .  RES CIND .

      R u l e 53 . A curr icu lum r es our ce con s u ltant spe cia lize s in a ll of th e followin g: (a ) T h e s tru ctur e an d p lann in g of curr icu lum .

(b ) I n s tru ct iona l mat e r ia ls an d m edi a , in clu d in g com p ut e r a ss is t ed in s tru ct ion . (c) I n se r vice ed u cat ion .

(d ) Ad a p t ive t e chn ology. (e) N eeds a ssess m ent .

(f) T h e a cq u is it ion , cat egor izat ion , eva luat ion , or d is tr ib ut ion of mat e r ia ls .

 

R 340 .1754    P r ep ri ma r y   i mpa ir ed   c l ass r oom   p r og r ams     EARLY  CHILDH OOD SP ECIAL EDU CATIO N P ROGRAMS AND SER VICES .

(a)      A spe cia l ed u cat ion -a pp r ove d ,  p r ep r imar y  t e a ch e r  s ha ll  be  p r ovided  t o  ch ild r e n  3 thr ou gh  5  ye ar s  of  a ge  b a sed  u p on  th e  ch ild 's  in d ivi d ua l  n eeds  a s  spe cifie d  by  th e in d ivi d ua lize d ed u cat iona l p lann in g comm itt ee . Dis tr ict s ma y in clu de ch ild r e n thr ou gh 2 ye ar s of a ge a s spe cifie d by th e in d ivi d ua lize d ed u cat iona l p lann in g comm itt ee AN E ARLY CHILDHOOD SPE CIAL EDUCATIO N PROGR AM WITH AN APP ROVED EARLY CHILDHOOD SPE CIAL EDUCATIO N TEACHE R MAY BE PROVIDED TO YOUN G CHILDR EN WITH DIS ABILITI ES OR DEVELOPMEN TAL DELAY AND WHO ARE

2 1/2 THROUGH 5 YEARS OF AGE BASED UP ON THE CHILD’S INDI VIDU AL NEE DS AS SPE CIFIED BY THE INDI VIDU ALIZED EDUCATIO N PROGR AM TEAM. EARLY CHILDHOOD SPE CIAL EDUCATIO N PROGR AMS MAY INCLUD E CHILDR EN THROUGH 2 1/2 YEARS OF AGE AS SPE CIFIED BY THE INDI VIDU ALIZED EDUCATIO N PROGR AM TEAM.

 

 

(b)    T h e p r ogram  s ha ll be a va ila ble  for  a  m in imum  of 360  clock  h our s  an d  144  d a ys  of in s tru ct ion IF A PRESCHOOL AGED CHILD  WITH  A  DIS ABILIT Y  OR DEVELOPMEN TAL  DELAY  IS  PLACED  IN  A  NON-SPE CIAL   EDUCATIO N PROGR AM, THEN THE INDI VIDU ALIZED EDUCATIO N PROGR AM TEAM SHALL CONSI DER THE NEE D FOR CONSU LTATIO N BY AN EARLY CHILDHOOD SPE CIAL EDUCATIO N TEACHE R.

(c)   T h e p r ogram s ha ll ha ve n ot m or e than  12 s tu de nt s for 1 t e a ch e r an d 1 a ide at an y on e  t im e , an d th e t e a ch e r  s ha ll ha ve r esp on s ibili t y for  th e ed u cat iona l p r ogramm in g for  n ot m or e than 24 d iffe r e nt s tu de nt s EARLY  CHILDHOOD  SPE CIAL  EDUCATIO N TEACHE RS SHALL HAVE RESPONSI BILIT Y FOR TEACHING AND EDUCATIO NAL PROGR AMMI NG FOR NOT MORE THAT 12 DIFFE REN T STUD EN TS IN A SINGL E EARLY CHILDHOOD SPE CIAL EDUCATIO N PROGR AM; AT LEAST 1 CLASSROOM AIDE SHALL BE PROVIDED.

(d)    T h e EARLY CHILDHOOD SPE CIAL EDUCATIO N program S sha ll  ha ve  a  par ent part icipat ion an d educat ion com ponent .

 

R   340 .1755             Nonc l ass r oom se r vices to p r ep ri ma r y age chi l d r en EARLY CHILDH OOD SP ECIAL EDU CATIO N HOME AND  COMMUN ITY  P ROGRAMS AND SER VICES .

(a)   Services sha ll be provided by aN spe cia l ed u cat ion -approved, p r ep r imar y E ARLY CHILDHOOD SPE CIAL EDUCATIO N teacher or approved an cill ar y an d oth e r relat ed services sta ff to YOUN G children BIRT H thr ough 2 ye ar s of age 5 based upon th e child's individua l needs as spe cified by th e individua lized educat iona l p lann in g  comm itt ee PROGR AM OR THE  COMBI NE D INDI VIDU ALIZED EDUCATIO N/FAMIL Y SERVICE

PLAN, AS APP ROPRIATE.  Dis tr ict s  ma y  in clu de  ch ild r e n  thr ou gh  5  ye ar s  of a ge a s de t e rm in ed by th e in d ivi d ua lize d ed u cat iona l p lann in g comm itt ee . Approved an cill ar y an d oth e r relat ed services sta ff sha ll work un der th e supervision of aN ce rt ifie d APP ROVE D EARLY CHILDHOOD SPE CIAL EDUCATIO N t eacher a pp r ove d p ur s uant t o R 340 .1795 .

(b) N on cla ss r oom sServices sha ll be provided for a minimum  of 2 1 hour s per week, b ut n ot le ss than 72 clock h our s with in 180 s ch ool d a ys AND MAY INCLUD E CONSU LTATIO N AND PAREN T EDUCATIO N. Services ma y  be  provided  in  a  h om e  or  s ch ool  se tt in g APP ROPRIATE EARLY CHILDHOOD, COMM UNI TY, AND FAMIL Y SETTI NGS.

(c)A n on cla ss r oom se r vices un it for p r ep r imar y a ge ch ild r e n s ha ll con s is t of  1  of  th e followin g:

(i) O n e t e a ch e r  or  a pp r ove d  p r ep r imar y an cill ar y an d  oth e r  r elat ed  se r vices  s ta ff for  a ma ximum of 15 ch ild r e n .

(ii) O n e le a d t e a ch e r or a pp r ove d p r ep r imar y an cill ar y an d oth e r r elat ed se r vices s ta ff an d 1 a ide for a ma ximum of 22 ch ild r e n .

(iii)  ) O n e le a d t e a ch e r or a pp r ove d p r ep r imar y an cill ar y an d oth e r r elat ed se r vices s ta ff an d 2 a ides for a ma ximum of 30 ch ild r e n .

(d) ) T h e p r ogram s ha ll ha ve a p ar e nt p art icip at ion an d ed u cat ion com p on e nt .

 

 

 

R 340 .1756 .     Seve r e l y l anguage  i mpa ir ed c l ass r oom p r og r ams .  RES CIND .

      R u l e 56 . (1) A p u blic a ge n cy ma y es ta blis h cla ss r oom p r ogram s for se ve r ely lan gua ge im p a ir ed pe r s on s . Spe cific r eq u ir e m e nt s for th ese p r ogram s ar e a s follows :

(a) ) A se ve r ely lan gua ge im p a ir ed cla ss r oom p r ogram con d u ct ed by a t e a ch e r of th e spee ch an d lan gua ge im p a ir ed s ha ll  se r ve  on ly  th e  p r ep r imar y  or  ele m e ntar y  level  se ve r ely lan gua ge im p a ir ed .

(b) ) T h e p r ogram s ha ll ha ve n ot m or e than 10 s tu de nt s in th e cla ss r oom at an y on e t im e , an d th e t e a ch e r s ha ll ha ve r esp on s ibili t y for th e ed u cat iona l p r ogramm in g for n ot m or e than 15 d iffe r e nt s tu de nt s .

(2) ) Spee ch an d lan gua ge im p a ir ed pe r s on s eligible for th is p r ogram ar e th ose with a se ve r e  d is a bili t y in th e com p r e h e n s ion or exp r essi on  of  lan gua ge  a s  de t e rm in ed  thr ou gh  th e man ifes tat ion of a ll of th e followin g chara ct e r is t ics  w h ich  a d ve r se ly a ffe ct s  ed u cat iona l pe r forman ce:

(a) ) De m on s trat ion of fun ct ion in g with in or a b ove n orma l int elle ctua l p ot e nt ia l a s m e a s ur ed by in s trum e nt s that d o n ot r ely exclu s ively on ora l d ir e ct ion or ora l exp r essi on .

(b) Tes t r es u lt s  on  n ot  le ss  than  2  s tan d ar d ize d  a ssess m e nt  in s trum e nt s  or  2  s u bt es t s des ign ed t o de t e rm in e lan gua ge fun ct ion in g w h ich cle ar ly s h ow lan gua ge fun ct ion in g n ot a pp r op r iat e for th e pe r s on 's m e nta l a ge.

(c)O ra l lan gua ge at le ss than  th e expe ct ed level b a sed on th e pe r s on 's m e nta l a ge in n ot le ss than 2 of th e followin g ar e a s :

(i) Ph on ology. (ii) M or p h ology. (iii ) S y nta x.

(iv) Se mant ics . (v) Pra gmat ics .

(3) ) A de t e rm inat ion of im p a irm e nt s ha ll be b a sed u p on a com p r e h e n s ive eva luat ion by a mu lt id is cip linar y eva luat ion t e am w h ich s ha ll in clu de a t e a ch e r of th e spee ch an d lan gua ge im p a ir ed an d a ps ych ologis t .

(4) ) T h e se ve r ely lan gua ge im p a ir ed p r ogram s ha ll n ot in clu de pe r s on s  w h ose lan gua ge im p a irm e nt is p r imar ily th e r es u lt of aut is m or m e nta l, e m ot iona l, h e ar in g, vis ua l, p h ys ica l, or oth e r h e a lth im p a irm e nt s a s de fin ed in p art 1 of th ese ru le s .

 

R 340 .1757 Othe r re lated educa tio na l se rvices for youth STUDEN TS placed  in juven il e detention   faci liti es .

(a)      Pr ogram s sha ll be initiat ed with in 5 calendar days  after  admission.  If  a  pe r s on STUD EN T placed in a juvenile detent ion facility is suspe cted of bei n g han d ica pped HAVING A DIS ABILIT Y, THEN th e procedur e out lined in part 2 of th ese ru les sha ll be imm ediat ely followed .

(b)   Notificat ion of educat iona l placement sha ll be sent to th e superint endent of th e distr ict of reside nce with in 5 sch ool days after th e dat e of entr y of a pe r s on STUD EN T int o th e educat iona l program in a juvenile detent ion facility.

 

 

(c)   Educat ion report s for each person educat ed in a juvenile detent ion facility sha ll be sent by cert ified ma il to th e superint endent of th e distr ict of reside nce, with th e con sent of th e par ent , with in 5 sch ool days from th e dat e of release from th e facility.

(d)       Special   educat ion   reimbur sed   personn el   ma y   provide   educat iona l   services   for n onhan d ica pped pe r s on s STUD EN TS WHO DO NOT HAVE DIS ABILITI ES AND WHO ARE placed in th e facility, if th e program s com ply with both of th e followin g PROVISIONS :

(i)    They ar e un der th e supervision of a teacher  approved in  th e ar ea  of  th e emotiona lly im p a ir ed IMP AIRM EN T.

(ii)    They ha ve not more than  10 stu dent s in a class at an y one t ime.

 

R 340 .1758     Cl ass r oom p r og r ams f o r t he autistic  i mpa ir ed .  RES CIND .

      R u l e 58 . (1) Spe cific r eq u ir e m e nt s for p r ogram s for th e aut is t ic s ha ll be p r ovided u s in g eith e r of th e followin g a lt e rnat ive s :

(a) ) Pr ogram s that con s is t of 1 cla ss r oom p r ogram  for th e aut is t ic im p a ir ed s ha ll n ot ha ve m or e than 5 s tu de nt s an d s ha ll be se r ve d by a t e a ch e r of th e aut is t ic. H oweve r , p r ogram s that con s is t of m or e than 1 cla ss r oom ma y ha ve m or e than 5 s tu de nt s in a cla ss r oom , if th e  a ve ra ge s tu de nt -t o-t e a ch e r -an d -a ide rat io d oes n ot  exceed  5 s tu de nt s t o 1 t e a ch e r  an d 1 a ide . A cla ss r oom with 3 or m or e s tu de nt s s ha ll ha ve 1 a ide .

(b) ) A  spe cia l  ed u cat ion  p r ogram  des cr ibe d  in  se ct ion  1 .6 (2 )  of  th e  int e rm edi at e  s ch ool d is tr ict  p lan  se t  forth  in  R 340 .1832  an d a pp r ove d by th e s tat e b oar d of ed u cat ion  that  a ss ur es th e p r ovis ion of ed u cat iona l p r ogramm in g for aut is t ic s tu de nt s .

(2) Spe cific r eq u ir e m e nt s for eith e r p r ogram s ha ll in clu de , b ut n ot be lim it ed t o, a ll of th e followin g:

(a) ) L an gua ge an d commun icat ion de vel op m e nt . (b) P e r s ona l a d ju s tm e nt tra in in g.

(c)       Pr evocat iona l ed u cat ion .

 

P ART 4. QUALIFICATIO NS OF DIRE CTORS AND SU P ER VISORS

 

R  340 .1771  Di rec tor  of  specia l  educa tio n;  educa tio n  and   expe ri ence requiremen ts .

Rule 71 . (1) For  full approval, a  director  of special educat ion  sha ll possess  all of th e followin g minimum qua lificat ions:

(a)   An earn ed ma ster's degree or equivalent .

(b)   Fu ll approval in at least 1 ar ea of spe cial educat ion.

(c)   Thr ee year s of su ccess ful pr ofessi ona l pra ct ice or administrat ive expe rience in special educat ion, or com binat ion th e r eof OF P RACTIC E AND E XPE RIEN CE .

(d)   Thirt y semester or 45 t e rm EQUIVALEN T hour s of gra duat e credit an d a success ful 200 -clock-h our pra ct icum in special educat ion administrat ion.  Gra duat e  credit  sha ll  be earn ed in a college or un iversity whose program ha s been approved by th e stat e boar d of educat ion an d sha ll be distr ibut ed appropriat ely to assur e kn owledge an d com petency as relat ed to spe cial educat ion in ALL OF th e followin g ar eas:

(i)       Pr ogram development an d evaluat ion.

(ii)   Personn el sta ffin g, supervision, an d evaluat ion.

(iii)    Int erpersona l relat ionships, commun icat ions, persua sion, an d mora le.

 

 

(iv)   Evaluat ion of inservice organ izat ion an d mana gement .

(v)   Budgeting, finan cing, an d report ing.

(vi)   Par ent relat ionships.

(vii)    School plant plann ing. (viii) Consultat ion.

(ix)   Rese ar ch an d grant  writing.

(x) Office mana gement , including office aut omat ion.

(xi)   Sch ool-r elat ed legal activities an d due pr ocess hear ing.

(xii)    Comput er-assisted mana gement .

(e)   One year of su ccess ful expe rience as a special educat ion director in an approved special educat ion program .

(f)     Re comm e n d at ion VERIFICATIO N from a college or un iversity approved  for  th e preparat ion of special educat ion directors which att ests that th e person ha s acquired th e kn owledge an d com petencies in subdivisi on (d) of th is subru le an d ha s demonstrat ed leadership ability an d genera l kn owledge of issues an d problems in all disability ar eas of spe cial educat ion.

(2)  A  DIR ECTOR   OF   SPE CIAL   EDUCATIO N   PROGR AMS   WHO   HAS   FU LL APP ROVAL STATUS SHALL MAINT AIN FU LL APP ROVAL STATUS IND EF INIT ELY. (2)(3) For temporar y approval, a director of special educat ion sha ll possess all  of  th e followin g minimum qua lificat ions:

(a)   An earn ed ma ster's degree or equivalent .

(b)   Fu ll approval in at least 1 ar ea of spe cial educat ion.

(c)  Thr ee year s of su ccess ful pr ofessi ona l pra ct ice or administrat ive expe rience in educat ion, or com binat ion th e r eof OF P RACTIC E AND E XPE RIEN CE .

(d)   Twelve semester or 18 t e rm EQUIVALEN T hour s of gra duat e credit an d a success ful 200 -clock-h our pra ct icum in special educat ion administrat ion.  Gra duat e  credit  sha ll  be earn ed in a college or un iversity whose program ha s been approved by th e stat e boar d of educat ion an d sha ll be distr ibut ed appropriat ely to  assur e  kn owledge  an d  com petency relat ed to special educat ion in th e ar eas des ignat ed in subru le (1)(d) of th is ru le.

(e)    Re comm e n d at ion fr om a THE college or  un iversity  approved  for  th e  preparat ion  of spe cial educat ion directors SHALL VERIFY EN ROLLM EN T  IN  THE  DIR ECTOR  OF SPE CIAL EDUCATIO N PREP ARATIO N PROGR AM AND THE COMPLETIO N OF THE PRACTIC UM SPE CIFIED IN SUBDI VISION (D) OF THIS SUBRUL E.

(3)(4) Cont inuat ion of temporar y approval is depe ndent upon th e sat isfactory com pletion of not less than 6 semester or 9 t e rm EQUIVALEN T hour s of required credit towar d full approval before th e beginn ing of th e next school year .

(4)(5) Any person who ha s com pleted all cour se work an d pra ct icum requirement s in effect befor e th e effect ive dat e of th ese ru les sha ll only be required to com plete 1 year of su ccess ful expe rience as a director to gain full approval.

 

R   340 .1772              Supe rviso r of specia l educa tio n ; educa tio n and expe ri ence requiremen ts .

Ru le 72 . (1)  For full approval, a supervisor of special educat ion sha ll possess  all of th e followin g minimum qua lificat ions:

(a)   An earn ed ma ster's degree or equivalent .

 

 

(b)   Fu ll approval in at least 1 ar ea of spe cial educat ion.

(c)  Thr ee year s of su ccess ful expe rience in spe cial educat ion.

(d)   Twelve semester or 18 t e rm  EQUIVALEN T  hour s  of gra duat e credit  in  a  college  or un iversity whose program ha s been approved by th e stat e boar d of educat ion. Gra duat e credit sha ll be distr ibut ed appropriat ely to assur e kn owledge an d com petency as relat ed to spe cial educat ion in ALL OF th e followin g ar eas:

(i)   Systemat ic stu dy of curr iculum .

(ii)   Administrat ive an d supervisory pr oced ur es.

(iii)    Evaluat ion meth ods an d pr oced ur es.

(iv)   Commun icat ion sk ills techn iques.

(v)   Inservice educat ion.

(vi)   Comput er-aided instru ct ion.

(e)    One year of su ccess ful expe rience as a supervisor of spe cial educat ion in an approved special educat ion program .

(f)     Re comm e n d at ion VERIFICATIO N from a college or un iversity approved for  th e preparat ion  of  special  educat ion  supervisors  relat ive  to  leadership,  kn owledge ,   an d com petency in th e ar eas listed in subdivisi on (d) of th is subru le.

(2)  A  SU PE RVISOR  OF  SPE CIAL  EDUCATIO N  PROGR AMS   WHO   HAS   FU LL APP ROVAL STATUS SHALL MAINT AIN FU LL APP ROVAL STATUS IND EF INIT ELY. (2)(3) For temporar y approval, a supervisor of special educat ion sha ll possess all of th e followin g minimum qua lificat ions:

(a)   An earn ed ma ster's degree or equivalent .

(b)   Fu ll approval in at least 1 ar ea of spe cial educat ion.

(c)  Thr ee year s of su ccess ful expe rience in spe cial educat ion.

(d)    Re comm e n d at ion fr om a THE college or un iversity approved by th e stat e boar d  of educat ion    for    preparat ion    of    spe cial    educat ion    supervisors     SHALL     VERIFY EN ROLLM EN T IN THE SU PE RVISOR OF SPE CIAL EDUCATIO N PROGR AM.

(3)(4) Cont inuat ion of temporar y approval is depe ndent upon th e sat isfactory com pletion of not less than 6 semester or 9 t e rm EQUIVALEN T hour s of required credit towar d full approval before th e beginn ing of th e next school year .

(4)(5) Any person who ha s com pleted all cour se work an d pra ct icum requirement s in effect befor e th e effect ive dat e of th ese ru les sha ll only be required to com plete 1 year of su ccess ful expe rience as a supervisor to gain full approval.

 

R 340 .1773     P r esen tly emp l oyed  di r ec tor o r supe r viso r . RES CIND

       R u l e 73 .   A d ir e ct or  or  s u pe r vis or  of spe cia l ed u cat ion  p r ogram s  with  fu ll a pp r ova l s tatu s on th e d at e th is ru le be com es e ffe ct ive s ha ll ma inta in fu ll a pp r ova l.

 

R  340 .1774   OUT-OF-STATE  APP LICANTS  FOR  SU P ER VISOR  OR  DIRE CTOR TEMP ORARY APP ROVAL

Rule 74 . AN APP LIC ANT FOR TEMPORARY APP ROVAL AS A SU PE RVISOR OR DIR ECTOR OF SPE CIAL EDUCATIO N WHO HAS BEEN EDUCATED IN ANOTHE R STATE   SHALL   PRESEN T   EVIDEN CE    OF    FU LFILLING    ALL    OF    THE REQUI REMEN TS ESTABLIS HE D FOR APP LIC ANTS WHO HAVE BEEN EDUCATED IN     THE     APP ROVED     MIC HIGAN     COLL EGES     AND     UNI VERSITI ES.     THE

 

 

DEP ARTM EN T   SHALL   ESTABLIS H   PROC EDURES   FOR   THE   TEMPORARY APP ROVAL OF OUT-OF-STATE APP LIC ANTS AS  SU PE RVISORS  OR  DIR ECTORS OF SPE CIAL EDUCATIO N.

 

P ART 5. QUALIFICATIO NS OF TEACHERS  AND OTHER P ERS ONNE L

 

R  340 .1781          Teache rs  of  t he  hand icapp ed  STUDEN TS  WITH  DISABILITI ES ;  app r ova l gene r a ll y END ORSE MEN T RE QUIRE MEN TS.

(a)   Theoretical foun dat ions as follows :

(i)     Und erstan ding  of  human  growth  an d  development ,  which  sha ll  include  all  of  th e following:

(A)  Typical an d at ypical development .

(B)   Sta ges from con ception to death .

(C)   Affective, lan gua ge, cognitive, an d sensorimotor ar eas.

(D)   Fa ctors influencing development , including physiological, socia l, physical environm ent , an d psychological.

(ii)    Und erstan ding of learn ing an d teaching th eories.

(iii)     Knowledge  of con stru ct ion, int erpretat ion, applicat ion, an d limitat ion of stan dar dized an d nonstan dar dized assess ment pr oced ur es.

(iv)        Knowledge       of    han d ica pp in g   con d it ion s    DIS ABILITI ES   an d    th eir   educat iona l implicat ions.

(b)   Curr iculum an d instru ct ion as follows :

(i)   Und erstan ding of curr iculum des ign an d instru ct iona l strat egies .

(ii)    Und erstan ding of, an d ability to adapt to, r egu lar  GENE RAL an d spe cial curr iculum an d instru ct iona l strat egies to meet individua l learn ing styles.

(c)   Special educat ion instru ctiona l systems as follows :

(i)   Knowledge of program delivery systems, including all level s of service.

(ii)    Und erstan ding of individua l an d group mana gement stru ctur es.

(iii)     Und erstan ding of effect ive use  of sch ool an d out side  resour ces  in  creat ing a  positive learn ing environm ent .

(iv)   Und erstan ding a var iety of systems for report ing an d evaluat ing th e effect iveness of  an individua l stu dent 's program .

(v)   Und erstan ding of th e child stu dy/team plann ing pr ocess .

(vi)     Ability  to tran slat e  com prehensive  assess ment  data  reflecting  th e  stu dent 's  curr ent level of fun ct ioning int o an individua lIZED educat iona l p lan PROGR AM.

(vii)     Und erstan ding of how adaptive techn ology ma y be used to enhan ce th e educat ion of han d ica pped stu dent s WITH DIS ABILITI ES.

(d)   Commun icat ion /con sultat ion as follows :

 

 

(i)   Knowledge of institut iona l an d administrat ive factors w h ich THAT facilitat e or impede delivery of services.

(ii)      Ability  to  effect ively  commun icat e  th e  needs   an d  right s  of  han d ica pped   pe r s on s STUD EN TS WITH DIS ABILITI ES.

(iii)     Ability to use int erpersona l sk ills when work ing with  par ent s, pr ofessi ona ls, agencies, stu dent s, an d oth er persons or groups.

(iv)     Und erstan ding  th e  roles  an d  organ izat iona l  stru ctur es  of  r egu lar  GENE RAL  an d spe cial educat ion an d th e part th ey play in providing tota l service for th e stu dent .

(v)     Ability  to  serve  in  a  consultat ive  capacity  with  individua ls  an d  groups,  including par ent s an d stu dent s.

(vi)   Ability to supervise an d work with teacher aides, volunt eers, an d para pr ofessi ona ls.

(e)   Organ izat iona l, historical, an d legal factors as follows :

(i)   Knowledge of stat e an d fede ra l laws, ru les, an d regulat ions.

(ii)    Und erstan ding of due pr ocess an d data privacy requirement s.

(iii)    Knowledge of historical an d philosophical backgroun d of th e educat ion of han d ica pped pe r s on s   STUD EN TS   WITH   DIS ABILITI ES   an d   kn owledge   of   att itu des    towar d han d ica pped pe r s on s STUD EN TS WITH DIS ABILITI ES.

(iv)   Und erstan ding of how to ident ify an d a ccess resour ces relevant to han d ica pped pe r s on s STUD EN TS WITH DIS ABILITI ES.

(f)  Abilities basic to all special educat ion preparat ion as follows :

(i)   Ability to obse rve, ana lyze, an d des cribe th e instru ct iona l strat egies being applied in an educat iona l situat ion.

(ii)      Ability  to  fun ct ion  as  a  member  of  a  team   in  des igning  appropriat e  educat iona l program s for han d ica pped stu dent s WITH DIS ABILITI ES.

(iii)    bility to apply team -des igned strat egies in an educat iona l sett ing.

(iv)   Ability to des ign an d apply instru ct iona l strat egies in an educat iona l sett ing, including t ime mana gement techn iques.

(v)      Ability  to  ident ify  an d  use  nonsch ool  resour ces  relevant to  han d ica pped  pe r s on s STUD EN TS WITH DIS ABILITI ES.

(vi)   Ability to assess results of instru ct ion.

(vii)       Und erstan ding  of  persona l  adjustm ent ,  prevocat iona l  an d  vocat iona l  needs ,  an d opportun ity for th e han d ica pped STUD EN TS WITH DIS ABILITI ES.

(viii)    Ability to un derstan d basic beha viora l mana gement con cepts an d demonstrat e ability to develop, implement , an d in cor porat e appropriat e beha viora l mana gement techn iques.

(ix)   Und erstan ding of preadolescent beha vior.

(x)   Und erstan ding of adolescent beha vior.

(2) Stu dent s  com pleting spe cial educat ion  teacher  preparat ion  tra ining program s  befor e Sep tember 1, 1990 , sha ll be EN DORS ED OR fully approved.

 

R    340 .1782         Fu ll y    app r oved     END ORSED      teache rs    of   t he   hand icapp ed STUDEN TS WITH DISABILITI ES ; additiona  l re qu iremen ts .

Rule 82 . A fu lly a pp r ove d AN EN DORS ED teacher of th e d is a bled STUD EN TS WITH DIS ABILITI ES, in addition to meeting th e spe cific requirement s set forth in R 340 .1785 t o R 340 .1791 R 340 .1786  TO R 340 .1788 , R 340 .1795  to R 340 .1797 , an d R 340 .1799  to R

340 .1799 eC, sha ll com ply with all of th e followin g requirement s:

 

 

(a)   Possess a valid Michigan teacher's cert ificat e.

(b)   Possess a ba cca laur eat e degree with a ma jor in a spe cific spe cial educat ion ar ea or ha ve earn ed credit in cour se work equivalent to that  required for a ma jor.

(c)  Possess an  endorsement  in  special  educat ion  that  is  valid  in  gra des  kindergart en thr ough 12. Elementar y or se con dar y endorsement s in spe cial educat ion, earn ed be for e or after Sep tember 1, 1990 , sha ll be valid in gra des kindergart en thr ough 12.

(e)   Be recomm ended for a cert ificat e or endorsement , or both , con s t itut in g fu ll a pp r ova l in a spe cific spe cial educat ion ar ea by an institut ion of higher educat ion signifying verificat ion of com pletion of a teacher educat ion program for th e specific special educat ion ar ea, as approved by th e stat e boar d of educat ion. The recomm endat ion sha ll  verify  that  th e teacher possesses all of th e followin g in addition to ha ving com pleted cour se work that includes th e genera l sk ill requirement s listed in R 340 .1781 :

(i)   Persona l matur it y.

(ii)   Em otiona l sta bility.

(iii)    bility to teach.

(iv)   Oth er leadership capacities.

(v)   Appar ent potent ia l for growth in creat ive teaching.

(f)App r ove d t e a ch e r ed u cat ion p r ogram s of e a ch t e a ch e r tra in in g in s t itut ion s ha ll be r eviewed at le a s t on ce eve r y 5 ye ar s by th e dep artm e nt .

(g )(F) On th e effect ive dat e of th ese ru les, persons approved as special educat ion teachers pur suant   to  th is  ru le  AND  t e a ch e r  con s u ltant s  p ur s uant   t o  R  340 .1790 ,  curr icu lum r es our ce con s u ltant s  p ur s uant  t o  R  340 .1791 ,  teachers  of  preprimar y-aged  stu dent s pur suant to  R  340 .1795 ,  an d  w ork -  s tu d y  coor d inat or s  p ur s uant  t o  R  340 .1792  sha ll ma inta in an d cont inu e to ha ve th eir full approval statu s.

 

R 340 .1783 Tempo raril y  app roved  teache rs  of  t he  hand icapp ed  STUDEN TS WITH DISABILITI ES .

 

 

31 OF THE CURREN T SCHOOL YEAR AND SEP TEMBER 1 of th e next school year that th e teacher is employed in a spe cia l ed u cat ion ar e a. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS NOT REQUI RED TO CONDUCT A SEARCH FOR A FU LLY QUALIFIED TEACHE R IN SUCC ESSI VE    SCHOOL    YEARS    IF    THE    CANDID ATE     MEE TS     THE SE REQUI REMEN TS. THE DISTRICT IS  NOT  REQUI RED  TO  REMOVE  A TEACHE R UN DER TEMPORARY OR CONTINUIN G APP ROVAL WHEN A FU LLY APP ROVED OR EN DORS ED TEACHE R BECOM ES AVAILABLE.

(2) Spe cia l ed u cat ion t e a ch e r s w h o wou ld oth e r wise be la id off a s a r es u lt of th e a pp licat ion of R 340 .1733 (q ) s ha ll, if eligible , be grant ed t e m p orar y a pp r ova l p ur s uant  t o th is ru le. S u ch t e a ch e r s , if n ot eligible for t e m p orar y a pp r ova l, s ha ll be grant ed e m e r ge n cy a pp r ova l on s u ch t e rm s an d con d it ion s a s es ta blis h ed by th e s tat e b oar d , w h ich ma y in clu de th e com p le t ion of cont inu in g ed u cat ion un it s or expe r ie n ce .  T h e a va ila bili t y of a fu lly a pp r ove d t e a ch e r for th e p os it ion s ha ll n ot be a b a s is t o de n y, r evok e , or fa il t o r e n ew th e t e a ch e r 's    t e m p orar y or e m e r ge n cy a pp r ova l if th e t e a ch e r r e ma in s in th e spe cia l ed u cat ion p r ogram . T h is s u b ru le s ha ll n ot a pp ly t o t e a ch e r s ce rt ifie d a ft e r De ce m be r 30 , 1990 .

 

R 340 .1783 a             EARLY CHILDH OOD SP ECIAL EDU CATIO N TEACHER , FU LL YEAR P ER MIT.

RU LE 83 a. (1) THE DEP ARTM EN T MAY ISSU E A PE RMIT WHEN A PROPE RLY CERTI FICATED TEACHE R, UN DER R 340 .1795 , IS UN AVAILABLE FOR A REGULAR TEACHING ASSIGNM EN T FOR CHILDR EN WITH DIS ABILITI ES OR DEVELOPMEN TAL DELAY, AS DEF IN ED IN R 340 .1711 .

(2)     AN APP LIC ATIO N FOR A PE RMIT SHALL CONTAIN EVIDEN CE THAT THE CANDID ATE HAS COMPLETED 120 SEMESTER OR EQUIVALEN T HOURS  OF SATIS FACTOR Y COLL EGE CREDIT , INCLUDING 15 SEMESTER OR EQUI VALEN T HOURS OF APP ROPRIATE PROFE SSION AL EDUCATIO N CREDIT .

(3)    THE PE RMIT IS EFFE CTI VE THROUGH J UNE 30 OF THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR WHICH THE PE RMIT IS ISSU ED.

(4)    THE PE RMIT  WILL BE RENE WED WHEN  EVIDEN CE IS PRE SEN TED THAT A P ROPE RLY CE RTI F ICATE D TEACHE R IS UN AVAILABLE F OR A RE GULAR TEACHING ASSIGNM EN T.

 

R 340 .1784     Specia l educa tio n i n t e r n t eache r s ; app r ova l .  RES CIND

      R u l e 84 .  T h e dep artm e nt ma y grant t e m p orar y a pp r ova l t o t e a ch e r s w h o ar e curr e nt ly e nr olle d in a un ive r s it y int e rn  p r ogram  a pp r ove d  by th e s tat e b oar d  of ed u cat ion  with spe cia l e m p ha s is on an int e rn s h ip expe r ie n ce , w h ich is un de r th e p r ovis ion s of a un ive r s it y   t e a ch e r p r ep arat ion p r ogram a pp r ove d by th e s tat e b oar d of ed u cat ion .  Spe cia l ed u cat ion  t e a ch e r s with fu ll a pp r ova l an d  with  n ot  le ss  than  3  ye ar s  of  expe r ie n ce  in  t e a ch in g han d ica pped pe r s on s  s ha ll  be  e m p loye d  t o  con s u lt  with  int e rn  t e a ch e r s  at  le a s t  th e eq u iva le nt of 1 fu ll s ch ool d a y e a ch wee k .

 

R 340 .1785      Specia l educa tio n a r eas to w h ic h app r ova l s app l y . RES CIND

       R u l e 85 .   R 340 .1781 thr ou gh R 340 .1784 a pp ly t o t e a ch e r s in th e followin g spe cific ed u cat ion ar e a s :

(a) ) Aut is t ic im p a ir ed .

 

 

(b) Me nta lly im p a ir ed .

(c)Em ot iona lly im p a ir ed . (d ) Le arn in g d is a bled .

(e) H e ar in g im p a ir ed . (f) Vis ua lly im p a ir ed .

(g) Ph ys ica lly an d oth e r wise h e a lth im p a ir ed , in clu s ive of h om eb oun d an d h osp ita lize d . (h ) Pr ep r imar y im p a ir ed .

(i) Spee ch an d lan gua ge im p a ir ed .

 

R  340 .1786          Teache rs  of  t he  men tally  i mpa ir ed  STUDEN TS  WITH  MEN TAL IMP AIRMEN T; specia l re quiremen ts .

Rule 86 . (1) The teacher educat ion program for teachers of th e m e nta lly im p a ir ed STUD EN TS WITH MEN TAL IMPAIRMEN T sha ll include a minimum of 30 semester OR EQUIVALEN T hour s. I n a dd it ion t o th e r eq u ir e m e nt s of  R  340 .1781 ,  t The  teacher educat ion program for teachers of stu dent s with menta l impairm ent s sha ll include all of th e following:

(a)  A minimum of 12 semester OR EQUI VALEN T hour s of spe cial sk ills an d kn owledge necess ar y for work ing  with  STUD EN TS  WITH  menta lly  im p a ir ed  s tu de nt s IMPAIRMEN T, including a ll of th e following:

(i)   The natur e of menta l deficiency.

(ii)    Differ ent ial curr iculum development an d teaching techn iques.

(iii)    Basic com ponent s of lan gua ge development .

(iv)   The basic sensory-neura l system an d it s relat ionship to learn ing an d development .

(v)   Classr oom mana gement techn iques.

(b)  A minimum  addition  of 10 semester  OR EQUI VALEN T hour s in  th e development  of com petency in th e followin g ar eas:

(i)   Ability to obse rve an d assess stu dent s, including all of th e followin g:

(A)  The natur e of menta l deficiency.

(B)   Differ ent ial curr iculum .

(C)   Devel opment an d teaching techn iques.

(D)  Basic com ponent s of lan gua ge development .

(E)   The basic sensory-neura l system an d it s relat ionship to learn ing an d development . (F) Classr oom mana gement techn iques.

(ii)       Ability to provide instru ct ion an d guidan ce to STUD EN TS WITH menta lly im p a ir ed s tu de nt s IMPAIRMEN T in a ll of th e following ar eas:

(A)  Self-h elp sk ills.

(B)   Pr evocat iona l an d vocat iona l sk ill tra ining.

(C)   Recreat ion an d leisur e activities.

(iv)        Ability   to   guide  an d    coun sel   STUD EN TS     WITH   menta lly   im p a ir ed   s tu de nt s IMPAIRMEN T regar ding a ll of th e following:

(A)  Human  sexua lit y.

(B)   Home, fam ily, an d commun ity living.

 

 

(C)   Use of loca l, stat e, an d nat iona l resour ces.

(v)   Ability to un derstan d an d ut ilize basic beha viora l mana gement concepts an d techn iques to  meet  th e  un ique  needs  of  th e  STUD EN T  WITH   menta lly  im p a ir ed   in d ivi d ua l IMP AIRM EN T.

(vi)    Ability to organ ize an d mana ge an educat iona l environm ent an d schedule for a group of  STUD EN TS  WITH  menta lly   im p a ir ed   s tu de nt s   IMPAIRMEN T,   including   th e un derstan ding of th e fun ct ions an d role of th e teacher as educat iona l team leader an d th e role an d fun ct ion of relat ed services personn el an d aides .

(vii)     Ability to instru ct an d rein for ce a program of commun icat ion sk ills an d techn iques, both verbal an d nonverbal, as deemed appropriat e for th e stu dent .

(viii)       Ability to ut ilize commun ity resour ces an d a var iety of commun ity sett ings an d activities in th e plann ing an d implementat ion of an educat iona l program for A STUD EN T WITH menta lly im p a ir ed s tu de nt s IMP AIRM EN T.

(c) Dir ect ed s tu de nt t e a ch in g with m e nta lly im p a ir ed s tu de nt s p ur s uant t o R 340 .1782 (c).

(2) ) A t e a ch e r a ss ign ed a s a le a d t e a ch e r of th e tra ina ble m e nta lly im p a ir ed s ha ll com p ly with a ll of th e followin g r eq u ir e m e nt s :

(a) ) Mee t ce rt ificat ion an d fu ll a pp r ova l r eq u ir e m e nt s for t e a ch in g th e m e nta lly im p a ir ed , a s r eq u ir ed in R 340 .1782 .

(b) ) Ha ve com p le t ed 2 ye ar s of s u ccess fu l t e a ch in g expe r ie n ce with th e tra ina ble m e nta lly im p a ir ed .

(c)Be r e comm e n ded by an  a d m in is trat or  w h o ha s s u pe r vised  th e  t e a ch e r s  p r ofessi ona l a ct ivi t ie s with tra ina ble m e nta lly im p a ir ed pe r s on s for at le a s t 1 ye ar .

(d)) Ha ve de m on s trat ed a bili t y t o w ork coope rat ively an d cr e at ively with oth e r p r ofessi ona l an d n on p r ofessi ona l s ta ff m e m be r s .

 

R   340 .1787               Teache rs  of  t he  STUDEN TS  WITH  emo tio na ll y  i mpa ir ed IMP AIRMEN T; specia l re quiremen ts .

Ru le 87 . The teacher educat ion program for teachers of th e STUD EN TS WITH emotiona lly im p a ir ed IMPAIRMEN T sha ll include 30 semester OR EQUIVALEN T hour s in ALL OF th e following ar eas:

(a)     Four to 6 semester OR EQUIVALEN T hour s of child growth an d learn ing th eory, including dynam ics of human beha vior, individua l  differences,  adolescent  psychology, learn ing th eory an d psychological informat ion, both individua l an d group.

(b)    Four to 6 semester OR EQUIVALEN T hour s of environm enta l informat ion, including sociologica l, cultura l, econ omic in format ion; spe cial services an d guidan ce program s in th e sch ool an d commun ity; organ izat ion of th e sch ool; chara cteristics of  groups;  an d  socia l organ izat ion an d stru ctur e.

(c)     Six to 10 semester OR EQUI VALEN T hour s of educat iona l an d spe cial meth ods, including educat ion of ch ild r e n STUD EN TS with special problems, th eory an d meth ods of teaching socially  han d ica pped  SKILLS  an d  STUD EN TS  WITH  emotiona lly  im p a ir ed pe r s on s IMPAIRMEN T, reading meth ods, instru ct iona l mat erials, an d creat ive an d oth er activities espe cially adapted to th e educat ion of pe r s on s STUD EN TS with psychological an d physiological learn ing difficu lt ies.

 

 

(i)   Uu nderstan ding persona lity deviat ion,.

(ii)   I including abnorma l psychology,. (iii)Ttheory of ma ladjustm ent ,.

(iv) Ccoun seling an d int erview techn iques,. (v)Iint erpretat ion of psychological data ,.

(vi) an d Wwork in par ent coun seling.

(e)    A minimum of 4 semester OR EQUI VALEN T hour s of credit in directed teaching with STUD EN TS WITH emotiona lly im p a ir ed pe r s on s IMPAIRMEN T in addition to th e 30 semester OR EQUIVALEN T hour s required for a ma jor .

(f)   Six to 10 semester OR EQUIVALEN T hour s of applicat ion an d expe rience, including supervised obse rvat ion, with th e STUD EN TS WITH emotiona lly im p a ir ed IMP AIRM EN T, a p ra ct icum in a ps ych iatr ic se tt in g, a seminar in  int erdisciplinar y  approach,  group dynam ics, an d int erpretat ion of psychiatr ic techn iques.

(g)   Two to 4 semester OR EQUIVALEN T hour s in evaluat ion an d rese ar ch meth ods.

 

R 340 .1788 Teache rs of STUDEN TS WITH  lea rn ing  disab l ed  DISABILITI ES ; specia l re quiremen ts .

Ru le 88 . The teacher educat ion  program  for  teachers  of  STUD EN TS  WITH  th e learn ing d is a bled DIS ABILITI ES sha ll include a minimum of 28 30 semester OR EQUIVALEN T hour s relat ing to th e following ar eas:

(a)    Four semester OR EQUIVALEN T hour s of child growth an d learn ing th eory, including dynam ics of human beha vior, individua l  differ ences,  adolescent  or  child  psychology, learn ing th eory an d  psychological informat ion.

(c)     Six semester OR EQUI VALEN T hour s in th e development of com petence in th e followin g ar eas:

(i)      Ability  to  carr y  out  suita ble  pr oced ur es  for  assess ment  of  th e  stu dent 's  listening, th ink ing, ta lking, reading, spe lling, writing, ar ithm etic, or oth er sk ill deficiencies.

(ii)       Ability to spe cify in beha viora l term s instru ct iona l objectives w h ich THAT ar e appropriat e to th e sk ill needs an d entr y level chara cteristics of th e individua l stu dent .

(iii)    Ability to select systems of instru ct ion an d learn ing con ditions w h ich THAT ar e likely to be most effect ive for am eliorat ing th e learn ing disabilities prese nt ed by each stu dent .

(iv)    Ability to set up an d ma inta in con ditions an d pr oced ur es of instru ct ion suita ble to th e learn ing goals set for th e individua l stu dent .

(v)    Ability to assess instru ct iona l out com es in term s of th e stu dent 's beha vior chan ge an d use th is data in formu lat ion of an ongoing instru ct iona l plan adjusted to chan ged stu dent con ditions.

(vi)      Ability to use appropriat e techn iques with th e  stu dent  to  help  develop  th e  self- mana gement sk ills required for con stru ctive socia l part icipat ion an d indepe ndent learn ing. (vii)Abilit y to fun ct ion as a member of int erdisciplinar y team s an d ma inta in  effect ive liaison with par ent s an d oth ers work ing with th e stu dent .

 

 

(d) ) F our se m es t e r h our s p ra ct icum with le arn in g d is a bled s tu de nt s .

 

R    340 .1790               T eache r   consu lt ants    f o r   hand icapp ed   pe r sons ;   app r ova l . RES CIND .

R u l e 90 .  I n a dd it ion t o m ee t in g a ll of th e r eq u ir e m e nt s of R 340 .1782 , a t e a ch e r con s u ltant s ha ll m ee t a ll of th e followin g r eq u ir e m e nt s for fu ll a pp r ova l by th e s tat e b oar d of ed u cat ion or it s des ign ee :

(I ) I nt e r pe r s ona l r elat ion s . (ii) Con s u ltat ion sk ill s .

(iii)  ) Spe cia lize d in s tru ct iona l m e th ods .

(iv) E ffe ct ive t im e an d cla ss r oom mana ge m e nt t e chn iq u es . (v) E d u cat iona l d ia gn os t ic t e chn iq u es .

(vi) Pr oble m s olvi n g/con flict r es olut ion t e chn iq u es . (vii ) Te am p lann in g an d im p le m e ntat ion p r ocesses . (viii ) O r gan izat iona l th e or y an d gr ou p d ynam ics .

(c) S h ow evide n ce of a m in imum of 3 ye ar s of s at is fa ct or y t e a ch in g expe r ie n ce , n ot le ss than 2 ye ar s of w h ich s ha ll be in t e a ch in g han d ica pped pe r s on s in a spe cia l ed u cat ion cla ss r oom .

 

R 340 .1791     C u rri cu l um r esou r ce consu lt ant ; app r ova l .  RES CIND

      R u l e 91 . A curr icu lum r es our ce con s u ltant e m p loye d in a spe cia l ed u cat ion p r ogram , in a dd it ion t o m ee t in g th e spe cific r eq u ir e m e nt s se t forth in R 340 .1782 an d R 340 .1790 , s ha ll, for a pp r ova l by th e s tat e b oar d of ed u cat ion or it s des ign ee , ha ve com p le t ed 12 se m es t e r h our s of cr edi t , or a dep artm e nt -de t e rm in ed eq u iva le nt , in an ed u cat iona l p r ogram w h ich in s ur es com pe t e n cy in a ll of th e followin g ar e a s :

(a) ) C urr icu lum de vel op m e nt an d p lann in g.

(b) ) I n s tru ct iona l mat e r ia ls an d m edi a , in clu d in g com p ut e r -a ss is t ed t e chn ology. (c) I n se r vice ed u cat ion , in clu d in g n eeds a ssess m e nt t e chn iq u es .

(d ) Acq u is it ion , cat egor izat ion , eva luat ion , an d d is tr ib ut ion of mat e r ia ls . (e) Ad a p t ive t e chn ology.

 

R  340 .1792         Lic ensu re ,    ce rtifi cation , or  app rova l  of   suppo rti ve  profess io na l pe rsonne l.

Rule 92 .  S u pp ort ive pPr ofessi ona l   personn el employed or contra cted with  to provide s u pp ort ive RELATED services to han d ica pped pe r s on s STUD EN TS WITH DIS ABILITI ES sha ll be licensed,  cert ificat ed, or  registered  by a  governm enta l agency  a s  a  con d it ion  of p ra ct icin g th eir p r ofessi on , ce rt ifie d  by  OR  a  legally  recognized  professi ona l  boar d  or ass ociat ion as an indicat ion of adequat e preparat ion an d tra ining, or BE recomm ended by a college or un iversity offer ing an appropriat e tra ining program as approved by  th e stat e boar d of educat ion.

 

 

R 340 .1793      P arap rofess io na l pe rsonne l; qua lifi cations .

Rule 93 . (1) Para pr ofessi ona l personn el employed in spe cial educat ion program s sha ll be qua lified pur suant to requirement s esta blished by th eir respe ctive int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict plan . Para pr ofessi ona l personn el include, but ar e not limited to, teacher aides, health  car e  aides , bilingua l  aides , AND  instru ct iona l  aides,  an d  p r ogram  a ss is tant s  in p r ogram s for se ve r ely m e nta lly an d se ve r ely mu lt ip ly im p a ir ed.

(2) ) An int e r p r e t e r for th e de a f s ha ll be an y of th e followin g:

(a) ) A ce rt ifie d  int e r p r e t e r  a s  de fin ed  in  Act  N o.  204  of th e  Pu blic Act s  of 1982 ,  bei n g

§393 .501 e t seq .  of  th e  Mich igan  Com p ile d  L a ws ,  an d  kn ow n  a s  th e  de a f  pe r s on s ' int e r p r e t e r s a ct .

(b) ) A q ua lifie d  int e r p r e t e r  a s  de fin ed  in  Act  N o. 204  of th e  Pu blic Act s  of 1982 , bei n g

§393 .501 e t seq .  of  th e  Mich igan  Com p ile d  L a ws ,  an d  kn ow n  a s  th e  de a f  pe r s on s ' int e r p r e t e r s a ct w h o ha s bee n a pp r ove d at q ua lit y a ss uran ce level II or III .

(c)A h igh s ch ool gra d uat e , or eq u iva le nt , with a d van ced tra in in g in a commun it y college, or  de gr ee -grant in g  in s t itut ion ,  w h ose  tra in in g  p r ogram  ha s  bee n   a pp r ove d   by  th e dep artm e nt .

 

R 340 .1793 A INTER P RE TERS  FOR THE DE AF.

RU LE 93 A.        AN  INT E RP RE TE R  F OR  THE  DEAF  SHALL  BE  ANY  OF  THE FOLLOWI NG:

(A)    A CERTI FIED INT ERPRETER AS DEF IN ED IN 1982 PA 204 , MCL 393 .501 ET SEQ., AND KNOWN AS THE DEAF PE RSO NS ' INT ERPRETERS ACT.

(B)     A QUALIFIED INT ERPRETER AS DEF IN ED IN 1982 PA 204 , MCL 393 .501 ET SEQ., AND KNOWN AS THE DEAF PE RSO NS' INT ERPRETERS ACT, WHO HAS BEEN APP ROVE D AT QUALIT Y ASSUR ANCE LEVE L II OR III .

(C)    A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE, OR EQUIVALEN T, WITH ADVANCED TRAINING IN A COMM UNI TY COLL EGE, AGEN CY, OR DEGREE -GRANTING INSTITUTION . THE TRAINING  PROGR AMS MUS T BE APP ROVED BY THE DEP ARTMEN T.

 

R 340 .1794     I ns tr uc tio na l aides ; q ua lifi cations .  RES CIND .

      R u l e  94 .  An  in s tru ct iona l  a ide  e m p loye d  in  p r ogram s  for  th e  se ve r ely  mu lt ip ly im p a ir ed , th e se ve r ely m e nta lly im p a ir ed an d th e tra ina ble m e nta lly im p a ir ed s ha ll m ee t eith e r of th e followin g q ua lificat ion s :

(a) ) Be a h igh s ch ool gra d uat e , or eq u iva le nt , with a m in imum  of 2 ye ar s  of s u ccess fu l expe r ie n ce  a s  an  a ide  in  a  d a y  car e  tra in in g  p r ogram or  a  tra ina ble  cla ss r oom ,  or eq u iva le nt expe r ie n ce , an d be r e comm e n ded by an a d m in is trat or w h o ha s s u pe r vised th e work of th e a ide for at le a s t 1 ye ar .

(b) ) Be a h igh s ch ool gra d uat e , or eq u iva le nt , with a d van ce tra in in g in a commun it y college or de gr ee -grant in g in s t itut ion w h ose spe cia l ed u cat ion in s tru ct iona l a ide tra in in g p r ogram ha s bee n a pp r ove d by th e dep artm e nt .

 

 

R  340 .1795     T eache r s  o f  t he  p r ep ri ma r y  age  i mpa ir ed ; EARLY CHILDH OOD SP ECIAL EDU CATIO N TEACHERS .; specia l requiremen ts .

Rule 95 .  (1)  A fu lly  a pp r ove d  t e a ch e r  of  p r ep r imar y  a ge  s tu de nt s ,  in  a dd it ion  t o m ee t in g th e spe cific r eq u ir e m e nt s se t forth in R 340 .1782 , s ha ll p ossess eith e r  of  th e followin g: AN EARLY CHILDHOOD SPE CIAL EDUCATIO N TEACHE R FOR YOUN G CHILDR EN  WITH DIS ABILITI ES OR DEVELOPMEN TAL DELAY, IN ADDITIO N TO MEE TING THE SPE CIFIC REQUI REMEN TS SET FORTH IN R 340 .1782 , SHALL POSS ESS EITHE R OF THE FOLLOWI NG:

(a ) A ma jor  or  m in or  in  e ar ly ch ild h ood ed u cat ion  or  ch ild gr ow th  an d de vel op m e nt , a s r e comm e n ded by an a pp r ove d un ive r s it y.

(b)(A) The ear ly childh ood endorsement on th e teaching cert ificat e.

(B) A MAJ OR OR MINOR IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIO N OR CHILD GROWT H AND DEVELOPMEN T AS RECOMM EN DED BY AN APP ROVED UNI VERSIT Y.

(2)    ONLY CANDID ATES MEE TING THE REQUI REMEN TS UN DER SUBRUL E (1) (B) OF THIS RULE ARE REQUI RED TO BE APP ROVED BY THE DEP ARTM EN T.

(2)(3) Ce rt ifie d  s ta ff w h o ha ve bee n  a ss ign ed  t o a  p r ogram  for  p r ep r imar y a ge ch ild r e n p ur s uant t o R 340 .1738 t o R 340 .1744 , R 340 .1747 an d R 340 .1748 , R 340 .1756 , an d R 340 .1758 with in 3 ye ar s p r ior t o th e t im e th is ru le be cam e e ffe ct ive s ha ll ha ve fu ll a pp r ova l. AS OF THE EFFE CTI VE DATE OF THE SE RULES, A TEACHE R WHO HAS

RE CE IVE D FU LL APP ROVAL  AS A TE ACHE R OF P REP RIM ARY AGE IMP AIRE D STUD EN TS SHALL BE DEE MED TO  HAVE  FU LL  APP ROVAL  AS  AN  EARLY CHILD HOOD SPE CIAL EDUCATIO N TEACHE R, IF THE TEACHE R POSS ESS ES A VALID MIC H IGAN TEACH ING CE RTI F ICATE.

 

R 340 .1796  Teache rs  of the  STUDEN TS  WITH speech  and  language   i mpa ir ed IMP AIRMEN T; specia l re quiremen ts .

Ru le 96 . (1) A teacher of th e STUD EN TS WITH spee ch an d lan gua ge im p a ir ed IMPAIRMEN T sha ll meet all of th e following requirement s:

(a)   An earn ed ma ster's degree in spee ch an d lan gua ge path ology.

(b)     A minimum of 60 semester OR EQUI VALEN T hour s of academic credit in norma l aspects of human  commun icat ion,  development  th ereof,  an d  clinical  techn iques  for evaluat ion an d mana gement of spee ch an d lan gua ge disorders distr ibut ed as follows :

(i)    A minimum of 12 semester OR EQUIVALEN T hour s in cour ses perta ining to norma l development of spee ch, lan gua ge, an d hear ing.

(ii)     A minimum of 30 semester OR EQUIVALEN T hour s in cour ses on commun icat ion disorders an d evaluat ion an d mana gement of spee ch, lan gua ge, an d hear ing disorders. Of th ese 30 semester OR EQUIVALEN T hour s, 24 hour s sha ll be  in  spee ch  an d  lan gua ge path ology an d 6 sha ll be in au diology. Not more than 6 of th e 30 semester OR EQUIVALEN T hour s ma y be earn ed for clinical pra cticum .

(iii)    A minimum of 30 semester OR EQUIVALEN T hour s that ar e accepta ble on a gra duat e level, of which 21 hour s sha ll be with in th e group spe cified un der para gra ph (ii) of th is subdivisi on.

(c)     A minimum of 300 clock hour s of  supervised  pra ct icum  expe rience  with  pe r s on s STUD EN TS   who  prese nt   a   var iety   of  commun icat ion   disorders,  to  be   acquired   in

 

 

conjun ct ion with academic tra ining, 150 hour s of which sha ll be obta ined on th e gra duat e level.

(2)      The stat e boar d of educat ion or it s des ignee sha ll approve  as  a  teacher  of  th e STUD EN TS WITH spee ch an d lan gua ge im p a ir ed IMPAIRMEN T a person WHO IS employed or approved as  a  teacher  of  th e  STUD EN TS  WITH  spee ch  an d  lan gua ge im p a ir ed IMPAIRMEN T before th e effective dat e of th ese ru les.

(3) ) A t e a ch e r of th e spee ch an d lan gua ge im p a ir ed se r vin g th e se ve r ely lan gua ge im p a ir ed in a cla ss r oom p r ogram , a s de fin ed in R 340 .1756 , s ha ll be ce rt ifie d at th e ele m e ntar y level.

 

R  340 .1797            Teache rs of physica l educa tio n for hand icapp ed i nd ivid ua l s STUDEN TS WITH DISABILITI ES ; app r ova l SP ECIAL RE QUIRE MEN TS.

Rule 97 . A teacher of physical educat ion for han d ica pped in d ivi d ua ls STUD EN TS WITH DIS ABILITI ES sha ll possess a valid Michigan teaching cert ificat e with  a pp r ova l AN EN DORS EMEN T in physical educat ion, spe cial educat ion, or both , an d sha ll com plete all th e following:

(a)      A minimum of 9 semester OR EQUIVALEN T hour s or 12  t e rm  h our s  in  special educat ion cour ses leading to th e acquisition of all of th e followin g com petencies:

(i)   Knowledge of th e cau ses of var ious han d ica pp in g DIS ABILIT Y conditions an d th e effects of th ose conditions on learn ing.

(ii)         Ability  to  assess  physical   educat ion   sk ills   of   individua ls   exhibiting   var ious han d ica pp in g con d it ion s DIS ABILITI ES.

(iii)      Knowledge of special educat ion teaching models w h ich THAT employ assess ment - prescriptive techn iques.

(iv)   Ability to use commun ity an d sta ff resour ces with in th e spe cial educat ion environm ent .

(b)   ) A minimum of 9 semester OR EQUIVALEN T hour s or 12 t e rm h our s in spe cial physical educat ion cour ses leading to th e acquisition of all of th e followin g com petencies:

(i)     Ability to write in beha viora l term s an d assess instru ct iona l objectives for  physical educat ion for th e han d ica pped STUD EN TS WITH DIS ABILITI ES.

(ii)     Knowledge of motor chara cteristics, beha viors, an d development sequences ass ociat ed with var ious han d ica pp in g con d it ion s DIS ABILITI ES in relat ionship to norma l motor development .

(iii)    Knowledge of anat omy, kinesiology, an d neur ology w h ich THAT perta ins to norma l an d abnorma l motor contr ol an d sensory motor int egrat ion for teaching physical educat ion to STUD EN TS WITH severely han d ica pped DIS ABILITI ES an d STUD EN TS WHO ARE nonam bulat ory s tu de nt s.

(iv)    Ability to adapt teaching meth ods, mat erials, an d techn iques for physical an d motor fitn ess , gymna sium use, fun dam enta l motor sk ills, aquat ic sk ills, dan ce, individua l an d group gam es, an d lifetime sport s sk ills for th e needs of th e han d ica pped STUD EN TS WITH DIS ABILITI ES.

(v)    Ability to ana lyze, adapt, an d implement physical educat ion curr iculum in providing appropriat e program s for a var iety of han d ica pp in g con d it ion s DIS ABILITI ES.

(c)    A directed field expe rience in teaching physical educat ion IN A SCHOOL SETTI NG with han d ica pped pe r s on s STUD EN TS WITH DIS ABILITI ES in a s ch ool se tt in g.

(D) AS OF THE EFFE CTI VE DATE OF THE SE RULES, A TEACHE R WHO HAS RECEIVED  FU LL  APP ROVAL  AS  A  TEACHE R  OF  PH YSIC AL  EDUCATIO N  FOR

 

 

HANDIC APPE D INDI VIDU ALS SHALL BE DEE MED TO HAVE FU LL APP ROVAL AS A TEACHE R OF PH YSIC AL EDUCATIO N FOR STUD EN TS WITH DIS ABILITI ES, IF THE TEACHE R POSS ESS ES A VALID MIC HIGAN TEACHING CERTI FICATE.

 

R  340 .1798            Teache rs   of  physica l  educa tio n   for  hand icapp ed   i nd ivid ua l s STUDEN TS WITH DISABILITI ES ; role .