36 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)               Spe cial   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 le 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) )       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  spe cial  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 .

Rule 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 le 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 ction 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)             Ability 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)  )Abilit y 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 specific special 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)             Ability to t each.

(iv)             Oth er leadership capacities.

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

(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 .