appropriate program specialist. The requestor and the Special Education Director will be notified via email when the request has been assigned and a program specialist or support person will contact the requesting individual to make final arrangements. Section E – Special Education Staff Teachers assigned to serve children with disabilities shall possess the credential that authorizes them to teach the primary disability of children within the special education setting as determined by the program placement recommendation in the child's Individualized Education Program (IEP) ( Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations § 80046.5 through 80048.6 ). Special education teachers who teach core academic subjects shall possess the qualifications required by the NCLB Act ( Title 20 of the United States Code §§ 1401, 6319, 7801; Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations §§ 200.55-200.57, 300.18 ) NOTE: The federal NCLB Act (Title 20 of the United States Code § 6319; Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations §§ 200.55-200.57) requires all teachers of core academic subjects, in both Title I and non-Title I programs, to be "highly qualified" as defined in Title 20 of the United States Code § 7801 and Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations §§ 6100-6126. A teacher is defined as “new to the profession” if they have graduated from an accredited institution of higher education and received a credential, or began an approved intern program, on or after July 1, 2002. A teacher is defined as “not new to the profession” if they graduated from an accredited institution of higher education and received a credential, or were enrolled in, or had completed, an approved intern program before July 1. 2002 (Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations § 6100). An elementary teacher who holds at least a bachelor’s degree, is currently enrolled in an approved intern program for less than three years (or has a credential), and meets the applicable requirements in §§ 6102 or 6103 as noted in the next two paragraphs, meets NCLB requirements as “highly qualified” ( Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations § 6101 ). An elementary teacher who is new to the profession, in addition to having at least a bachelor’s degree and either being currently enrolled in an approved intern program for less than three years or holding a credential, must have passed a validated statewide subject matter examination certified by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing CTC), including, but not limited to the California Subject Examination for Teachers (CSET) Multiple Subjects, Multiple Subject Assessment for Teachers (MSAT), and National Teaching Exams (NTE) ( Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations § 6102 ) An elementary teacher who is not new to the profession at the elementary level, in addition to having at least a bachelor’s degree and either being currently enrolled in an approved intern program for less than three years or holding a credential, must have completed either: 1. A validated statewide subject matter examination that the CTC has utilized to determine subject matter competence for credentialing purposes; or
Chapter 19 – Personnel Qualifications, Charter SELPA
Page 6
As of 09/08/2017
Made with FlippingBook - professional solution for displaying marketing and sales documents online