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Part 25 Rule Changes: Effective December 5, 2019 *This Presentation is intended for higher education representatives and licensure officers* 1 Part 25 Rule Changes 2 Agenda Summary of Changes/Impact on IHEs Scenarios Next Steps Q&A 3


  1. Part 25 Rule Changes: Effective December 5, 2019 *This Presentation is intended for higher education representatives and licensure officers* 1

  2. Part 25 Rule Changes 2 Agenda Summary of Changes/Impact on IHEs Scenarios Next Steps Q&A

  3. 3 Part 25 Summary of Changes & Impact on IHEs

  4. Part 25 Changes: Summary 4 Part 25.100-Subsequent Endorsements ▪ 18 semester hours content ▪ Content test Part 25.620 ▪ Student Teaching Part 25.60-Alternative Program ▪ Mentor requirements for PFA programs

  5. 5 Part 25.100 Teaching Endorsements on the Professional Educator License

  6. Part 25 Changes: 25.100 6 Why the change? ▪ Feedback from higher education faculty ▪ National and State Teacher shortage ▪ Districts looking for “maximum flexibility” ▪ A PEL is considered the foundational license, unlike the former “certificate” structure. ▪ Educators seeking additional endorsements can now expand grade range

  7. Part 25.100 Changes: Subsequent Endorsements 7 25.100 When an educator holds a professional educator license with one or more teaching endorsements and wants to add subsequent content area endorsements or grade levels, the requirements to obtain a subsequent endorsement are outlined below. If Initial PEL is: And Educator Seeks Subsequent Endorsement Early Childhood (B-2 or B-3) Elementary Education (K-9 or 1-6) Middle Grade (5-8) 18 Hours Coursework* + Content Test (if available) Secondary (9-12) Special (PK-21 or PK-12 or K-12) *Some endorsements have specific coursework, experience and degree distributions Specific Distributions : Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle Grade, Reading Teacher, Safety & Driver’s Education, Gifted Teacher Endorsements Unchanged: Special Education, Reading Specialist, Gifted Education Specialist

  8. Early Childhood Education Requirements 8 Prior to December 5, 2019 On/After December 5, If Initial PEL is: (OLD): 2019 (New): Elementary Education (K-9 or 1-6) Middle Grade (5-8) Full or focused program: 18 Hours Coursework in 32SH major in ECE + ECE distribution + content content exam exam Secondary (9-12) Special (PK-21 or PK-12 or K- 12)

  9. Distributions-Early Childhood 9 Early Childhood Education Distribution On/After December 5, 2019: 18 semester hours of college-level coursework addressing each of the following areas specific to or inclusive of early childhood education: Child growth and development ▪ Planning and assessment ▪ Methods and content pedagogy ▪ Literacy methods ▪ Collaborative relationships with family or communities ▪ + Early Childhood Content Exam

  10. Elementary Education Requirements 10 Prior to December 5, On/After December 5, If Initial PEL is: 2019 (OLD): 2019 (New): Early Childhood Education (B- 2 or B-3) Middle Grade (5-8) Full or focused program: 18 Hours Coursework in 32SH major in SCGE + SCGE distribution + content exam content exam Secondary (9-12) Special (PK-21 or PK-12 or K- 12)

  11. Distributions-Elementary Education 11 Elementary Education Distribution On/After December 5, 2019: 18 semester hours of college-level coursework addressing each of the following areas specific to or inclusive of elementary education: Growth and development ▪ Planning and assessment ▪ Methods and content pedagogy ▪ Literacy methods ▪ + Elementary Education Content Exam

  12. Middle Grades Requirements 12 Prior to December 5, 2019 On/After December 5, If Initial PEL is: (OLD): 2019 (New): Early Childhood Education (B- 2 or B-3) Elementary Education (K-9 or 18 Hours Coursework in Full or focused program: 1-6) Middle Grades 32SH major in Middle distribution + content Grades + content exam Secondary (9-12) exam Special (PK-21 or PK-12 or K- 12)

  13. Distributions-Middle Grades 13 Middle Grades Distribution On/After December 5, 2019: 18 semester hours of college-level coursework addressing each of the following areas specific to or inclusive of the middle grades: Content-specific methods ▪ Content coursework specific to the content area sought ▪ + Middle Grades Content Exam

  14. Reading Teacher Requirements 14 Prior to December 5, 2019 On/After December 5, If Initial PEL is: (OLD): 2019 (New): Early Childhood Education (B-2 or B-3) Elementary Education (K-9 or 1-6) 24 Hours Coursework with 18 Hours Coursework in a distribution + content reading distribution + Middle Grade (5-8) exam content exam Secondary (9-12) Special (PK-21 or PK-12 or K- 12)

  15. Distributions-Reading Teacher 15 Reading Teacher Distribution On/After December 5, 2019: 18 semester hours of graduate or undergraduate coursework addressing each of the following areas specific to or inclusive of reading, including a practicum: Foundations of reading ▪ Content-area reading ▪ Assessment and diagnosis of reading problems ▪ Developmental and remedial reading instruction support materials and resources ▪ Literature appropriate to students across all grade ranges ▪ + Reading Teacher Exam

  16. Safety and Driver’s Education Requirements 16 If Initial PEL is: Prior to December 5, 2019 (OLD): On/After December 5, 2019 (New): Full or focused program: 32SH major Early Childhood Education (B-2 or B-3) in another Secondary content area + content exam before adding SDE Elementary Education (K-9) 9 th grade only available Elementary Education (1-6) 18 Hours Coursework in Safety & Full or focused program: 32SH major Driver’s Ed distribution in another Secondary content area + Middle Grade (5-8) content exam before adding SDE Secondary (9-12) 24 Hours Coursework in Safety & Driver’s Ed with a distribution and 12 Special (PK-21 or PK-12 or K-12) Hours at the upper division

  17. Distributions- Safety & Driver’s Education 17 Safety & Driver’s Education Distribution On/After December 5, 2019: 18 semester hours of college credit in the field: 3 semester hours in injury prevention or general safety ▪ 9 semester hours in driver education that include: ▪ Driving task analysis (introduction to driver education) ▪ Teaching driver education in the classroom ▪ Teaching the laboratory portion of the driver education course, including on-street teaching under the ▪ supervision of a qualified driver education teacher, advanced driver education, and emergency evasive driving maneuvers 6 semester hours chosen from at least two of the following areas: ▪ First aid ▪ Psychology of adolescents or young adults ▪ Any safety-related issue relevant to driver education ▪ Advanced driver education in the use of simulation and multiple car programs ▪ Health and wellness ▪ Care and prevention of injuries ▪ Issues related to alcohol or drug abuse ▪ Driver education for students with disabilities ▪

  18. Gifted Education Teacher Requirements 18 Prior to December 5, 2019 On/After December 5, If Initial PEL is: (OLD): 2019 (New): Early Childhood Education (B- 2 or B-3) Elementary Education (K-9 or 18 Hours Coursework in 1-6) 24 Hours Coursework with Gifted Education with a a distribution + content Middle Grade (5-8) distribution + content exam exam Secondary (9-12) Special (PK-21 or PK-12 or K- 12)

  19. Distributions-Gifted Teacher 19 Gifted Teacher Distribution On/After December 5, 2019: 18 semester hours of graduate or undergraduate coursework in gifted education, including a practicum, that addresses: characteristics of the field of gifted education as it pertains to gifted children, including their cognitive, ▪ creative and affective development the wide range of ways in which a child is gifted; issues and practices in identifying and serving gifted ▪ children; and the manner in which assessment data shape decisions about identification, learning progress and outcome theoretical and research-based data necessary for the development of programs, curriculum and ▪ instructional sequences for gifted children, especially those serving gifted students from diverse populations + Gifted Teacher Content Exam

  20. Endorsements Not Impacted 20 ▪ LBSI- grade band limited ▪ LBSI – PK-21 ▪ LBSII ▪ Early Childhood Special Education ▪ Deaf and Hard of Hearing ▪ Blind or Visually Impaired ▪ Reading Specialist ▪ Gifted Education Specialist

  21. Impact on IHEs: 25.100 21 ▪ Initial Teaching Programs ▪ Requirements remain the same; IHEs must have a full state approved program to entitle for an initial PEL ▪ Subsequent Teaching Endorsements ▪ Any IHE may offer coursework to educators seeking subsequent endorsements ▪ Program approval is not required to offer subsequent endorsements ▪ Exceptions: Endorsements Not Impacted (Slide 20)

  22. Coursework Statement 22 ▪ Reminder: All professional education and content-area coursework for a subsequent endorsement must be passed with a grade no lower than C- or equivalent and be posted on the individual’s official transcript in order to be counted towards fulfillment of the applicable requirements.

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