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Ensuring Educator Excellence

Preliminary Education Specialist

and Added Authorizations

November 4, 2009

Teri Clark, Terri H. Fesperman, Dave Raske and Jan Jones Wadsworth

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Education Specialist Teaching Credential Structure (1997)

Any institution, county office or school district that sponsors a Level I program must also sponsor a Level II program in the same content specialization

Content Specialization Entry Certification

Advanced Certification

Mild to Moderate MM L I MM L II

Moderate to Severe MS L I MS L II

Deaf and Hard of Hearing DHH L I DHH L II

Visual Impairment VI L I VI L II

Physical Impairment PHI L I PHI L II

Early Childhood Special Education

ECSE L I ECSE L II

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Education Specialist Teaching Credential Structure (2009)

Content Specialization Entry Certification

Advanced Certification

Mild to Moderate Preliminary MM

ClearTeaching Credential

Moderate to Severe Preliminary MS

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Preliminary DHH

Visual Impairments Preliminary VI

Physical Impairment Preliminary PHI

Early Childhood Special Education

Preliminary ECSE

Communication Development

Preliminary CD

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Added Authorizations Special Education (AASE) (2009)

AASE Currently Content Contained in

Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) MS and ECSE

Emotional Disturbance (ED) MM, MS and ECSE

Deaf-Blind (DB) MS, DHH, and VI

Other Health Impaired (OHI) PHI

Orthopedically Impaired (OI) PHI

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) PHI

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Three Additional AAThree Additional AA

For 3 current certificate or authorizations For 3 current certificate or authorizations additional regulatory language is being additional regulatory language is being developeddeveloped

– Resource Specialist CertificateResource Specialist Certificate

– Early Childhood Special Education CertificateEarly Childhood Special Education Certificate

– Adapted Physical Education CertificateAdapted Physical Education Certificate

More as the process moves forwardMore as the process moves forward

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Pathways to a Preliminary Ed Pathways to a Preliminary Ed Sp Teaching CredentialSp Teaching Credential

Multiple entry points to a Special Multiple entry points to a Special Education teaching credentialEducation teaching credential

Subject Matter RequirementSubject Matter Requirement

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Education Specialist Education Specialist Preliminary TeachingPreliminary Teaching

Credentials and Credentials and Approved ProgramsApproved Programs

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Authorization to teach students with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Content included in ALL new Preliminary Ed Sp teacher preparation programs

Document will list separate authorization for ASD similar to ASD added authorization

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Comparison of Current and Proposed Requirements for Preliminary Education

Specialist Credential

Current Level I Requirements

(1997)

Proposed Preliminary

Requirements (2009)

Content from the Level II programs (1997) has been moved to the Preliminary Preparation Program (2009)

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Preliminary Program StandardsPreliminary Program Standards Common Standards w/GlossaryCommon Standards w/Glossary

PreconditionsPreconditions

Program Design StandardsProgram Design Standards

Content Area Specialization StandardsContent Area Specialization Standards

Teaching Performance Expectations Teaching Performance Expectations (TPEs)(TPEs)

Added AuthorizationsAdded Authorizations

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Structure of the StandardsStructure of the Standards All programs must addressAll programs must address

– 8 Program Design Standards8 Program Design Standards

– 8 Teaching Credential Program 8 Teaching Credential Program StandardsStandards

– Appropriate Specialty Specific StandardsAppropriate Specialty Specific Standards

MM, MS, VI, PHI, DHH, and ECSEMM, MS, VI, PHI, DHH, and ECSE

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Program Standards ContentProgram Standards Content

Reading Standard and RICAReading Standard and RICA

Teaching English learnersTeaching English learners

HealthHealth

TechnologyTechnology

Transition and other topicsTransition and other topics

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Dates Activity

January 1, 2010

Earliest date a program sponsor may transition all currently approved special education programs to the 2009 program standards and updated authorizations

First date for a new program addressing the revised standards may be offered

December 31, 2010

Last date to accept a new candidate into the 1997 program

September 1, 2011

Last date for a program sponsor to transition all approved programs (1997) to the 2009 program standards and updated authorizations

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Added Authorizations in Special Education (AASE)

Six areas– Autism Spectrum Disorders– Deaf-Blind– Emotional disturbance – Orthopedically impaired– Other health impairment– Traumatic brain injury

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AASE ProgramsAASE Programs

In the approved added authorization In the approved added authorization program each candidate completes a program each candidate completes a program of program of courseworkcoursework and and supervised field studysupervised field study that addresses that addresses the the competencies identified in the added authorization program standards..

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AASE

Hold appropriate special education teaching prerequisite credential– Includes current Education

Specialist and previously issued special education teaching credentials

– Internship, Preliminary, Clear, Professional Clear, or Life documents

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AASEAuthorization within grade and

age levels authorized by prerequisite credential(s)

Cannot add if already authorized to provide services

Online recommendation from approved program sponsor

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AASEs Based on Currently Approved Education Specialist Teacher Preparation Programs

If a program sponsor with currently approved Education Specialist teacher preparation program(s) elects to offer one or more of the AASE programs, the institution may now begin to offer the AASE program based the corresponding preparation program

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Transitioning Transitioning Preliminary Programs Preliminary Programs

or or Offering AASE Programs Offering AASE Programs

based on a currently approved based on a currently approved Preliminary ProgramPreliminary Program

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Plan to TransitionSubmit the 2-3 page “Plan to Transition” a minimum of 30 days prior to the transition date. A plan needs to be submitted for EACH transitioning program.

1. Please describe the process your program engaged in to address the modified standards.

2. Describe the changes that your program will be making to your courses and field experiences to address the modified standards. Please also provide your timeline for implementing your newly revised courses and field experiences.

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Program Documents

Program sponsors will be expected to submit their new Program Standards for all Special Education teaching and services credentials as part of the accreditation process—Program Assessment or site visit

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Program Document Review

Exception:

Program sponsors whose accreditation site visit is during the 2009-2010/2010-2011 school year or was during the 2008-2009 year

Contact your accreditation consultant or Jan Jones Wadsworth re: questions

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Submitting Submitting NEW Preliminary NEW Preliminary

or or AASE ProgramsAASE Programs

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Submitting Proposals for New AASE or Preliminary Programs

Prospective program sponsors may now submit program proposals for both new Added Authorization and Preliminary programs

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Approval Process for New Programs

Approval Process– Reviewed by panel of experts– When deemed to meet the

standards, (Preliminary or AASE) the program is recommended to Committee on Accreditation for initial approval

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Special Education Regulations Status

Added Authorization in Special Education– Final July 3, 2009

Requirements, Authorization, and Transition Timelines– Rulemaking file at OAL

Added Authorizations in Adapted Physical Education, Resource Specialist, Early Childhood Education, and Special Class Authorization– Plan to start March 2010

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What’s in the Proposed What’s in the Proposed Regulations?Regulations?

Update all teaching Update all teaching authorizationsauthorizations

– New teaching authorization New teaching authorization area of communication area of communication developmentdevelopment

Autism spectrum disorders Autism spectrum disorders content included in all new content included in all new programsprograms

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What’s in the Proposed Regulations?

Special education service credentials regulations

– Requirements and authorizations

– Clarify assessments completed by speech-language pathologist and by education specialist teachers

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What’s in the Proposed What’s in the Proposed Regulations?Regulations?

Terminology - Preliminary and Terminology - Preliminary and Clear credentialsClear credentials

Subject-matter competence Subject-matter competence aligned with No Child Left Behindaligned with No Child Left Behind

Transition timelines to complete Transition timelines to complete current Level I and Level II current Level I and Level II programsprograms

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Important Dates for Candidates

12-31-2010 OR the day prior to the ‘date’ identified on the Plan to Transition, whichever is first

Last date to accept a candidate into a currently approved special education Level I program

9-30-2013 OR the ‘date’ identified on the Plan to Transition plus 2 years, whichever is first

Final date for a candidate to complete a currently approved special education Level I program

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Program References

SpEd webpage: http://www.ctc.ca.gov/educator-prep/special-education.html

Program Sponsor Alert 09-08: http://www.ctc.ca.gov/educator-prep/PS-alerts/2009/PSA-09-08.pdf

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Questions Credential requirements

– Information [email protected] or 888-921-2682

Assignment– Assignment Unit

[email protected] Program Sponsors

– Jan Jones Wadsworth [email protected]