Current through September 27, 2023
Authority: IC 20-19-2-8; IC 20-19-2-16
Affected: IC 20-19-2; IC 20-33
Sec. 3.
(a) A
special education teacher who teaches in a public elementary, middle, junior
high, or high school in the state must meet the following requirements:
(1) The teacher has obtained full state
licensure as a special education teacher, including licensure obtained through
an alternative route, as described in subsection (b), or passed the state
special education teacher licensing examinations and holds a license to teach
in the state as a special education teacher, except that when used with respect
to any teacher teaching in a public charter school, the teacher must meet the
certification or licensing requirements, if any, set forth in the state's
public charter school law.
(2) The
teacher has not had special education licensure requirements waived on an
emergency, temporary, or provisional basis.
(3) The teacher holds at least a bachelor's
degree.
(b) A teacher
will meet the requirement in subsection (a)(1) if that teacher is participating
in an alternative route to special education licensure program under which the:
(1) teacher:
(A) receives high quality professional
development that is:
(i) sustained;
(ii) intensive; and
(iii) classroom-focused; in order to have a
positive and lasting impact on classroom instruction, before and while
teaching;
(B)
participates in a program of intensive supervision that consists of structured
guidance and regular ongoing support for teachers or a teacher mentoring
program;
(C) assumes functions as a
teacher only for a specified period of time not to exceed three (3) years;
and
(D) demonstrates satisfactory
progress toward full licensure in accordance with the requirements set forth in
511 IAC 16-4-8(d) and 511 IAC 16-4-8(e); and
(2) state ensures, through its licensure
process, that the provisions in subdivision (1) are met.
(c) The person designated as a student's
teacher of record shall:
(1) for kindergarten
through grade 12, be appropriately licensed in the area of the student's
disability or, where appropriate state licensure is not available,
appropriately trained; and
(2) for
early childhood, hold an appropriate license to teach early childhood special
education.
Indiana State Board of
Education; 511 IAC 7-36-3; filed Jul 14, 2008, 1:24 p.m.:
20080813-IR-511080112FRA
Readopted
filed 11/6/2014, 3:23 p.m.:
20141203-IR-511140382RFA
Filed
3/18/2019, 2:33 p.m.:
20190417-IR-511180153FRA
Filed 6/13/2022,
9:15 a.m.:
20220713-IR-511220014FRA
