Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL
LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS FOR TEACHING EXCEPTIONAL PUPILS
Section 391.378 - Qualifications for teaching pupils who have autism

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 391.378

Current through September 16, 2024

1. Before teaching pupils, ages 3 to 21, inclusive, who have autism, a person must:

(a) Hold an endorsement issued pursuant to this section; or

(b) Hold a teacher's elementary or secondary license, a license to teach special education, a license to teach middle school or junior high school education, or a bachelor's or a more advanced degree with a major or minor in special education, must have completed 6 semester hours from course work prescribed in subparagraph (2) of paragraph (e) of subsection 2 and must complete a program of preparation leading to licensing in this field within 3 years after beginning to teach such pupils.

2. To receive the endorsement, the person must:

(a) Have completed a program of preparation for teaching pupils who have autism, which has been approved by the Department;

(b) Hold a license or certificate, issued by another state, with an endorsement to teach pupils who have autism;

(c) Hold a bachelor's or a more advanced degree in the education of pupils who have autism and have completed 8 semester hours of student teaching, equivalent field experience or 1 year of verifiable teaching experience in special education;

(d) Hold a license to teach special education with an endorsement to perform the duties of a generalist in special education issued pursuant to NAC 391.343 and have completed 12 semester hours of course work through a regionally accredited college or university, including course work in each of the following areas:
(1) Speech and language development;

(2) Assistive technology, or alternative or augmentative communication;

(3) Characteristics of pupils who have autism; and

(4) Curriculum development or methods and strategies for teaching pupils who have autism; or

(e) Hold a bachelor's or a more advanced degree and have completed:
(1) Eight semester hours of student teaching with pupils who have autism, equivalent field experience with such pupils or 1 year of verifiable teaching experience with such pupils; and

(2) Thirty semester hours of course work, including course work in the following areas:
(I) Behavior management;

(II) Speech and language development;

(III) Assistive technology, or alternative or augmentative communication;

(IV) Characteristics of pupils who have autism;

(V) Curriculum development or methods and strategies for teaching pupils who have autism;

(VI) Introduction to special education or the education of pupils who have disabilities;

(VII) The assessment of pupils who have disabilities;

(VIII) Parental involvement in programs for pupils who have disabilities;

(IX) Education or planning for the transition of pupils who have disabilities from their current placement to placement in additional educational programs, employment and living independently as an adult;

(X) Methods of teaching mathematics; and

(XI) Methods of teaching literacy.

The requirement for course work in two of these areas may be satisfied by completing one course, of at least 3 semester hours, that encompasses both subject matters.

Added to NAC by Comm'n on Prof. Standards in Education, 1-10-96, eff. 9-1-97; A by R103-03, 9-24-2003; R007-05, 10-31-2005; R038-08, 6-17-2008; R028-11, 10-26-2011; A by R106-18A, eff. 6/14/2019

NRS 391.019, 391.032

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