(1) AUTHORIZATION.
A license issued under this section authorizes the license holder to work as an
educational interpreter for pupils who are deaf or hard of hearing.
(2) ELIGIBILITY. Except as provided in sub.
(3), the state superintendent may issue an educational interpreter license
under this section to an applicant who meets all of the following requirements:
(a) Holds an interpreter training program
certificate from an accredited 2-or 4-year college or university. The program
shall include the following coursework:
1.
English to American Sign Language interpretation.
2. American Sign Language to English
interpretation.
3. Transliterating
and oral interpreting.
4. Current
practices for interpreters in educational settings.
5. Ethical practices as it relates to
interpreters.
(b)
Completed a practicum of at least 150 hours in grades pre-kindergarten through
grade 12 with a licensed educational interpreter assigned as a mentor.
Completion shall be verified by a representative from a higher education
interpreter training program or the school district administrator where the
practicum took place.
(c) Has a
passing score on the written and performance educational interpreter
performance assessment. The passing score shall be set by the state
superintendent in consultation with the state superintendent's advisory council
on deaf and hard of hearing programs.
Note: Information regarding the passing score
may be obtained at no charge from the Wisconsin department of public
instruction's webpage at
https://dpi.wi.gov/licensing/apply-educator-license/other/ed-interpreter.
(3) ALTERNATIVE
ELIGIBILITY. The state superintendent may issue an educational interpreter
license under this section to an applicant who meets all of the following
requirements:
(a) Holds one of the following
licenses or certifications:
1. A sign language
interpreter license issued by the Wisconsin department of safety and
professional services as approved by the state superintendent.
2. One of the following certifications from
the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf.
a. National Interpreter
Certification.
b. Registry for
Interpreters of the Deaf K-12.
c.
Certificate of interpretation and certificate of transliteration.
d. Comprehensive skills
certificate.
e. Master
comprehensive skills certificate.
f. Certified deaf interpreter or deaf
interpreter.
3. A basic,
advanced, or master certification from the Board for Evaluation of
Interpreters.
4. Certification from
an organization approved by the state superintendent in consultation with the
state superintendent's advisory council on deaf and hard of hearing
programs.
(b) Completed
a practicum of at least 150 hours in grades pre-kindergarten through grade 12
with a licensed educational interpreter assigned as a mentor. Completion shall
be verified by a representative from a higher education interpreter training
program or the school district administrator where the practicum took
place.
(4) DURATION. A
license issued under this section is valid for 5 years.
(5) RENEWAL.
(a) A license issued under this section is
renewable if the licensee meets all of the following requirements:
1. The licensee completes one of the
following educational components:
a. Completes
5 semester credits of continuing professional education from an accredited
college or university. A licensee can satisfy 2 of the semester credits by
serving as a mentor under sub. (2) (b) or (3) (b).
b. Completes 7.5 continuing education units
approved by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf or Board for Evaluation
of Interpreters. A licensee can satisfy 3 continuing education units by serving
as a mentor under sub. (2) (b) or (3) (b).
2. Subject to par. (b), the licensee fulfills
one of the following skill verification components:
a. Passes the Educational Interpreter
Performance Assessment with a renewal score set by the state superintendent in
consultation with the superintendent's advisory council on deaf and hard of
hearing programs.
Note: Information regarding the passing score
may be obtained at no charge from the Wisconsin department of public
instruction's webpage at
https://dpi.wi.gov/licensing/apply-educator-license/other/renewal.
b. Obtains or maintains one of the
licenses or certifications listed under sub. (3) (a).
(b) If the licensee obtains a
score of 3.5 or higher on the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment,
the licensee is not required to satisfy the requirements under par. (a) 2. for
renewal.
(c) A one-year,
nonrenewable license may be issued to an applicant who has not met the renewal
requirements under par. (a). Renewal requirements under par. (a) must be met on
or before June 30 of the year the nonrenewable license expires.
