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Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.0083 - School Principal - Administrative Class

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
To be eligible to receive certification as a school
				  principal, an individual shall satisfy each of the following
				  requirements:
(1) Hold a valid
				professional certificate covering educational leadership, administration, or
				administration and supervision.
(2)
				Document successful performance of the duties of the school principalship.
				These duties shall be performed in a Department of Education approved Level II
				school principal program pursuant to Rule
				6A-5.081, F.A.C., designed and
				implemented consistent with the principal leadership standards approved by the
				State Board of Education pursuant to Rule
				6A-5.080, F.A.C. In addition,
				these duties shall:
(a) Be performed as a
				full-time employee in a Florida public school in a leadership position through
				which the candidate can fully demonstrate the school principal descriptors of
				the Florida Educational Leadership Standards.
(b) Be executed while participating in a
				formally planned professional learning program designed and implemented to
				prepare the individual to effectively perform as a school principal.
(c) Be comprehensive of all the duties of the
				school principalship.
(d) Be
				performed under the direct supervision of a currently practicing school
				principal or district manager who has been approved by the district school
				board to serve as the supervising principal or manager for this program. For
				charter schools or charter management organizations, duties shall be performed
				under the direct supervision of a currently practicing school principal or
				charter school manager who has been approved by the governing authority or
				board to serve as the supervising principal or manager for this
				program.
Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.0084 - Professional School Principal - Administrative Class (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 229.053(1),
					 231.15(1),
					 231.17(1) FS.
					 Law Implemented 231.02,
					 231.0861,
					 231.087(3)(e),
					 231.15,
					 231.17
					 FS.
New 7-1-86, Formerly 6A-4.084, Amended 10-31-88, Repealed
					 6-20-07.
Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.0085 - Provisions for Persons Certified in Administration, Supervision, or Administration and Supervision

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Individuals with
				at least one (1) year of successful experience as a Florida elementary or
				secondary school principal prior to July 1, 1986, shall retain all rights and
				privileges provided for by Florida certification in administration,
				supervision, or administration and supervision. All persons in this category
				who have served successfully for at least one (1) year as a principal and who
				are recommended for employment as a principal for 1986-87 or thereafter may
				apply to have school principal certification shown on the individual's valid
				professional certificate. District level administrators in this category may
				apply to have school principal certification if appointed to a principalship.
				The certificate renewal date shall be within the last validity period of the
				certificate on which the certification coverage is shown.
(2) Teachers, intern assistant principals,
				assistant principals, other school-based assistants, and district level
				administrators without principal experience, who hold valid certificates in
				administration, supervision, or administration and supervision may continue as
				school-based assistants or under school board procedures be appointed to serve
				as school-based assistants and in nonschool administrative
				positions.
Rulemaking Authority
					 1001.02,
					 1012.55,
					 1012.56 FS. Law Implemented
					 1001.02,
					 1012.54,
					 1012.55,
					 1012.56
					 FS.
New 7-1-86, Formerly 6A-4.085, Amended 7-1-86,
					 11-8-88.
Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.009 - Specialization Requirements for Certification in General Agriculture (Grades 7 - 12) (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 229.053(1) FS.
					 Law Implemented Sections 1, 2, Article IX, Florida Constitution,
					 229.041,
					 228.041(9),
					 229.011,
					 229.053(1),
					 (2)(b),
					 229.55(2)(a),
					 (d),
					 230.01,
					 230.23(5),
					 231.02,
					 231.29(1),
					 231.36(1),
					 231.361,
					 233.063,
					 233.068,
					 236.012,
					 236.0711
					 FS.
New 4-20-64, Amended 4-8-68, 7-7-68, 4-11-69, 8-17-74,
					 12-5-74, Joint Administrative Procedures Committee Objection Filed - See FAW
					 Vol. 12, No. 11, March 14, 1986, Formerly 6A-4.09, Repealed
					 10-10-89.
Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.010 - Specialization Requirements for Certification in Art (Grades K - 12) - Academic Class Until July 1, 1990 (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 229.053(1),
					 231.15(1),
					 231.17(1) FS.
					 Law Implemented 231.02,
					 231.145,
					 231.15,
					 231.17
					 FS.
New 4-20-64, Amended 7-7-68, 8-17-74, 12-5-74, Joint
					 Administrative Procedures Committee Objection Filed - See FAW Vol. 11, No. 51,
					 December 20, 1985, Formerly 6A-4.10, Amended 12-4-89, Repealed
					 4-15-91.
Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.0101 - Specialization Requirements for Certification in Art (Grades K-12) - Academic Class

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Plan One. A
				bachelor's or higher degree with an undergraduate or graduate major in art;
				or
(2) Plan Two. A bachelor's or
				higher degree with thirty (30) semester hours in art to include credit in the
				areas specified below:
(a) Two-dimensional art
				such as drawing, painting, design, graphics, and photography;
(b) Three-dimensional art such as sculpture,
				ceramics, metals, textiles, woods, and plastics; and,
(c) Art
				history.
Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.011 - Specialization Requirements for Certificate in Bible (Grades 7 - 12) (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 229.053(1) FS.
					 Law Implemented Sections 1, 2, Article IX, Florida Constitution,
					 229.041,
					 228.041(9),
					 229.011,
					 229.053(1),
					 (2)(b),
					 229.55(2)(a),
					 (d),
					 230.01,
					 230.23(5),
					 231.02,
					 231.29(1),
					 231.36(1),
					 233.36(1),
					 233.062,
					 236.012,
					 236.0711
					 FS.
New 4-20-64, Amended 7-7-68, 8-17-74, 12-5-74, Joint
					 Administrative Procedures Committee Objection Filed - See FAW Vol. 11, No. 51,
					 December 20, 1985, Formerly 6A-4.11, Repealed
					 10-31-88.
Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.012 - Specialization Requirements for Certification in Business Education (Grades 6 - 12) - Vocational Class Until July 1, 1990 (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 229.053(1),
					 231.15(1),
					 231.17(1) FS.
					 Law Implemented 231.02,
					 231.145,
					 231.15,
					 231.17
					 FS.
New 4-20-64, Amended 7-7-68, 4-19-74, 8-17-74, 12-5-74,
					 Joint Administrative Procedures Committee Objection Filed - See FAW Vol. 12,
					 No. 11, March 14, 1986. Formerly 6A-4.12, Amended 10-10-89, Repealed
					 4-15-91.
Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.0121 - Specialization Requirements for Certification in Computer Science (Grades K-12) - Academic Class

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Plan One. A
				bachelor's or higher degree with an undergraduate or graduate major in computer
				science or computer science education, or
(2) Plan Two. A bachelor's or higher degree
				with thirty (30) semester hours in computer science or computer science
				education to include credit in the areas specified below:
(a) Computer applications; and,
(b) Computer
				programming.
Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.0123 - Specialization Requirements for Certification in Dance (Grades K-12) - Academic Class

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Plan One. A
				bachelor's or higher degree with an undergraduate or graduate major in dance or
				dance education; or
(2) Plan Two. A
				bachelor's or higher degree with thirty (30) semester hours in dance to include
				the areas specified below:
(a) Credit in
				studio techniques to include:
1.
				Ballet;
2. Modern dance;
				and,
3. Either jazz dance, folk
				dance, ethnic dance, character dance, tap dance, square dance, or musical
				theater dance.
Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.013 - Specialization Requirements for Certification in Driver Education (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 229.053(1) FS.
					 Law Implemented Sections 1, 2, Article IX, Florida Constitution,
					 229.041,
					 228.041(9),
					 229.011,
					 229.053(9),
					 (2)(b),
					 229.55(2)(a),
					 (d),
					 230.01,
					 230.23(5),
					 231.02,
					 231.29(1),
					 231.36(1),
					 233.063(4),
					 236.012,
					 236.0711
					 FS.
New 4-20-64, Amended 7-7-68, 5-19-72, 8-17-74, 12-5-74,
					 Joint Administrative Procedures Committee Objection Filed - See FAW Vol. 11,
					 No. 51, December 20, 1985, Formerly 6A-4.13, Repealed
					 10-10-89.
Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.0131 - Specialization Requirements for the Endorsement in Driver Education - Academic Class

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) A bachelor's or
				higher degree with certification in another subject; and
(2) Nine (9) semester hours in driver
				education to include the areas specified below:
(a) Three (3) semester hours in basic driver
				education;
(b) Three (3) semester
				hours in advanced driver education; and,
(c) Three (3) semester hours in
				administration and supervision of driver traffic safety
				education.
Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.0141 - Specialization Requirements for Certification in the Area of Preschool Education (Birth Through Age Four) - Academic Class

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Competencies for the specialization requirements are listed
				  in the publication "Competencies for Specialization Requirements for Educators'
				  Certification in Florida, First Edition" which is hereby incorporated by
				  reference and made a part of this rule. Copies of this publication may be
				  obtained from the Bureau of Teacher Certification, Florida Department of
				  Education, The Florida Education Center, Tallahassee, Florida 32399.
(1) Plan One. A bachelor's or higher degree
				with an undergraduate or graduate major in preschool education (birth through
				age four [4]); or
(2) Plan Two. A
				bachelor's or higher degree with forty-five (45) semester hours in preschool
				education (birth through age four [4]) to include the areas specified below:
(a) Three (3) semester hours in child growth
				and development from conception to age eight (8) with emphasis on infants,
				toddlers, and preschoolers;
(b)
				Three (3) semester hours in the historical, philosophical, and sociological
				perspectives in early childhood education with emphasis on infants, toddlers,
				and preschoolers;
(c) Eighteen (18)
				semester hours in developmentally appropriate integrated curriculum and
				practices in programs serving infants, toddlers, and preschoolers which include
				integrated field experiences;
(d)
				Six (6) semester hours in issues and practices to promote family and community
				involvement in programs serving infants, toddlers, and preschoolers which
				include integrated field experiences;
(e) Three (3) semester hours in health,
				nutrition, and safety in programs serving infants, toddlers, and
				preschoolers;
(f) Three (3)
				semester hours in diagnosis, assessment, and evaluation of infants, toddlers,
				and preschoolers which include integrated field experiences;
(g) Six (6) semester hours in special needs
				of all infants, toddlers, and preschoolers which include integrated field
				experiences; and,
(h) Three
				semester hours in child guidance and management of the physical settings for
				programs serving infants, toddlers, and preschoolers which include integrated
				field experiences; or
Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.01411 - Equivalent Credentials for the Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program for School-Year Instructors

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				The department approves the following educational credentials for VPK
				instructors during the school year program as being equivalent to or greater
				than an educational credential described in Sections
				1002.55(4)(a)-(d),
				F.S.:
(a) An associate's degree in early
				childhood education;
(b) A
				bachelor's or higher degree in family and child sciences and at least 480 hours
				of experience in teaching or providing child care services for children any age
				from birth through eight (8) years of age;
(c) A bachelor's or higher degree in:
1. Exceptional student education or special
				education;
2. Mental disabilities,
				mentally handicapped or mentally impaired;
3. Specific learning disabilities;
4. Physically impaired;
5. Varying exceptionalities;
6. Emotional disabilities;
7. Deaf or hard of hearing or hearing
				impaired; or,
8. Speech-language
				pathology, speech-language impaired or speech correction.
(d) A valid Temporary or Professional Florida
				Educator's Certificate in the area of:
1.
				Prekindergarten/primary education (age three through grade three);
2. Preschool education (birth through age
				four);
3. Elementary education
				(grades 1-6) or (Kindergarten through grade 6);
4. Early childhood education (nursery through
				kindergarten);
5. Primary education
				(Kindergarten through grade 3);
6.
				Exceptional student education (grades K-12);
7. Deaf or hard of hearing or hearing
				impaired (grades K-12);
8.
				Speech-language impaired or speech-language impaired associate (grades
				K-12);
9. Prekindergarten
				disabilities (endorsement);
10.
				Physically impaired (grades K-12);
11. Mentally handicapped (grades
				K-12);
12. Specific learning
				disabilities (grades K-12);
13.
				Varying exceptionalities (grades K-12); or,
14. Emotionally handicapped (grades
				K-12).
(e) A valid
				license issued by the Florida Department of Health to serve as a:
1. Physical therapist or,
2. Speech language
				pathologist.
Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.0142 - Specialization Requirements for Certification in the Area of Prekindergarten/Primary Education (Age Three Through Grade Three) - Academic Class

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Competencies for the specialization requirements are listed
				  in the publication "Competencies for Specialization Requirements for Educators'
				  Certification in Florida, First Edition" which is hereby incorporated by
				  reference and made a part of this rule. Copies of this publication may be
				  obtained from the Bureau of Educator Certification, Florida Department of
				  Education, The Florida Education Center, Tallahassee, Florida 32399.
(1) Plan One. A bachelor's or higher degree
				with an undergraduate or graduate major in prekindergarten/primary education
				(age three [3] through grade three [3]); or
(2) Plan Two. A bachelor's or higher degree
				with forty-five (45) semester hours in prekindergarten/primary education (age
				three [3] through grade three [3]) to include the areas specified below:
(a) Three (3) semester hours in child growth
				and development from conception to age eight (8);
(b) Three (3) semester hours in the
				historical, philosophical, and sociological perspectives in early childhood
				education;
(c) Eighteen (18)
				semester hours in developmentally appropriate integrated curriculum and
				practices in programs serving age three (3) through grade three (3) which
				include integrated field experiences;
(d) Six (6) semester hours in issues and
				practices to promote family and community involvement which include integrated
				field experiences;
(e) Three (3)
				semester hours in health, nutrition, and safety;
(f) Three (3) semester hours in diagnosis,
				assessment, and evaluation which include integrated field
				experiences;
(g) Six (6) semester
				hours in special needs of all children and their families which include
				integrated field experiences; and,
(h) Three (3) semester hours in child
				guidance and classroom management which include integrated field
				experiences.
Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.0151 - Specialization Requirements for Certification in Elementary Education (Grades K-6) - Academic Class

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Plan One. A
				bachelor's or higher degree with a major in elementary education which includes
				teaching reading at the K-6 level; or
(2) Plan Two. A bachelor's or higher degree
				with thirty (30) semester hours in elementary education to include the areas
				specified below:
(a) Courses in teaching
				reading in grades K-6 to include each of the following:
1. Understanding the reading process and
				effective reading instruction;
2.
				Recognition and assessment of reading problems; and,
3. Prescription and utilization of
				appropriate methods and materials to increase reading performance;
				and,
Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.016 - Specialization Requirements for Certification in English (Grades 5 - 12) - Academic Class Until July 1, 1990 (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 229.053(1),
					 231.15(1),
					 231.17(1) FS.
					 Law Implemented 231.02,
					 231.145,
					 231.15,
					 231.17,
					 236.088
					 FS.
New 4-20-64, Amended 4-8-68, 7-7-68, 8-17-74, 12-5-74,
					 Joint Administrative Procedures Committee Objection Filed - See FAW Vol. 11,
					 No. 51, December 20, 1985, Formerly 6A-4.16, Amended 12-4-89, Repealed
					 4-15-91.
Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.0161 - Specialization Requirements for Certification in Middle Grades English (Grades 5-9) - Academic Class

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Plan One. A
				bachelor's or higher degree with an undergraduate or graduate major in English
				or middle grades English; or
(2)
				Plan Two. A bachelor's or higher degree with eighteen (18) semester hours in
				English to include the areas specified below:
(a) Credit in English composition and grammar
				beyond freshman English;
(b) Credit
				in speech or oral interpretation; and,
(c) Nine (9) semester hours in
				literature.
Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.0162 - Specialization Requirements for Certification in English (Grades 6-12) - Academic Class

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Plan One. A
				bachelor's or higher degree with an undergraduate or graduate major in English;
				or
(2) Plan Two. A bachelor's or
				higher degree with thirty (30) semester hours in English to include the areas
				specified below:
(a) Credit in English
				composition and grammar beyond freshman English;
(b) Credit in speech or oral interpretation;
				and,
(c) Fifteen (15) semester
				hours in literature.
Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.0163 - Reading Endorsement Competencies

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				The competencies and indicators required for approval of educator preparation
				programs pursuant to Rule
				6A-5.066, F.A.C., and for
				district in-service add-on programs pursuant to Section
				1012.575, F.S., for
				certification in the Reading Endorsement, are contained in the publication,
				Florida Reading Endorsement Competencies 2022, (
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-14583
)
				which is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this rule. The
				Florida Reading Endorsement Competencies 2022 may be obtained from the Just
				Read, Florida! website at
http://www.fldoe.org/academics/standards/just-read-fl/reading-endorsement.stml
.
(2) Reading endorsement programs shall use
				the Florida Reading Endorsement Competencies 2022. Reading endorsement matrices
				for district add-on programs and teacher preparation programs must be
				resubmitted for review and approval in the format provided by the department.
				The Florida Reading Endorsement Matrix 2022, Form FREMatrix, which is
				incorporated herein by reference and can be found at (
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-14584
).
				Once approved, the newly submitted program will go into effect no later than
				July 1, 2023. Educators who have completed one or more competencies prior to
				July 1, 2023 in a previously approved reading endorsement program will not be
				required to retake competencies in the newly approved reading endorsement
				program in order to earn their reading endorsement.
(3) Beginning July 1, 2024, instructional
				personnel may not earn a reading endorsement solely by achieving a passing
				score on the K-12 reading certification subject area
				assessment.
Rulemaking Authority
					 1001.02(2),
					 1012.55(1),
					 1012.98(8) FS.
					 Law Implemented 1012.55(1),
					 1012.586,
					 1012.98
					 FS.
New 5-19-08, Amended 10-25-11, 12-22-19,
					 8-16-22.
Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.0164 - Specialization Requirements for the Civics Seal of Excellence (Endorsement)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) In order to be eligible for the Civics
				Seal of Excellence Endorsement, an educator must:
(a) Hold a valid Florida Educator Certificate
				issued by the Department of Education under Section
				1012.56, F.S.; and
(b) Complete a Department of Education civics
				and government training program aligned to Florida's standards for Civics and
				Government adopted in Rule
				6A-1.09401,
				F.A.C.
Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.017 - Specialization Requirements for Certification in Separate Areas of Exceptional Student Education (Grades K - 12) - Academic Class Until July 1, 1992 (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 229.053(1),
					 231.15(1),
					 231.17(1) FS.
					 Law Implemented 229.053,
					 231.145,
					 231.15,
					 231.17
					 FS.
New 4-20-64, Amended 4-8-68, 7-7-68, 5-19-72, 8-17-74,
					 12-5-74, 10-7-75, 10-12-76, 7-27-80, 6-27-85, Joint Administrative Procedures
					 Committee Objection Filed - See FAW Vol. 12, No. 11, March 14, 1986, Formerly
					 6A-4.17, Amended 10-10-89, 10-3-91, Repealed
					 11-15-93.
Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.0172 - Specialization Requirements for Certification in the Area of Deaf or Hard of Hearing (Grades K-12) - Academic Class

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				Plan One. A bachelor's or higher degree with an undergraduate or graduate major
				in deaf education; or
(2) Plan Two.
				A bachelor's or higher degree with thirty (30) semester hours in exceptional
				student education to include credit in the areas specified below:
(a) Foundations of exceptional student
				education to include historical perspectives, student characteristics, and
				trends and issues;
(b) Educational
				management of exceptional students to include classroom organization, behavior
				management, and consultation skills;
(c) Audiology, anatomy and physiology of
				human speech and auditory mechanisms, including assessment, amplification, and
				assistive listening devices;
(d)
				Introduction to education of students who are deaf or hard of hearing to
				include the nature and needs of students who are deaf or hard of hearing or
				deaf or hard of hearing with additional disabilities, trends and issues, family
				support and intervention, and community resources;
(e) Language development to include the
				application of English and American Sign Language linguistics,
				psycholinguistics, and sociolinguistics to the education of students who are
				deaf or hard of hearing, including ages birth to five (5) years;
(f) Auditory development and learning to
				include methods of auditory learning, assessment, and techniques for evaluating
				the acoustic environment;
(g)
				Manual communication to include manually coded English and American Sign
				Language.
(h) Instructional
				strategies for teaching students who are deaf or hard of hearing to include
				credit in the following:
1. Teaching language
				to include instructional procedures to effect language learning to students who
				are deaf or hard of hearing including ages birth to age five (5)
				years;
2. Speech development to
				include production and transmission of speech and instructional and assessment
				strategies to facilitate the development of speech skills for students who are
				deaf or hard of hearing including ages birth to age five (5) years;
3. Teaching reading to students who are deaf
				or hard of hearing to include theories, curricular adaptations, and
				assessment;
4. Teaching
				mathematics, science, and social studies to students who are deaf or hard of
				hearing to include procedures for curricular adaptations; and,
5. Teaching social and personal skills for
				students who are deaf or hard of hearing to include employability skills,
				career awareness, and transition planning for adult
				living.
Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.0176 - Specialization Requirements for Certification in the Area of Speech-Language Impaired (Grades K-12) - Academic Class

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				Completion of the following education courses to satisfy the courses required
				in paragraph (2)(a) of Rule
				6A-4.006, F.A.C.
(a) Three (3) semester hours in survey of
				exceptional student education; and,
(b) Three (3) semester hours in school
				organization or general curriculum which includes the elementary and secondary
				instructional levels.
Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.01761 - Specialization Requirements for Certification in the Area of Speech-Language Impaired/Associate - Academic Class

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
A bachelor's degree with an undergraduate major in
				  speech-language pathology or speech-language impaired. This coverage is limited
				  to a period of not more than three (3) years for the provision of services in
				  school districts that qualify for the sparsity supplement as described in
				  Section 1011.62(7),
				  F.S. This coverage shall be identified on the temporary certificate when
				  requested by the superintendent of an eligible school
				  district.
Rulemaking Authority
					 1001.02,
					 1012.55,
					 1012.56 FS. Law Implemented
					 1001.02,
					 1012.44,
					 1012.54,
					 1012.55,
					 1012.56
					 FS.
New 9-17-01.
Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.0178 - Specialization Requirements for Certification in the Area of Visually Impaired (Grades K-12) - Academic Class

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Plan One. A
				bachelor's or higher degree with an undergraduate or graduate major in visually
				impaired; or
(2) Plan Two. A
				bachelor's or higher degree with thirty (30) semester hours in exceptional
				student education to include credit in the areas specified below:
(a) Foundations of exceptional student
				education to include historical perspectives, student characteristics, and
				trends and issues;
(b) Educational
				management of exceptional students to include classroom organization, behavior
				management, and consultation skills;
(c) Methods and materials for teaching
				reading to include:
1. Sequential
				developmental skills and concepts of reading;
2. Recognition and diagnosis of reading
				problems;
3. Prescription and
				utilization of appropriate methods and materials to increase reading
				performance; and,
(d)
				Specialized courses for the education of students who are visually impaired to
				include three (3) semester hours in each of the following:
1. Introduction to visual impairments
				including psychological, social, and emotional implications; history of
				educational services; and current delivery models;
2. Introduction to orientation and mobility
				to include theories, concepts, and the impact of mobility on the individual,
				the family, and the community;
3.
				The teaching of reading and writing of English Braille;
4. Functions of the eye and educational
				implications to include interpretation of medical eye reports, structure of the
				eye, disease and impairments, low vision training, and the use and care of
				optical aids; and,
(e)
				Instructional strategies for teaching students who are visually impaired to
				include each of the following:
1. Teaching and
				assessing personal and social skills to include personal hygiene, self care,
				interpersonal relationships, career awareness, and social interaction with
				peers;
2. Teaching and assessing
				communication skills and reading including the use of specialized equipment;
				and,
3. Teaching and assessing
				mathematics, science, and technology to include Nemeth code, abacus,
				specialized science materials, adapted technology, and computer access
				devices.
Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.0179 - Specialization Requirements for the Endorsement in Gifted - Academic Class Until July 1, 1992 (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 229.053(1),
					 231.15(1),
					 231.17(1) FS.
					 Law Implemented 229.053,
					 231.145,
					 231.15,
					 231.17
					 FS.
New 4-20-64, Amended 4-8-68, 7-7-68, 5-19-72, 8-17-74,
					 12-5-74, 10-7-75, 10-12-76, 7-27-80, 6-27-85, Joint Administrative Procedures
					 Committee Objection Filed - See FAW Vol. 12, No. 11, March 14, 1986, Formerly
					 6A-4.17, Amended 10-10-89, 10-3-91, Repealed
					 11-15-93.
Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.01791 - Specialization Requirements for the Gifted Endorsement

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) A bachelor's or higher degree with
				certification in an academic class coverage; and
(2) Fifteen (15) semester hours in gifted
				education to include three (3) semester hours in each area specified below:
(a) Nature and needs of gifted students to
				include student characteristics; cognitive and behavioral needs; and history
				and current research;
(b)
				Curriculum and instructional strategies for teaching gifted students to include
				modification of curricular content, instructional processes, student products,
				and learning environment;
(c)
				Counseling of gifted students to include motivational strategies, self-image,
				interpersonal skills, and career options for gifted students;
(d) Educating special populations of gifted
				students such as those with disabilities, speakers of other languages, or
				highly gifted; and;
(e) Theory and
				development of creativity to include elements of creativity such as fluency,
				flexibility, originality, and elaboration.
Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.01792 - Specialization Requirements for the Prekindergarten Disabilities Endorsement - Academic Class

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) A bachelor's or
				higher degree with certification in any exceptional student education area,
				preschool education, primary education, prekindergarten/primary education,
				elementary education (K-6), or early childhood education; and,
(2) Twelve (12) semester hours in
				prekindergarten disabilities education to include the areas specified below:
(a) Six (6) semester hours in the development
				and implementation of individualized educational programs for the
				prekindergarten child with disabilities to include formal and informal
				evaluation techniques; developmentally appropriate curriculum, methods, and
				intervention strategies; teaming approaches to facilitate inclusion in
				appropriate learning environments; and multidisciplinary approaches and
				techniques for serving the child and the family;
(b) Three (3) semester hours in child
				development to include theories of the atypical child, the stages and sequences
				of development, and the impact of disabilities and biomedical risk factors on
				learning; and,
(c) Three (3)
				semester hours in family collaboration and support to include family systems
				theory and interaction; community resources; service coordination; and
				transition.
Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.01793 - Specialization Requirements for Endorsement in Severe or Profound Disabilities - Academic Class

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) A bachelor's or
				higher degree with certification in any area of special education;
				and,
(2) Twelve (12) semester hours
				in the education of students with profound disabilities to include the areas
				specified below:
(a) Coursework in atypical
				child development and assessment of students with profound disabilities to
				include use of student assessment for individual educational planning and
				program planning;
(b) Coursework in
				interdisciplinary teaming to include available resources; the recognition of
				the role of parents, teachers, and other professionals; functional
				community-based curriculum; employability skills; and transition planning; and,
(c) Completion of one of the areas
				as follows:
1. Six (6) semester hours to
				include:
a. Coursework in nature of spectrum
				disorder and intervention strategies for educating students who have autism
				spectrum disorder to include student characteristics, appropriate learning
				goals, teaching approaches, and environmental arrangements; and,
b. Three (3) semester hours of supervised
				field-based experience with students who have autism spectrum disorder;
				or
2. Six (6) semester
				hours to include:
a. Coursework in nature of
				profound mental disabilities and intervention strategies for educating students
				with profound mental disabilities to include student characteristics,
				appropriate learning goals, teaching approaches, and environmental
				arrangements; and,
b. Three (3)
				semester hours of supervised field-based experience with students with profound
				mental disabilities; or
3. Six (6) semester hours to include:
a. Coursework in nature of deaf-blindness and
				intervention strategies for educating students who are deaf-blind to include
				student characteristics, appropriate learning goals, teaching approaches, and
				environmental arrangements; and,
b.
				Three (3) semester hours of supervised field-based experience with students who
				are deaf-blind.
Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.01794 - Specialization Requirements for the Orientation and Mobility Endorsement - Academic Class

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Plan One. A
				bachelor's or higher degree with certification in visually impaired and nine
				(9) semester hours to include three (3) semester hours in each of the
				following:
(a) Beginning orientation and
				mobility skills to include experience and observation of behaviors under
				conditions simulating visual impairments;
(b) Advanced orientation and mobility skills
				focusing on increasingly complex environments and applications to
				multihandicapped preschool, school-age, and adult populations; and,
(c) Applied skills in orientation and
				mobility to include observation and assessment, and planning and delivery of
				orientation and mobility services to students with visual impairments;
				or
Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.01795 - Specialization Requirements for Certification in Exceptional Student Education (Grades K-12) - Academic Class

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Plan One. A
				bachelor's or higher degree with a major in exceptional student education,
				special education, mental disabilities, specific learning disabilities,
				emotional disabilities, physically impaired or varying exceptionalities;
				or
(2) Plan Two. A bachelor's or
				higher degree with thirty (30) semester hours in exceptional student education
				to include the areas specified below:
(a)
				Foundations of special education to include educational practices and
				development and characteristics of children with disabilities;
(b) Assessment and evaluation to include
				interpretation, analysis, and application of assessment results and alternate
				assessment strategies;
(c)
				Evaluation of student progress in acquiring, generalizing, and maintaining
				skills related to participation in educational settings;
(d) Instructional practices in special
				education to include selection and implementation of instructional practices
				and strategies and identification of accommodations and
				modifications;
(e) Relevant general
				education and special skills curricula selection;
(f) Assessing, designing, and implementing
				positive behavioral supports;
(g)
				Language development and communication skills to include normal sequence of
				expressive and receptive language development and identification of
				communication deficits and appropriate interventions;
(h) Skills to teach interpersonal
				interactions to include criteria for selecting instructional procedures for
				teaching personal care, interpersonal skills, self-advocacy skills, and
				adaptive life skills;
(i)
				Transition process to include development of desired postschool outcomes; and,
(j) Effective methods of
				communication, consultation, and collaboration with students, families,
				administrators, and other education professionals.
Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.01796 - Specialization Requirements for Endorsement in Autism - Academic Class

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) A bachelor's or higher degree with
				certification in any exceptional student education area; and,
(2) Twelve semester hours to include:
(a) Nature of autism spectrum disorders (to
				include student characteristics, appropriate learning goals, teaching
				approaches, environmental arrangements, etc.);
(b) Use of assistive and instructional
				technology and natural, alternative and augmentative communication systems for
				students with autism spectrum disorders;
(c) Behavior management and positive behavior
				supports for students with autism spectrum disorders;
(d) Assessment and diagnosis of autism
				spectrum disorders; and,
(e)
				Field-based experience with students with autism spectrum
				disorders.
Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.018 - Specialization Requirements for Certification in Guidance and Counseling (Grades PK - 12) - Specialty Class Until July 1, 1990 (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 229.053(1),
					 231.15(1),
					 231.17(1) FS.
					 Law Implemented 230.2313,
					 231.02,
					 231.145,
					 231.15,
					 231.17
					 FS.
New 4-20-64, Amended 4-8-68, 7-7-68, 8-17-74, 12-5-74,
					 7-1-79, Joint Administrative Procedures Committee Objection Filed - See FAW
					 Vol. 12, No. 11, March 14, 1986, Formerly 6A-4.18, Amended 12-4-89, Repealed
					 4-15-91.
Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.0181 - Specialization Requirements for Certification in School Counseling (Grades PK-12) - Specialty Class

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Plan One. A
				master's or higher degree with a graduate major in guidance and counseling or
				school counseling that includes a minimum of six-hundred (600) clock hours of
				supervised internship serving school-aged students in a prekindergarten, an
				elementary or a secondary school setting; or
(2) Plan Two. A master's or higher degree
				with a graduate major in counseling other than guidance and counseling or
				school counseling as specified in subsection (1) of this rule that includes a
				minimum of six-hundred (600) clock hours of supervised internship with
				school-aged children and their families with at least nine (9) semester hours
				of graduate credit to include the following areas:
(a) Student appraisal and evaluation methods
				in prekindergarten, elementary and secondary schools including interpretation
				and analysis of standardized tests and other assessment results that assist
				students in career exploration, academic skills and personal and social skill
				development;
(b) College and career
				planning for prekindergarten, elementary and secondary school students
				including college and career exploration and knowledge of financial aid and
				financing of postsecondary education options;
(c) Principles, philosophy, organization and
				administration of a comprehensive school counseling program in prekindergarten,
				elementary and secondary schools; and
(d) Consultation skills and techniques for
				conferring with groups such as agencies, teachers and
				parents.
Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.019 - Specialization Requirements for Certification in Health (Grades K - 12) - Academic Class Until July 1, 1990 (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 229.053(1),
					 231.15(1),
					 231.17(1) FS.
					 Law Implemented 231.02,
					 231.145,
					 231.15,
					 231.17,
					 233.067
					 FS.
New 4-20-64, Amended 7-7-68, 8-17-74, 12-5-74, Joint
					 Administrative Procedures Committee Objection Filed - See FAW Vol. 11, No. 51,
					 December 20, 1985, Formerly 6A-4.19, Amended 12-4-89, Repealed
					 4-15-91.
Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.0191 - Specialization Requirements for Certification in Health (Grades K-12) - Academic Class

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Plan One. A
				bachelor's or higher degree with an undergraduate or graduate major in health;
				or
(2) Plan Two. A bachelor's or
				higher degree with thirty (30) semester hours in health to include credit in
				each of the areas specified below:
(a) Mental
				and emotional health;
(b) Substance
				abuse which includes alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs;
(c) Advanced first aid and cardiopulmonary
				resuscitation training as specified below:
1.
				Credit in advanced first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation; or
2. A valid instructor's first aid certificate
				and a valid instructor's cardiopulmonary resuscitation certificate issued by
				the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross;
(d) Personal, community, or environmental
				health;
(e) Human anatomy and human
				physiology;
(f)
				Nutrition;
(g) Human sexuality;
				and,
(h) Disease control for
				diseases such as Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Human
				Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), and Sexually Transmissible Diseases
				(STDS).
Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.020 - Specialization Requirements for Certification in Home Economics (Grades 6 - 12) - Vocational Class Until July 1, 1990 (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 229.053(1),
					 231.15(1),
					 231.17(1) FS.
					 Law Implemented 231.02,
					 231.145,
					 231.15,
					 231.17
					 FS.
New 4-20-64, Amended 4-8-68, 7-7-68, 4-11-70, 8-17-74,
					 12-5-74, Joint Administrative Procedures Committee Objection Filed - See FAW
					 Vol. 11, No. 51, December 20, 1985, Formerly 6A-4.20, Amended 10-10-89,
					 Repealed 4-15-91.
Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.021 - Specialization Requirements for Certification in Industrial Arts-Technology Education (Grades 6 - 12) - Vocational Class Until July 1, 1990 (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 229.053(1),
					 231.15(1),
					 231.17(1) FS.
					 Law Implemented 231.02,
					 231.145,
					 231.15,
					 231.17
					 FS.
New 4-20-64, Amended 4-8-68, 7-7-68, 8-17-74, 12-5-74,
					 7-1-79, Joint Administrative Procedures Committee Objection Filed - See FAW
					 Vol. 12, No. 11, March 14, 1986, Formerly 6A-4.21, Amended 10-10-89, Repealed
					 4-15-91.
Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION › Section 6A-4.022 - Specialization Requirements for Certification in Journalism (Grades 6 - 12) - Academic Class Until July 1, 1990 (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 229.053(1),
					 231.15(1),
					 231.17(1) FS.
					 Law Implemented 231.02,
					 231.145,
					 231.15,
					 231.17,
					 236.1223
					 FS.
New 4-20-64, Amended 7-7-68, 8-17-74, 12-5-74, Joint
					 Administrative Procedures Committee Objection Filed - See FAW Vol. 11, No. 51,
					 December 20, 1985, Formerly 6A-4.22, Amended 12-4-89, Repealed
					 4-15-91.