14 Del. Admin. Code § 1549-4.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 7, January 1, 2025

Section 1549-4.0 - Prescribed Education, Knowledge, and Skill Requirements

4.1 For an applicant who does not hold a content area Standard Certificate, the applicant shall have satisfied 1 of the following education requirements:

4.1.1 Earned and currently maintain accreditation as Registered Dance Educator through the National Dance Education Organization; or

4.1.2 Earned a bachelor's degree from a Regionally Accredited college or university with a minimum of 30 semester hours of coursework in dance from an educator preparation program approved or recognized by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) or a state where the state approval body employed the appropriate standards; or

4.1.3 Satisfactorily completed an alternative routes for licensure or certification program to teach dance as provided in 14 Del.C. §§ 1260 - 1266; or

4.1.4 Satisfactorily completed a Department-approved educator preparation program in dance education; or

4.1.5 If the applicant has been issued an Initial License and a Dance Teacher Emergency Certificate after the applicant has completed a minimum of 91 days of successful long-term substitute teaching in a Delaware public school, as provided in subsection 4.1.3.1 of 14 DE Admin. Code 1510, in order to be issued the Dance Teacher Standard Certificate, the applicant shall have satisfactorily completed 15 college credits from a Regionally Accredited college or university in generic or content-specific education courses that are applicable to the Dance Teacher Standard Certificate of which at least 6 credits focus on pedagogy and as approved by the Department. A course is applicable to the Dance Teacher Standard Certificate if the course is equivalent to a course that is included in the curriculum of an equivalent education degree from a program approved by the Department. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Certificate in Dance Education from the National Dance Education Organization may be used to fulfill the 15 college credits required in this subsection.

4.2 For an applicant who holds at least 1 content area Standard Certificate, the applicant shall have satisfied 1 of the following education requirements:

4.2.1 Satisfactorily completed 15 college credits from a Regionally Accredited college or university in generic or content-specific education courses that are applicable to the Dance Teacher Standard Certificate of which at least 6 credits focus on pedagogy and as approved by the Department as provided in subsection 4.1.5; or

4.2.2 Earned and currently maintain a Certificate in Dance Education from the National Dance Education Organization; or

4.2.3 Completed the equivalent of subsection 4.2.1 or subsection 4.2.2 in professional experience; or

4.2.4 Achieved a minimum score of 80 points on the Dance Entry Level Teacher's Assessment (DELTA).

14 Del. Admin. Code § 1549-4.0

11 DE Reg. 1234 (03/01/08)
25 DE Reg. 1138 (6/1/2022)
28 DE Reg. 133 (8/1/2024) (Final)