14 Del. Admin. Code § 1520-4.0

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

Section 1520-4.0 - 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 the requirements in subsections 4.1.1 and 4.1.2.

4.1.1 The applicant shall have satisfied one of the following education requirements:

4.1.1.1 Obtained and currently maintain an Early Childhood Generalist certificate from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; or

4.1.1.2 Earned a bachelor's degree from a Regionally Accredited college or university with a minimum of 30 semester hours of coursework in early childhood education 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

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

4.1.1.4 Satisfactorily completed a Department-approved educator preparation program in early childhood education.

4.1.2 The applicant shall have achieved a minimum score of 160 on the Praxis Subject Assessment - Education of Young Children (ETS Test Code # 5024). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the applicant did not achieve the minimum score, the applicant shall meet the requirements set forth in 14 DE Admin. Code 1519 Multiple Measures for Demonstrating Content Knowledge.

4.2 For an applicant who holds at least one content area Standard Certificate, the applicant shall have achieved the minimum score on the examination as provided in subsection 4.1.2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the applicant did not achieve the minimum score, the applicant shall meet the requirements set forth in 14 DE Admin. Code 1519 Multiple Measures for Demonstrating Content Knowledge.

14 Del. Admin. Code § 1520-4.0

16 DE Reg. 755 (01/01/13)
21 DE Reg. 303 (10/1/2017)
24 DE Reg. 678 (1/1/2021)
26 DE Reg. 557 (1/1/2023) (Final)