14 Del. Admin. Code § 1594-4.0

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

Section 1594-4.0 - Prescribed Education, Knowledge, and Skill Requirements

4.1 The Department may issue a Special Education Director Standard Certificate to an applicant who has satisfied the requirements in subsections 4.1.1 through 4.1.3.

4.1.1 The applicant shall have satisfied 1 of the following education requirements:

4.1.1.1 Earned a master's or doctoral degree with a minimum of 30 semester hours of coursework in special education leadership from a Regionally Accredited college or university with advanced preparation accreditation by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP); or

4.1.1.2 Earned a master's or doctoral degree in special education from a Regionally Accredited college or university with advanced preparation accreditation by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) and satisfactorily completed an alternative routes for licensure or certification program for leaders as provided in 14 Del.C. §§ 1260 - 1266; or

4.1.1.3 Earned a master's or doctoral degree in any content area from a Regionally Accredited college or university and satisfactorily completed a Department-approved educator preparation program for special education directors as provided in 14 DE Admin. Code 290 Approval of Educator Preparation Programs; or

4.1.1.4 Earned a master's or doctoral degree with a minimum of 30 semester hours of coursework in Pre-K to 12 educational leadership from a Regionally Accredited college or university with advanced preparation accreditation by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) and completed an additional 30 graduate-level credit hours in special education from a Regionally Accredited college or university or the equivalent in Professional Development approved by the Department. For the purpose of subsection 4.1.1.4, graduate-level coursework that leads to professional licensure as a school psychologist, behavior analyst, occupational therapist, physical therapist, speech pathologist, or audiologist will be counted.

4.1.2 The applicant shall have achieved a minimum score on 1 of the following examinations:

4.1.2.1 A minimum score of 146 on the Educational Leadership: Administration and Supervision Assessment (ETS Test Code # 5412); or

4.1.2.2 A minimum score of 151 on the School Leaders Licensure Assessment (ETS Test Code # 6990); or

4.1.2.3 A minimum score of 162 on the School Superintendent Assessment (ETS Test Code # 6991).

4.1.3 The applicant shall have completed a minimum of 4 years of 1 of the following experience requirements in any Pre-K to 12 public school setting or an equivalent setting as approved by the Department:

4.1.3.1 Teaching or providing pupil personnel services to special education students as a school psychologist or behavior analyst under a state education credential with satisfactory annual summative evaluations or the equivalent thereof on a state-approved educator evaluation system; or

4.1.3.2 Working with special education students in a school as an occupational therapist, physical therapist, speech pathologist, or audiologist under a Delaware professional license; or

4.1.3.3 Working with special education students as an educational diagnostician or special education coordinator; or

4.1.3.4 Any combination of the experience requirements in subsections 4.1.3.1 through 4.1.3.3.

14 Del. Admin. Code § 1594-4.0

16 DE Reg. 1073 (04/01/13)
24 DE Reg. 567 (12/1/2020)
28 DE Reg. 452 (12/1/2024) (Final)