Rule 505-2-.175 - Special Education Deaf Education Endorsement(1) Eligibility Requirements.(a) To be eligible for the professional Special Education Deaf Education Endorsement, the applicant must hold a level four (4) or higher renewable professional certificate in any teaching field or in the service field of Speech and Language Pathology and complete other requirements outlined in GaPSC Rule 505-2-.14 ENDORSEMENTS.(b) To be eligible for the Supplemental Induction Special Education Deaf Education Endorsement, the applicant must hold a level four (4) or higher Induction certificate in any teaching field or in the service field of Speech and Language Pathology and complete other requirements outlined in GaPSC Rule 505-2-.14 ENDORSEMENTS.(2)In-Field Statement (See GaPSC Rule 505-2-.40 IN-FIELD ASSIGNMENT). (a) An individual with the Special Education Deaf Education Endorsement is in-field to provide educational services for students with hearing impairments in grades P-12. Educators are also in-field to provide educational services for special education preschool (ages 3-5). The previous statement is subject to the following conditions: 1. The educator may work collaboratively with a content area teacher of record in all content subjects. To serve as a teacher of record, the educator may teach only the content subjects of his/her base certificate field(s) and the Special Education academic content concentrations with designated cognitive levels identified on their certificate.(b) Each state-approved curriculum course, with specified certificate fields that are designated as in-field, may be found under Certification/Curriculum Assignment Policies (CAPS) on the GaPSC web site at www.gapsc.com.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 505-2-.175
O.C.G.A. Sec. 20-2-200.
Original Rule entitled "Special Education Deaf Education Endorsement" adopted. F. Jun. 11, 2014; eff. July 1, 2014, as specified by the Agency.