La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CXXXI-1321

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024

Section CXXXI-1321 - Requirements to add Academically Gifted

A. Individuals holding a valid early childhood certificate for PK-K or PK-3, elementary certificate for grade levels 14, 1-5, 1-6, or 1-8, upper elementary or middle school certificate for grade levels 4-8, 5-8, or 6-8, secondary certificate for grade levels 6-12, 7-12, or 9-12, special education certificate, or an All-Level K-12 certificate in art, dance, foreign language, health, physical education, health and physical education, or music must achieve the following:

1. graduate degree from an institution of higher education accredited in accordance with 34 CFR 602 ;

2. 15 graduate semester hours of prescribed coursework from the following list, either within a graduate degree program or as an add-on to an existing graduate degree:

a. characteristics/study of gifted individuals;

b. methods of teaching the gifted;

c. social and emotional needs of the gifted;

d. creative thinking and problem solving or curriculum development for the gifted;

e. educational technology; and

3. three semester hours in a practicum for academically gifted, an internship for college credit in academically gifted, or three years of successful teaching experience in academically gifted verified in accordance with §103 of this Part.

B. Academically gifted certification will be valid only in the teaching area(s) in which the individual is certified.

C. The secondary teacher of academically gifted students who is to award Carnegie units in the secondary subject area(s) must be certified in the subject area(s) in which Carnegie Units are awarded.

D. Elementary and secondary teachers who are also certified in academically gifted may offer approved special education elective or enrichment courses at either the elementary or secondary level.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CXXXI-1321

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 32:1816 (October 2006), amended LR 45:1460 (October 2019), LR 48457 (3/1/2022), Repromulgated LR 481065 (4/1/2022), Amended LR 50669 (5/1/2024).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6(A)(10), (11), and (15), R.S. 17:7(6), R.S. 17:10, R.S. 17:22(6), R.S. 17:391.1- 391.10, and R.S. 17:411.