N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:9B-11.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 12, June 17, 2024

Section 6A:9B-11.5 - Bilingual/bicultural education

(a) A candidate for the bilingual/bicultural endorsement shall complete the certification requirements at N.J.A.C. 6A:9B-8 and the endorsement requirements at N.J.A.C. 6A:9B-9. The candidate shall also:

1. Possess or be eligible for a CE, CEAS, or standard New Jersey instructional certificate with an endorsement appropriate to the subject or grade level to be taught;

2. Meet the test of subject-matter knowledge requirement at N.J.A.C. 6A:9B-9.1(a)2 by demonstrating:

i. Oral and writing competence in English by:

(1) Passing a Department-approved, nationally recognized test of oral and written proficiency in English; or

(2) Passing a Department-approved, nationally recognized test to demonstrate oral proficiency and passing the Commissioner-approved test of basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:9B-8.3(a)5, to demonstrate writing proficiency; and

ii. Oral and writing competence in the target language by:

(1) Passing a Department-approved, nationally recognized test of oral and written proficiency in the target language; or

(2) Establishing the candidate as a speaker of the target language who was primarily educated at the undergraduate or gradudate level in that language;

3. For CE candidates with a bilingual/bicultural education endorsement, be exempt from the subject course requirements at N.J.A.C. 6A:9B-9.1(a)1;

4. For CEAS candidates with a bilingual/bicultural endorsement, complete the requirements at (a)1 above and a program at an accredited college or university for the preparation of teachers of bilingual/bicultural education; and

5. Be exempt from the performance assessment requirements at N.J.A.C. 6A:9B-8.2(a)6 and 8.7(a)4.

(b) While teaching under a provisional certificate, a holder of the CE with a bilingual/bicultural education endorsement shall:

1. Complete a Department-approved New Jersey college or university educator preparation program that includes 12 credit hours of formal instruction in the following topics:

i. Linguistics;

ii. Language acquisition;

iii. Developing literacy skills for the second language learner;

iv. Methods of teaching content in bilingual education; and

v. Theory and practice of teaching bilingual education; and

2. Complete the courses at (b)1 above prior to, or concurrently with, the formal instructional requirements of the CE educator preparation program required for the standard certificate in N.J.A.C. 6A:9B-8.7, if the provisional teacher with the CE in the bilingual/bicultural endorsement holds a CE with the instructional endorsement required for the teaching assignment.

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:9B-11.5

Amended by R.2005 d.110, effective 4/4/2005.
See: 36 N.J.R. 5044(a), 37 N.J.R. 1060(a).
Added (m).
Amended by R.2006 d.170, effective 5/15/2006.
See: 37 N.J.R. 4612(a), 38 N.J.R. 2126(a).
In (d), substituted "six" for "three" in the first sentence and "five" for "two" in the second sentence; inserted "or out-of-State" in (j), (j)1 and (k); and inserted "under a valid New Jersey or out-of-State teaching certificate" in (k)1 and (l).
Amended by R.2008 d.7, effective 1/7/2008.
See: 39 N.J.R. 3441(a), 40 N.J.R. 113(b).
Rewrote the section.
Amended by R.2009 d.24, effective 1/5/2009.
See: 40 N.J.R. 4856(a), 41 N.J.R. 128(a).
In (b), substituted "state-approved" for "State-approved"; added new (c); recodified former (c) through (n) as (d) through (o); in (f), substituted "(i)" for "(h)"; in (i)1, substituted "(f)" for "(e)"; in (m)2, substituted "(l)2" for "(k)2"; and in (n)1, substituted "(l)2" for "(k)2".
Amended by R.2011 d.053, effective 2/7/2011.
See: 42 N.J.R. 1947(a), 43 N.J.R. 282(b).
Deleted former (k); and recodified former (l) through (o) as (k) through (n).
Amended by R.2013 d.091, effective 7/1/2013.
See: 45 N.J.R. 152(a), 45 N.J.R. 1605(a).
Rewrote the section.

Amended and recodified from 6A:9B-10.4 by 47 N.J.R. 2989(a), effective 12/7/2015

Amended by 55 N.J.R. 853(a), effective 5/1/2023