W. Va. Code R. agency 126, tit. 126, ser. 126-114, app B

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 45, November 8, 2024

Appendix B - [Effective 12/11/2023] Approved Standards for Program Development and for Completion of West Virginia Approved Programs Leading to West Virginia Licensure

GENERAL EDUCATION SPECIALIZATIONS

Approved Program Specializations

AGRICULTURE
Standards Required	National Standards: None **This endorsement is not eligible to be added to a professional certificate under the option in section 21.1.b of this policy.	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
ALGEBRA 1 5-Adult)
Standards Required	National Standards: NCTM	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (Pre-k-Adult) **
Standards Required	National Standards: American Sign Language (ASL) Teacher Association		Current state-approved content standards
**Note: A candidate who holds valid certification through the ASL Teaching Association or valid National Interpreter Certification through the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf is not required to satisfy the Sign Language Proficiency Interview: ASL Proficiency Interview: (Gallaudet University) requirement or PRAXIS Assessment of Signed Communication ASL.
ART
Standards Required	National Standards: Standards for Art Teacher Preparation	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
BIOLOGY
Standards Required	National Standards: National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
BUSINESS EDUCATION
Standards Required	National Standards: None	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
BUSINESS EUCATION/MARKETING
Standards Required	National Standards: National Standards for Business Education	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
CHEMISTRY
Standards Required	National Standards: NSTA*	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
CHINESE
Standards Required	National Standards; American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)		Current state-approved content standards
COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION
Standards Required	National Standards: International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)*		Current state-approved content standards
DANCE
Standards Required	National Standards: National Dance Association		Current state-approved content standards
DRIVER EDUCATION
Standards Required	National Standards; None	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (K-4)
Standards Required	National Standards: Association for Ctiildliood Education International (ACEI) or CAEP-identified standards	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
EARLY EDUCATION (Pre-k-K)
Standards Required	National Standards: National Association for the Education of Young Children* (NAEYC)	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE (5-AD)
Standards Required	National Standards: NSTA	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (K-6)
Standards Required	National Standards: ACEI or CAEP-identified standards or CAEP Elementary Performance Standards K-6	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS ENDORSEMENT (K-6)
Standards Required	National Standards: ACEI or CAEP-identified standards, WV Elementary Mathematics Specialty Standards for Endorsement Programs		Current state-approved content standards
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS SPECIALIZATION (K-6)
Standards Required	National Standards: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)		Current state-approved content standards
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS SPECIALIST (K-6)
Standards Required	National Standards: NCTM, WV Elementary Mathematics Specialist Standards for master's degree Programs		Current state-approved content standards
ENGLISH (5-Adult)
Standards Required	National Standards: National Council for Teachers of English* (NCTE)	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
ENGLISH (5-9)
Standards Required	National Standards: NCTE*	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (Pre-k-Adult)
Standards Required	National Standards: Teachers of English to Speakers of Other languages (TESOL)		Current state-approved content standards
FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCE
Standards Required	National Standards; National Association of State Administrators of Family and Consumer Science	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
FRENCH
Standards Required	National Standards; ACTFL	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
GENERAL MATHEMATICS-Algebra 1 (5-9)
Standards Required	National Standards; NCTM	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
GENERAL SCIENCE (5-Adult)
Standards Required	National Standards: NSTA*	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
GENERAL SCIENCE (5-9)
Standards Required	National Standards: NSTA	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
GEOMETRY (5-Adult)
Standards Required	National Standards: NCTM	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
GERMAN
Standards Required	National Standards; ACTFL	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
HEALTH
Standards Required	National Standards; SHAPE America-Health Education	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY
Standards Required	National Standards; National Education Technology Standards for Teachers, National Education Technology Standards for Administrators, National Education Technology Standards for Students, Learning Forward Standards for Professional Learning		Current state-approved content standards
JAPANESE
Standards Required	National Standards; ACTFL		Current state-approved content standards
JOURNALISM
Standards Required	National Standards: None		Current state-approved content standards
LATIN
Standards Required	National Standards: American Classical League	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
MARKETING
Standards Required	National Standards: None	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
MATHEMATICS (5-Adult)
Standards Required	National Standards; NCTM*	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
MUSIC
Standards Required	National Standards; Music Education National Conference	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
ORAL COMMUNICATION
Standards Required	National Standards: None	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Standards Required	National Standards; SHAPE-America-Physical Education	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
PHYSICS
Standards Required	National Standards: NSTA*	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
PRESCHOOL EDUCATION
Standards Required	National Standards; NAEYC*		Current state-approved content standards
READING EDUCATION
Standards Required	National Standards; International Reading Association* (IRA)		Current state-approved content standards
READING SPECIALIST
Standards Required	National Standards; Reading Specialist requires a completion of a master's degree in Reading Specialist or a master's degree and a Graduate Certification Program in Reading Specialist reflective on official seal bearing transcripts, IRA* **This endorsement is not eligible to be added to a professional certificate under the option in section 21.1.b of this policy.	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
RUSSIAN
Standards Required	National Standards; ACTFL		Current state-approved content standards
SCHOOL LIBRARY/MEDIA
Standards Required	National Standards; American Library Association* (ALA), American Association of School	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
	Librarians (AASL)
SOCIAL STUDIES (5-Adult)
Standards Required	National Standards; National Council for the Social Studies* (NCSS)	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
SOCIAL STUDIES (5-9)
Standards Required	National Standards; NCSS*	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
SPANISH (Test 5195 does not apply to 5-9)
Standards Required	National Standards; ACTFL	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
Standards Required	National Standards: International Technology Education Association (ITEA), Council on Technology Teacher Education (CTTE)	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
THEATRE
Standards Required	National Standards: American Alliance for Theatre and Education		Current state-approved content standards
WELLNESS (Pre-k-Adult) Health and Physical Education Comprehensive
Standards Required	National Standards; SHAPE America-Health Education, SHAPE America-Physical Education	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards

ADMINISTRATIVE AND STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES SPECIALIZATIONS

SCHOOL COUNSELOR
Standards Required	National Standards; Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
SCHOOL NURSE
Standards Required	National Standards; National Association of School Nurses - "Scope and Standards of Professional School Nursing Practice" Valid West Virginia RN Licensure		Current state-approved content standards
SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST
Standards Required	National Standards; National Association of School Psychologists* (NASP)	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
SOCIAL SERVICES/ATTENDANCE
Standards Required	National Standards: None		Current state-approved content standards
SPEECH ASSISTANT
Standards Required	National Standards: None		Current state-approved content standards
SPEECH PATHOLOGIST
Standards Required	National Standards; American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA)	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
PRINCIPAL, SUPERVISOR OF INSTRUCTION, SUPERINTENDENT
Standards Required	National Standards; Educational Leadership Constituent Council* (ELCC)	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards

SPECIAL EDUCATION SPECIALIZATIONS

AUTISM
Standards Required	National Standards; Council for Exceptional Children* (CEC) **This endorsement is not eligible to be added to a professional certificate under the option in section 21.1.b of Policy 5202.	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (Excluding Autism)
Standards Required	National Standards; CEC*	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING
Standards Required	National Standards; CEC*		Current state-approved content standards
GIFTED
Standards Required	National Standards; National Association of Gifted Children, CEC*		Current state-approved content standards
INTELLECTUAL DISABILTIES (MILD/MODERATE)
Standards Required	National Standards; CEC*	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
Multi-Categorical Special Education (ED, id, SLD, dd EXCLUDING AUTISM)
Standards Required	National Standards; CEC*	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
PRESCHOOL SPECIAL NEEDS (Pre-k-K)
Standards Required	National Standards; CEC*	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
SEVERE DISABILITIES
Standards Required	National Standards; CEC*	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITIES
Standards Required	CEC**	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards
VISUAL IMPAIRMENT
Standards Required	CEC*	Current Content Praxis Test Topics	Current state-approved content standards

W. Va. Code R. agency 126, tit. 126, ser. 126-114, app B