Section 10-14dd - Verification of qualifications of practicum hours supervisors(a) On and after January 1, 2022, the Office of Dyslexia and Reading Disabilities shall provide guidance to institutions of higher education and other providers of educator preparation programs on how to provide verification that any supervisor of the practicum hours required pursuant to subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (i) of section 10-145d has obtained at least four of the following qualifications: (1) A satisfactory score on the reading instruction examination approved by the State Board of Education on April 1, 2009, or a comparable reading instruction examination with minimum standards that are equivalent to the examination approved by the State Board of Education on April 1, 2009; (2) a valid initial, provisional or professional educator certificate issued by the State Board of Education; (3) a master's degree in remedial reading or a closely related field; (4) specific and documented knowledge about structured literacy principles and practices; (5) training for practicum supervision, coaching and evaluation of a reading interventionist; or (6) at least three years of work experience in providing structured literacy interventions for students with remedial reading needs, including, but not limited to, students with dyslexia.(b) An institution of higher education and any other provider of an educator preparation program shall give preference to those candidates for a practicum supervisor position who, in addition to meeting the qualifications specified in subdivisions (1) to (6), inclusive, of subsection (a) of this section, have experience in the design, implementation or monitoring of structured literacy interventions or previous practicum supervisor experience.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-14dd
Added by P.A. 21-0168,S. 6 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2021 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2021.