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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: April 18, 2024) |
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6. Department of Education |
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6A. State Board of Education |
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6A-4. Certification |
6A-4.01793. Specialization Requirements for Endorsement in Severe or Profound Disabilities - Academic Class
1(1) A bachelor’s or higher degree with certification in any area of special education; and
16(2) Twelve (12) semester hours in the education of students with profound disabilities to include the areas specified below:
35(a) Coursework in atypical child development and assessment of students with profound disabilities to include use of student assessment for individual educational planning and program planning;
61(b) Coursework in interdisciplinary teaming to include available resources; the recognition of the role of parents, teachers, and other professionals; functional community-based curriculum; employability skills; and transition planning; and
90(c) Completion of one of the areas as follows:
991. Six (6) semester hours to include:
106a. Coursework in nature of spectrum disorder and intervention strategies for educating students who have autism spectrum disorder to include student characteristics, appropriate learning goals, teaching approaches, and environmental arrangements; and
137b. Three (3) semester hours of supervised field-based experience with students who have autism spectrum disorder; or
1542. Six (6) semester hours to include:
161a. Coursework in nature of profound mental disabilities and intervention strategies for educating students with profound mental disabilities to include student characteristics, appropriate learning goals, teaching approaches, and environmental arrangements, and
192b. Three (3) semester hours of supervised field-based experience with students with profound mental disabilities; or
2083. Six (6) semester hours to include:
215a. Coursework in nature of deaf-blindness and intervention strategies for educating students who are deaf-blind to include student characteristics, appropriate learning goals, teaching approaches, and environmental arrangements, and
243b. Three (3) semester hours of supervised field-based experience with students who are deaf-blind.
257Rulemaking Authority 2591001.02, 2601012.55, 2611012.56 FS. 263Law Implemented 2651001.02, 2661012.54, 2671012.55, 2681012.56 FS. 270History–New 10-3-91, Amended 4-17-02.
