Ways to Prepare and Maintain Students with Disabilities for General Classrooms - Advisory

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Advisory guidance explains how applicants can satisfy the licensure requirement covering seminars or courses, or demonstrated knowledge, on preparing and maintaining students with disabilities in general classrooms. It outlines three acceptable ways to meet the requirement and provides verification letter templates for each option. The guidance specifies minimum instructional time for qualifying activities and lists required letter elements such as official letterhead, authorized signatures, and correct attestation statements, including transcript submission when coursework is used.

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Seminars or Courses on, or Demonstrated Knowledge of, Ways to Prepare and Maintain Students with Disabilities for General Classrooms Advisory INTRODUCTION This advisory is for individuals attempting to earn a Provisional: Early Childhood PreK-2 Elementary 1-6 Teacher of Students with Moderate Disabilities (PreK-2, PreK-8, or 5-12) Teacher of the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing: American Sign Language/Total Communication (All Levels) Teacher of the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing: Oral/Aural (All Levels) Teacher of the Visually Impaired (All Levels) Teacher of Students with Severe Disabilities (PreK-2 or All levels) license. The following requirement: Seminars or courses on, or demonstrated knowledge of, ways to prepare and maintain students with disabilities for general classrooms is included within the pathway to each of these licenses. This advisory informs applicants of the three ways to satisfy this requirement and includes a verification template letter for each of the three ways to document compliance with this requirement. Please note that for those that have documented compliance with this requirement via the Structured Guidance and Supports (SG&S) option, no additional documentation is needed. HOW TO SATISFY The Seminars or courses on, or demonstrated knowledge of, ways to prepare and maintain students with disabilities for general classrooms requirement is satisfied through a course(s), seminar(s), workshop(s), mentored employment, and/or peer coaching that provide at least 10 hours of instruction specific to and completely covering ways to prepare and maintain students with disabilities for general classrooms. HOW TO DOCUMENT Please use the applicable template for the verification letter: Demonstrated Knowledge – Ways to Prepare and Maintain: Sample Verification Letter Template Seminar/Workshop – Ways to Prepare and Maintain: Sample Verification Letter Template College/University Coursework – Ways to Prepare and Maintain: Sample Verification Letter Template Required letter components: Must be on official letterhead Must be signed by an authorized signee Must include the correct attestation statement If verified through coursework applicants must submit the corresponding transcript denoting completion of course. Demonstrated Knowledge Specific to and Completely Covering Ways to Prepare and Maintain Students with Disabilities for General Classrooms: Template for Verification Letter This template is intended for a superintendent or principal or the equivalent of a superintendent or principal in private/non-public school to prepare a letter verifying that an individual satisfied the Seminars or courses on, or demonstrated knowledge of, ways to prepare and maintain students with disabilities for general classrooms requirement through mentored employment and/or peer coaching. Letters must be on official school letterhead. Seminar/Workshop Specific to and Completely Covering Ways to Prepare and Maintain Students with Disabilities for General Classrooms: Template for Verification Letter This template is intended to assist officials authorized by the Office of Educator Licensure (*authorized signees) to prepare a letter verifying that an individual satisfied the Seminars or courses on, or demonstrated knowledge of, ways to prepare and maintain students with disabilities for general classrooms requirement through a seminar(s)/workshop(s). Letters must be on official letterhead of the organization that provided the seminar(s)/workshop(s). College/University Coursework Specific to and Completely Covering Ways to Prepare and Maintain Students with Disabilities for General Classrooms: Template for Verification Letter This template is intended to assist college/university officials authorized by the Office of Educator Licensure (*authorized signees) to prepare a letter verifying that an individual received at least ten (10) hours of instruction specific to and completely covering the Seminars or courses on, or demonstrated knowledge of, ways

FAQs

What requirement does this advisory address?

It addresses the requirement that applicants complete seminars or courses, or demonstrate knowledge, on ways to prepare and maintain students with disabilities for general classrooms as part of multiple educator license pathways.

How can an applicant satisfy the requirement?

Through qualifying course(s), seminar(s), workshop(s), mentored employment, and/or peer coaching that provide at least 10 hours of instruction specific to and completely covering the required topic.

What are the required components of the verification letter?

The letter must be on official letterhead, signed by an authorized signee, and include the correct attestation statement. If verified through coursework, applicants must submit the corresponding transcript showing course completion.

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