14 Del. Admin. Code § 1561-4.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 5, November 1, 2024

Section 1561-4.0 - Prescribed Education, Knowledge, and Skill Requirements

4.1 An applicant shall have satisfied the requirements in subsections 4.1.1 through 4.1.3.

4.1.1 The applicant shall have satisfied one of the following education requirements:

4.1.1.1 Obtained and currently maintain an English as a New Language certificate from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; or

4.1.1.2 Earned a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree from a Regionally Accredited college or university with a minimum of 30 semester hours of coursework in bilingual education from an educator preparation program approved or recognized by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), or a state where the state approval body employed the appropriate standards; or

4.1.1.3 Satisfactorily completed an alternative routes for licensure or certification program to teach English Learners as provided in 14 Del.C. §§ 1260 - 1266; or

4.1.1.4 Satisfactorily completed a Department-approved educator preparation program in bilingual education; or

4.1.1.5 Earned a bachelor's degree from a Regionally Accredited college or university in any content area and satisfactorily completed 15 college credits or the equivalent number of hours with one credit equating to 15 hours taken either as part of or in addition to a degree program from a Regionally Accredited college or university or a professional development provider approved by the Department in the following areas:

4.1.1.5.1 Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language (3 credits);

4.1.1.5.2 Second Language Acquisition (3 credits);

4.1.1.5.3 Teaching Literacy for English Learners (3 credits);

4.1.1.5.4 Second Language Testing (3 credits); and

4.1.1.5.5 Structure of the English Language (3 credits).

4.1.2 The applicant shall have demonstrated oral and written proficiency in English by satisfying one of the following requirements:

4.1.2.1 Earned a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree from a Regionally Accredited college or university that is located in the United States or in a permanently inhabited territory of the United States in which the majority of courses were taught and assessed in the English language; or

4.1.2.2 Achieved a minimum level of Advanced Mid based on the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Proficiency Guidelines on:

4.1.2.2.1 The ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) in English; and

4.1.2.2.2 The ACTFL Writing Proficiency Test (WPT) in English.

4.1.3 The applicant shall have demonstrated oral and written proficiency in the Target Language of the bilingual classroom or bilingual program by satisfying both of the following requirements:

4.1.3.1 Achieved a minimum level of Advanced Mid based on the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines on the ACTFL OPI in the Target Language; and

4.1.3.2 Achieved a Passing Score on the ACTFL WPT in the Target Language.

4.1.3.2.1 For the purposes of subsection 4.1 .3.2 of this regulation, a Passing Score shall be:

4.1.3.2.1.1 For tests using the Roman alphabet, achieving a minimum level of Advanced Mid based on the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.

4.1.3.2.1.2 For tests using a non-Roman alphabet, achieving a minimum level of Advanced Low based on the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.

14 Del. Admin. Code § 1561-4.0

20 DE Reg. 447 (12/1/2016)
25 DE Reg. 90 (7/1/2021) (Final)