14 Del. Admin. Code § 1533-4.0

Current through Reigster Vol. 28, No. 6, December 1, 2024

Section 1533-4.0 - Prescribed Education, Knowledge, and Skill Requirements

4.1 For an applicant who does not hold a content area Standard Certificate, the applicant shall have satisfied the requirements in subsections 4.1.1 and 4.1.2.

4.1.1 The applicant shall have satisfied 1 of the following education requirements:

4.1.1.1 Obtained and currently maintain a Science certificate from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; or

4.1.1.2 Earned a bachelor's degree from a Regionally Accredited college or university with a minimum of 30 semester hours of coursework in middle level science education from an educator preparation program approved or recognized by 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 middle level science as provided in 14 Del.C. §§ 1260 - 1266; or

4.1.1.4 Satisfactorily completed a Department-approved educator preparation program in middle level science education; or

4.1.1.5 If the applicant has been issued an Initial License and a Middle Level Science Teacher Emergency Certificate after the applicant has completed a minimum of 91 days of successful long-term substitute teaching in a Delaware public school, as provided in subsection 4.1.3.1 of 14 DE Admin. Code 1510, in order to be issued the Middle Level Science Teacher Standard Certificate, the applicant shall have satisfactorily completed 15 college credits from a Regionally Accredited college or university in generic or content-specific education courses that are applicable to the Middle Level Science Teacher Standard Certificate of which at least 6 credits focus on pedagogy and as approved by the Department. A course is applicable to the Middle Level Science Teacher Standard Certificate if the course is equivalent to a course that is included in the curriculum of an equivalent education degree from a program approved by the Department.

4.1.2 The applicant shall have achieved a minimum score on 1 of the following examinations:

4.1.2.1 A minimum score of 150 on the Praxis Subject Assessment - Middle School Science (ETS Test Code # 5440); or

4.1.2.2 A minimum score of 152 on the Praxis Middle School Science (ETS Test Code #5442).

4.1.3 Notwithstanding the requirement in subsection 4.1.2, if the applicant did not achieve the minimum score on one of the examinations in subsection 4.1.2, the applicant shall meet the requirements set forth in 14 DE Admin. Code 1519 Multiple Measures for Demonstrating Content Knowledge.

4.2 For an applicant who holds at least 1 content area Standard Certificate, the applicant shall have achieved the minimum score on 1 of the examinations as provided in subsection 4.1.2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the applicant did not achieve the minimum score, the applicant shall meet the requirements set forth in 14 DE Admin. Code 1519 Multiple Measures for Demonstrating Content Knowledge.

14 Del. Admin. Code § 1533-4.0

21 DE Reg. 308 (10/1/2017)
24 DE Reg. 363 (10/1/2020)
26 DE Reg. 563 (1/1/2023)
28 DE Reg. 301 (10/1/2024) (Final)