Section 391.363 - Qualifications for teaching pupils who have disabilities and who are under 8 years of age1. Before teaching pupils who have disabilities and who are under 8 years of age in a program of early childhood special education, a person must: (a) Hold an endorsement issued pursuant to this section; or(b) Hold a teacher's elementary or secondary license, a license to teach special education, or a license to teach middle school or junior high school education, complete 6 semester hours from the courses prescribed in paragraph (a) of subsection 3 within 1 year after beginning that teaching and complete a program of preparation leading to licensing in early childhood special education within 3 years after beginning that teaching.2. To receive an endorsement to teach pupils who have disabilities and who are under 8 years of age in a program of early childhood special education, a person must: (a) Hold a current license or certificate with a similar endorsement issued by another state;(b) Hold a bachelor's or a more advanced degree in early childhood special education and have completed 8 semester hours of student teaching, equivalent field experience or 1 year of verifiable teaching experience in early childhood special education; or(c) Satisfy the requirements of subsection 3.3. A person may also receive the endorsement if he or she: (a) Holds a bachelor's or a more advanced degree and has completed at least 24 semester hours which, except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, must include, without limitation, a course in each of the following subjects: (1) Foundations or overview of early childhood special education;(2) Typical and atypical development of children who are under 8 years of age;(3) Assessment of children who have disabilities and who are under 8 years of age;(4) Strategies for intervention or development of curriculum for children who have disabilities and who are under 8 years of age;(5) Working with families of children who have disabilities and who are under 8 years of age;(6) Characteristics of autism spectrum disorders or intellectual disabilities in children who are under 8 years of age;(7) Development of language and strategies for intervention for children who have disabilities and who are under 8 years of age;(8) Social and emotional development and strategies for intervention for children who have disabilities and who are under 8 years of age; and(9) Coordination and collaboration of services through multi-tiered systems of support among other agencies and disciplines which serve children who have disabilities and who are under 8 years of age; and(b) Has completed a minimum of 8 semester hours of credit through a regionally accredited college or university in student teaching of pupils who have disabilities or developmental delays and who are under 8 years of age or has 1 year of verifiable experience, at the conclusion of which the person is eligible for reemployment, working as a teacher in a program of early childhood special education in a public or private agency that is licensed by the State or that has been approved by a national organization and which serves such pupils and their families or has completed equivalent field experience with such pupils through a regionally accredited college or university.4. For the purpose of completing the requirements for the subjects listed in subparagraphs (1) to (9), inclusive, of paragraph (a) of subsection 3, a single course of 3 semester hours may be applied to satisfy the required course work in no more than two of those subjects.Nev. Admin. Code § 391.363
Added to NAC by Bd. of Education, eff. 3-7-84; A 11-25-86; A by Comm'n on Prof. Standards in Education, 7-18-88; 10-18-89; 11-27-91, eff. 1-11-92; 3-18-94; 2-24-95; 1-10-96; R122-99, 12-13-99; R005-05, 10-31-2005; R028-11, 10-26-2011; A by R118-18A, eff. 6/14/2019; A by R065-23A, eff. 8/28/2024; A by R012-24A, eff. 9/16/2024