Title 14 Education
1500 Professional Standards Board
Professional Standards Board (Licensure, Certification and Professional Development)
1575 Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments
1.0 Content
This regulation shall apply to the requirements for a Standard Certificate, pursuant to 14 Del.C. §1220(a), for Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments. Eighteen (18) months from the effective date of this regulation, this certification shall be required for all educators within the Delaware public school system whose primary assignment is teaching children with visual impairments. This regulation does not apply to Orientation and Mobility Specialists who are certified by the Academy of Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals.
16 DE Reg. 855 (02/01/13)
2.0 Definitions
The definitions set forth in 14 DE Admin. Code 1505 Standard Certificate, including any subsequent amendment or revision thereto, are incorporated herein by reference.
16 DE Reg. 855 (02/01/13)
3.0 Standard Certificate
3.1 In accordance with 14 Del.C. §1220(a), the Department shall issue a Standard Certificate as a Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments, to an educator who has met the requirements in 14 Del.C. §206(d) and has met the following:
3.1.1 Holds a valid Delaware Initial, Continuing, or Advanced License; or a Standard or Professional Status Certificate issued by the Department prior to August 31, 2003; and,
3.1.2 Has met the requirements as set forth in 14 DE Admin. Code 1505 Standard Certificate, including any subsequent amendment or revision thereto; and,
3.1.3 Has satisfied the additional requirements in this regulation.
16 DE Reg. 855 (02/01/13)
4.0 Additional Requirements
4.1 An educator shall also have satisfied at least one (1) of the following additional education requirements:
4.1.1 Holding a bachelor’s or master’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university with a major or its equivalent in educating Visually Impaired Students from an NCATE specialty organization recognized educator preparation program or from a state approved educator preparation program where the state approval body employed the appropriate NASDTEC or NCATE specialty organization standards; or
4.1.2 The successful completion of seventeen (17) credits from a regionally accredited college or university or their equivalent in professional development as approved by the Department in the following areas:
4.1.2.1 Anatomy and Physiology of the Eye (3 credits);
4.1.2.2 Braille and Nemeth Code (3 credits);
4.1.2.3 Assessment of Students with Visual Impairments (3 credits);
4.1.2.4 Methods of Instruction for Students with Visual Impairments (3 credits);
4.1.2.5 Assistive Technology (3 credits); and
4.1.2.6 Orientation/Mobility for the Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments (2 credits).
16 DE Reg. 855 (02/01/13)
5.0 Past Certification Recognized
The Department shall recognize a Standard Certificate Teacher of Students With Visual Impairments issued by the Department between January 11, 2007 and the effective date of this regulation. A teacher holding a Standard Certificate Teacher of Students With Visual Impairments issued between January 11, 2007 and the effective date of this regulation shall be considered certified to teach children with visual impairments.
10 DE Reg. 1147 (01/01/07)
Renumbered effective 6/1/07 - see Conversion Table
16 DE Reg. 855 (02/01/13)
