HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS - Statute
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12. Adds personnel qualifications to state eligibility requirements.
The SEA has established and maintains qualifications to ensure that personnel necessary to carry out Part B are appropriately and adequately prepared and trained, including that those personnel have the content knowledge and skills to serve children with disabilities. [612(a)(14)(A) of IDEA]
The SEA has established and maintains qualifications to ensure that personnel necessary to carry out Part B are appropriately and adequately prepared and trained, including that those personnel have the content knowledge and skills to serve children with disabilities. [612(a)(14)(A) of IDEA]
Dialogue Starter - Cross-stakeholder
Reaction Questions
- IDEA 1997 talks about the “appropriate and adequate preparation of personnel”. IDEA 2004 adds that these appropriately prepared and trained personnel must have the “content knowledge and skills to serve students with disabilities”. In your view, what is the importance of this additional emphasis on content knowledge and skills?
Application Questions
- What implications might these provisions have for the preparation of Special Education teachers in subject matter areas?
- What implications might these provisions have for the preparation of General Education teachers in differential instructional techniques?
- What
implications might these provisions have for the preparation of related
service providers in integrating service delivery with academic content
and student standards?
These questions were developed by the following stakeholders working together:
Role: National Researcher
Location: Florida
Role: Superintendent
Location: Illinois
Role: Special Education Teacher
Location: Pennsylvania
Role: School Division–National Related Service Provider organization
Location: Maryland
Role: Local Special Education Director
Location: Connecticut
Role: National Technical Assistance Provider
Location: California
Role: National Technical Assistance Provider
Location: Colorado
Role: Government Relations–National Related Service Provider organization
Location: Maryland