NAC391.360. Qualifications for teaching pupils who have intellectual disabilities and moderate to intense needs for assistance and intervention.  


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  •      1. Before teaching pupils who have intellectual disabilities and have moderate to intense needs for assistance and intervention in their educational processes, 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, a license to teach middle school or junior high school education, or a bachelor’s or master’s degree with a major or minor in special education, must have completed 6 semester hours from the courses prescribed in subparagraph (2) of paragraph (e) of subsection 2 and must complete a program of preparation leading to licensing in this field within 3 years after beginning to teach such pupils.

         2. To receive the endorsement, the person must:

         (a) Have completed a program of preparation for teaching pupils who have intellectual disabilities which has been approved by the Board;

         (b) Hold a license or certificate, issued by another state, with an endorsement to teach pupils who have intellectual disabilities;

         (c) Hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree in special education in the area of intellectual disabilities and have completed 8 semester hours of student teaching, equivalent field experience or 1 year of verifiable teaching experience in special education;

         (d) Have:

              (1) Met the requirements for an endorsement prescribed in NAC 391.343 or 391.370;

              (2) One year of verifiable teaching experience with pupils who have intellectual disabilities and moderate to intense needs of assistance and intervention in their educational processes; and

              (3) Completed 12 semester hours of the course work prescribed in sub-subparagraphs (IV) to (IX), inclusive, of subparagraph (2) of paragraph (e); or

         (e) Hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree and:

              (1) Have completed 8 semester hours of student teaching of pupils who have intellectual disabilities, equivalent field experience with such pupils or 1 year of verifiable teaching experience with such pupils; and

              (2) Have completed 30 semester hours of course work, including course work in the following areas:

                   (I) Educational psychology;

                   (II) Human growth and development;

                   (III) Introduction to special education or the education of pupils who have disabilities;

                   (IV) The assessment of pupils who have disabilities;

                   (V) Characteristics of pupils who have intellectual disabilities;

                   (VI) Curriculum development or methods and strategies for teaching pupils who have intellectual disabilities;

                   (VII) Behavior management;

                   (VIII) Communication programming for pupils who have intellectual disabilities;

                   (IX) Medical aspects of pupils who have disabilities;

                   (X) Education or planning for the transition of pupils who have disabilities from their current placement to additional educational programs, employment and living as an adult; and

                   (XI) Parental involvement in programs for pupils who have disabilities.

    Ê The requirement for course work in two of these areas may be satisfied by completing one course, of at least 3 semester hours, that encompasses both subject matters.

     [Bd. of Education, Certification Reg. § 391.590, eff. 10-23-81]—(NAC A 3-7-84; 11-25-86; A by Comm’n on Prof. Standards in Education, 7-18-88; 11-27-91, eff. 1-11-92; 1-10-96; R103-03, 9-24-2003; R005-05, 10-31-2005; R028-11, 10-26-2011)