Title 14 Education
1500 Professional Standards Board
Professional Standards Board (Licensure, Certification and Professional Development)
1574 Teacher of Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
1.0 Content
1.1 This regulation shall apply to the issuance of a Standard Certificate, pursuant to 14 Del.C. §1220(a), for a Teacher of Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. 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 who are deaf or hard of hearing.
1.2 Except as otherwise provided, the requirements 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. 851 (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. 851 (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 Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing to an educator who 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. 851 (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 master’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university in Deaf Education from a program approved by the Council for Education of the Deaf; or
4.1.2 The successful completion of twenty-one (21) 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 Human Growth and Development Characteristics of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (3 credits);
4.1.2.2 Assessment, Diagnosis and Prescriptive Techniques for the Deaf or Hard of Hearing (3 credits);
4.1.2.3 Curriculum and Instructional Methods for the Deaf or Hard of Hearing (3 credits);
4.1.2.4 Auditory Language Development (3 credits);
4.1.2.5 Audiology (3 credits);
4.1.2.6 Deaf and Hard of Hearing Practicum (3 credits); and either
4.1.2.7 Visual Language Development (3 credits); or
4.1.2.8 American Sign Language (3 credits).
5.0 Past Certification Recognized
The Department shall recognize a Standard Certificate Teacher of Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing issued by the Department between January 11, 2007 and the effective date of this regulation. A teacher holding a Standard Certificate Teacher of Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing issued between January 11, 2007 and the effective date of this regulation shall be considered certified to teach students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
10 DE Reg. 1144 (01/01/07)
Renumbered effective 6/1/07 - see Conversion Table
16 DE Reg. 851 (02/01/13)
