Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 505-2-.179 - Special Education Visual Impairment Endorsement

Eligibility Requirements.

(a) To be eligible for the professional Special Education Visual Impairment Endorsement, the applicant must hold a level four (4) or higher renewable professional certificate in any Special Education P-12 Consultative field or the joint field of Special Education General Curriculum/Early Childhood Education and complete other requirements outlined in GaPSC Rule 505-2-.14 ENDORSEMENTS.

(b) To be eligible for the Supplemental Induction Special Education Visual Impairment Endorsement, the applicant must hold a level four (4) or higher Induction certificate in any Special Education P-12 Consultative field or the joint field of Special Education General Curriculum/Early Childhood Education and complete other requirements outlined in GaPSC Rule 505-2-.14 ENDORSEMENTS.

In-Field Statement (See GaPSC Rule 505-2-.40 IN-FIELD ASSIGNMENT).

(a) An individual with the Special Education Visual Impairment Endorsement is in-field to work with students with visual impairments in grades P-12. Educators are also in-field to provide educational services for special education preschool (ages 3-5). The previous statement is subject to the following conditions:

(i) The educator may work collaboratively with a content area teacher of record in all content subjects. To serve as a teacher of record, the educator may teach only the content subjects of the base certificate field(s) and the Special Education academic content concentration with designated cognitive levels identified on the certificate.

(b) Each state-approved curriculum course, with specified certificate fields that are designated as in-field, may be found under Certification/Curriculum Assignment Policies (CAPS) on the GaPSC web site at www.gapsc.com.

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Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 505-2-.179

Authority; O.C.G.A. 20-2-200.

Original Rule entitled "Special Education Visual Impairment Endorsement" adopted. F. Jun. 11, 2014; eff. July 1, 2014, as specified by the Agency. Amended: F. Sep. 24, 2015; eff. Oct. 15, 2015, as specified by the Agency.