Mich. Admin. Code R. 340.1772 - Supervisor of special education; education and experience requirements
Rule 72.
(1) For
full approval, a supervisor of special education shall possess all of the
following minimum qualifications:
(a) A
master's degree or higher.
(b) Full
approval in at least 1 area of special education.
(c) Three years of successful experience in
special education.
(d) Twelve
semester or equivalent hours of graduate credit in a college or university
whose program has been approved by the state board of education. Graduate
credit shall be distributed appropriately to assure knowledge and competency as
related to special education in all of the following areas:
(i) Curriculum and instruction.
(ii) Administrative procedures.
(iii) Personnel supervision and
evaluation.
(iv) Communication
skills.
(v) Leadership of
professional development.
(vi)
Facilitation of effective instruction.
(vii) Data-based program
improvement.
(viii) School law and
policy.
(ix) Parental and family
collaboration.
(e)
Verification from a college or university approved for the preparation of
special education supervisors.
(2) A supervisor of special education who has
full approval status shall maintain full approval status
indefinitely.
(3) For temporary
approval, a supervisor of special education shall possess all of the following
minimum qualifications:
(a) A master's degree
or higher.
(b) Full approval in at
least 1 area of special education.
(c) Three years of successful experience in
special education.
(d) Verification
of enrollment in the supervisor of special education program from a college or
university approved by the state board of education for preparation of special
education supervisors.
(4) Continuation of temporary approval is
dependent upon the satisfactory completion of not less than 6 semester or
equivalent hours of required credit toward full approval before the beginning
of the next school year.
(5) Any
person who has completed all program requirements in effect before the
effective date of these rules shall be eligible for full approval as a
supervisor of special education.
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