§ 1266

In order to be State approved, an alternative routes to certification program for teachers of students with disabilities must include all of the following: (1) Delivery of high-quality professional development to a teacher that is sustained, intensive, and classroom focused. (2) The requirement that a teacher participates in intensive supervision that consists of structured guidance and regular, ongoing support or teacher mentoring. (3) The requirement that a teacher participate for no more than 3 years. (4) The requirement that a teacher demonstrate satisfactory progress toward standard certification. (5) Provision of regular reports to the Department, made in accordance with rules and regulations that the Department promulgates, that the requirements under this section are being met. (6) a. An assessment of the ARTC program participant's ability to apply pedagogical skills to meet the needs of the participant's students. b. The Department shall create a committee of stakeholders including teachers, principals, local education agency administrators, representatives

ills to meet the needs of the participant's students. b. The Department shall create a committee of stakeholders including teachers, principals, local education agency administrators, representatives of institutions of higher education, representatives of the Delaware State Education Association (DSEA), representatives of the Delaware Association of School Administrators (DASA), and national experts, to gather input and make recommendations regarding the options for an ARTC program to assess the pedagogical skills of their participants. 81 Del. Laws, c. 202, § 15; 83 Del. Laws, c. 79, § 8;

§ 1266. Requirements for an alternative routes to certification programs for teachers of students with disabilities. In order to be State approved, an alternative routes to certification program for teachers of students with disabilities must include all of the following: (1) Delivery of high-quality professional development to a teacher that is sustained, intensive, and classroom focused. (2) The requirement that a teacher participates in intensive supervision that consists of structured guidance and regular, ongoing support or teacher mentoring. (3) The requirement that a teacher participate for no more than 3 years. (4) The requirement that a teacher demonstrate satisfactory progress toward standard certification. (5) Provision of regular reports to the Department, made in accordance with rules and regulations that the Department promulgates, that the requirements under this section are being met. (6) a. An assessment of the ARTC program participant's ability to apply pedagogical skills to meet the needs of the participant's students. b. The Department shall create a committee of stakeholders including teachers, principals, local education agency administrators, representatives

ills to meet the needs of the participant's students. b. The Department shall create a committee of stakeholders including teachers, principals, local education agency administrators, representatives of institutions of higher education, representatives of the Delaware State Education Association (DSEA), representatives of the Delaware Association of School Administrators (DASA), and national experts, to gather input and make recommendations regarding the options for an ARTC program to assess the pedagogical skills of their participants. 81 Del. Laws, c. 202, § 15; 83 Del. Laws, c. 79, § 8;