282—27.3(256) Specific requirements for professional service license endorsements.

1. 27.3(1)  Professional school counselor—K-8 and 5-12.

   1. a. Program requirements.

      1. (1) Master’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education.
      2. (2) Completion of an approved human relations component.
      3. (3) Completion of an approved exceptional learner component.
   2. b. Content. Completion of the competencies and coursework set forth in 282—subrule 13.10(24).

2. 27.3(2)  School psychologist—birth to age 21.

   1. a. Program requirements. An applicant will have completed a program of graduate study that is currently approved (or that was approved at the time of graduation) by the National Association of School Psychologists or the American Psychological Association, or be certified as a Nationally Certified School Psychologist by the National Association of School Psychologists, in preparation for service as a school psychologist through one of the following options:

      1. (1) Completion of a master’s degree with sufficient graduate semester hours beyond a baccalaureate degree to total 60; or
      2. (2) Completion of a specialist’s degree of at least 60 graduate semester hours with or without completion of a terminal master’s degree program; or
      3. (3) Completion of a doctoral degree program of at least 60 graduate semester hours with or without completion of a terminal master’s degree program or specialist’s degree program.

   2. b. Additional content.

      1. (1) Completion of an approved human relations component.
      2. (2) Completion of an approved exceptional learner component.

3. 27.3(3)  Speech-language pathologist—birth to age 21.

   1. a. Program requirements.

      1. (1) An applicant will hold a master’s degree in speech pathology.

      2. (2) Content. An applicant will have completed the requirements in speech pathology and in the professional education sequence (i.e., 20 semester hours including student teaching/internship as a school speech-language pathologist). Courses in the following areas may be recognized for fulfilling the 20-hour sequence:

         1. 1. Curriculum courses (e.g., reading, methods, curriculum development).
         2. 2. Foundations (e.g., philosophy of education, foundations of education).
         3. 3. Educational measurements (e.g., school finance, tests and measurements, measures and evaluation of instruction).
         4. 4. Educational psychology (e.g., educational psychology, educational psychology measures, principles of behavior modification).
         5. 5. Courses in special education (e.g., introduction to special education, learning disabilities).

         6. 6. Child development courses (e.g., human growth and development, principles and theories of child development, history and theories of early childhood education).

            NOTE: General education courses (e.g., introduction to psychology, sociology, history, literature, humanities) will not be credited toward fulfillment of the required 20 hours.

      3. (3) An applicant will have completed an approved human relations component.
      4. (4) An applicant will have completed an approved exceptional learner component.
   2. b. A person may meet the requirements in this subrule or the requirements for a statement of professional recognition (SPR) in this area as set forth in 282—Chapter 16.

4. 27.3(4)  Professional service administrator. The holder of this endorsement is authorized to serve as a supervisor of special education support programs. However, an individual holding an SPR is not eligible for the professional service administrator endorsement.

   1. a. Program requirements.

      1. (1) An applicant will hold a master’s degree in preparation for school psychology, speech/language pathology, audiology (or education of students who are deaf or hard of hearing), or social work.

      2. (2) Content. The program will include a minimum of 16 graduate semester hours to specifically include the following:

         1. 1. Consultation process in special or regular education.
         2. 2. Current issues in special education administration including school law/special education law.
         3. 3. Program evaluation.
         4. 4. Educational leadership.
         5. 5. Administration and supervision of special education.
         6. 6. Practicum: Special education administration. This requirement may be waived based on two years of experience as a special education administrator.
         7. 7. School personnel administration.
         8. 8. Evaluator approval component.

   2. b. Other. The applicant will:

      1. (1) Have four years of support service in a school setting with special education students in the specific discipline area desired.

      2. (2) Meet the practitioner licensure requirements of one of the following endorsements:

         1. 1. School audiologist (or deaf or hard of hearing at K-8 and 5-12).
         2. 2. School psychologist.
         3. 3. School social worker.
         4. 4. Speech-language pathologist.

5. 27.3(5)  School social worker—birth to age 21.

   1. a. Program requirements. An applicant will hold a master’s degree in social work from an accredited school of social work to include a minimum of 20 semester hours of coursework (including practicum experience) that demonstrates skills, knowledge, and competencies in the following areas:

      1. (1) Social work.

         1. 1. Assessment (e.g., social, emotional, behavioral, and familial).
         2. 2. Intervention (e.g., individual, group, and family counseling).
         3. 3. Related studies (e.g., community resource coordination, multidiscipline teaming, organizational behavior, and research).

      2. (2) Education.

         1. 1. General education (e.g., school law, foundations of education, methods, psychoeducational measurement, behavior management, child development).
         2. 2. Special education (e.g., exceptional children, psychoeducational measurement, behavior management, special education regulations, counseling school-age children).
      3. (3) Practicum experience. A practicum experience in a school setting under the supervision of an experienced school social work practitioner is required. The practicum will include experiences that lead to the development of professional identity and the disciplined use of self. These experiences will include assessment, direct services to children and families, consultation, staffing, community liaison and documentation. If a person has served two years as a school social worker, the practicum experience can be waived.
      4. (4) Completion of an approved human relations component.
      5. (5) Completion of an approved exceptional learner component.
   2. b. A person may meet the requirements in this subrule or the requirements for an SPR in this area as set forth in 282—Chapter 16.

6. 27.3(6)  School audiologist—birth to age 21.

   1. a. Program requirements.

      1. (1) An applicant will hold a master’s degree in audiology.

      2. (2) Content. An applicant will complete the requirements in audiology and in the professional education sequence (i.e., 20 semester hours including student teaching/internship as a school audiologist). Courses in the following areas may be recognized for fulfilling the 20-hour sequence:

         1. 1. Curriculum courses (e.g., reading, methods, curriculum development).
         2. 2. Foundations (e.g., philosophy of education, foundations of education).
         3. 3. Educational measurements (e.g., school finance, tests and measurements, measures and evaluation of instruction).
         4. 4. Educational psychology (e.g., educational psychology, educational psychology measures, principles of behavior modification).
         5. 5. Courses in special education (e.g., introduction to special education, learning disabilities).

         6. 6. Child development courses (e.g., human growth and development, principles and theories of child development, history of early childhood education).

            NOTE: General education courses (e.g., introduction to psychology, sociology, history, literature, humanities) will not be credited toward fulfillment of the required 20 hours.

      3. (3) An applicant will have completed an approved human relations component.
      4. (4) An applicant will have completed an approved exceptional learner component.
   2. b. A person may meet the requirements in this subrule or the requirements for an SPR in this area as set forth in 282—Chapter 16.

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