2006 Ohio Revised Code - [3319.30.4] 3319.304.One-year conditional teaching permit in area of intervention specialist.

[§ 3319.30.4] § 3319.304. One-year conditional teaching permit in area of intervention specialist.
 

Unless the provisions of division (B) or (C) of section 3319.31 of the Revised Code apply to an applicant, the state board of education shall issue a one-year conditional teaching permit in the area of intervention specialist, as defined by rule of the state board, to any applicant who meets the following conditions: 

(A) Holds a bachelor's degree; 

(B) Has successfully completed a basic skills test as prescribed by the state board; 

(C) Has completed either as part of the applicant's degree program or separate from it the equivalent of at least fifteen semester hours of coursework in the principles and practices of teaching exceptional children, including such topics as child and adolescent development, diagnosis and assessment of children with disabilities, curriculum design and instruction, applied behavioral analysis, and how to best teach students from culturally diverse backgrounds with different learning styles; 

(D) The applicant has entered into a written agreement with the department of education and the school district, community school, or nonprofit or for profit entity operating an alternative school under section 3313.533 [3313.53.3] of the Revised Code that will employ the applicant under which the district, school, or entity will provide for the applicant a structured mentoring program in the teaching of exceptional children that is aligned with the performance expectations prescribed by state board rule for entry-year teachers. 

(E) The applicant agrees to complete while employed under the one-year teaching permit the equivalent of an additional three semester hours of coursework in the content and methods of teaching reading. The coursework may be completed through classes offered by regional professional development providers, such as special education regional resource centers, regional professional development centers, educational service centers, local educational agencies, professional organizations, and institutions of higher education, if the coursework is taken for credit in collaboration with a college or university that has a teacher education program approved by the state board. 

(F) The applicant agrees to seek at the conclusion of the year in which the individual is employed under the one-year teaching permit issued under this section an alternative educator license issued under section 3319.26 of the Revised Code in the area of intervention specialist. The applicant shall not be reemployed by the school district, community school, or nonprofit or for profit entity operating an alternative school under section 3313.533 [3313.53.3] of the Revised Code or be employed by another such district, school, or entity unless that alternative educator license is issued to the applicant prior to the beginning of the next school year. 

(G) The applicant pays the fee established under section 3319.51 of the Revised Code. 
 

HISTORY: 150 v H 106, § 1, eff. 9-16-04.

 

Effect of Amendments

150 v H 106, effective September 16, 2004, deleted the former first paragraph, relating to one-year conditional teaching permits; deleted "applicable to one-year conditional teaching permits issued under section 3319.302 of the Revised Code. Such fee shall be deposited in the State Board of Education Licensure Fund in accordance with division (B) of section 3319.51 of the Revised Code" from the end of (G); and made minor stylistic changes.