Section 511 IAC 15-4-2 - Early childhood education curriculum requirementsAuthority: IC 20-28-2-6
Affected: IC 20-28-5-3; IC 25-35.6-1-7
Sec. 2.
To be eligible for the early childhood education school setting set forth in section 1 of this rule, the applicant must successfully meet the developmental and content standards by at least one (1) of the following requirements:
(1) Completed a baccalaureate degree from an institution of higher education that includes the following: (A) A minor or concentration in any of the content areas listed in section 1(a)(2) of this rule.(B) A major or content area in education from an approved program that includes the following: (i) General education and subject matter concentration that aligns to the REPA teacher standards.(ii) Professional education and pedagogy that aligns to the REPA teacher standards for early childhood education.(iii) A minimum of ten (10) weeks of full-time student teaching during the later stages of the program with an effective teacher who holds a professional, proficient, practitioner, or accomplished practitioner license.(2) Completed the following requirements: (A) A noneducation baccalaureate degree from an institution of higher education.(B) An education minor or concentration from an approved program that includes the following: (i) A minimum of ten (10) weeks of full-time student teaching during the later stages of the program with an effective teacher who holds a professional, proficient, practitioner, or accomplished practitioner license.(ii) Professional education and pedagogy that aligns to the REPA teacher standards for early childhood education.(3) A baccalaureate degree from an institution of higher education and a master of arts in teaching approved by the board in a content area determined by the department to substantially apply to a content area listed in section 1(a)(2) of this rule.Filed 11/18/2014, 3:51 p.m.: 20141217-IR-511130399FRA