Florida Department of Education
Bureau of Student Assistance
Office of Multicultural Student Language Education
TIMELINES FOR COMPLETION OF THE ESOL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
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Experienced Teacher:
Experienced Teacher:
Experienced Teacher:
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CATEGORY I
CATEGORY II
CATEGORY III
CATEGORY IV
Primary Language Arts English Teacher (or
Reading Teachers
Social Studies, Mathematics,
Science and Computer Literacy
All other sub ects not included in
Categories I or II
School Administrators & Guidance
Counselors
REQUIREMENTS
ESOL Endorsement: 15 semester hours or 300
in-service credit points
3 semester hours or 60 in-service
credit points
3 semester credit hours or 18 in-service
credit points
3 semester hours or 60 inservice credit
points.
K – 12 ESOL Coverage: Bachelor’s or
Master’s Degree in TESOL and Basic Subject
Area Coverage
K – 12 ESOL Coverage: Passing Score on
ESOL Subject Area Test; Basic Subject Area
Coverage, and 120 hours/points in ESOL
Hires Prior to September 9, 2003
6 years or more allowed for completion of
ESOL Endorsement.
3 years for K-12 ESOL Coverage obtained by a
passing score on ESOL Subject Area Test.
1 calendar year to complete from date
of assignment of LEP student
1 calendar year to complete from date
of assignment of LEP student
3 calendar years to complete from
September 9, 2003
Beginning Teacher:
Beginning Teacher:
Beginning Teacher:
Hires after September 9, 2003
Same as above for experienced teachers 2 years to complete
2 years to complete
3 years to complete from date hired as
school administrator or guidance
counselor.
Teachers of Reading courses reported under weighted ESOL funding are considered Category I teachers.
For ESOL Endorsement only - 3 semester hours or 60 in-service credit points within two years after the teacher first becomes responsible for
the Language Arts instruction of a LEP student. 3 semester hours or 60 in-service credit points each subsequent year that the teacher continues to
be responsible for the Language Arts instruction of a LEP student, until a total of 15 semester hours or 300 in-service credit points have been
earned.
3 Teachers of Reading courses reported as Basic or a non-ESOL weighted cost factor are considered Category III teachers.
All other administrators (district-level) are required to receive training in the terms of the Consent Decree, Cross-Cultural communications and
delivery of comprehensible instruction. However, no specific number of inservice points or hours is required.
Revised: July 2004
Florida Department of Education
Bureau of Student Assistance
Office of Multicultural Student Language Education
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ESOL Inservice or Coursework must include all of the following areas:
-Methods of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL
-ESOL Curriculum and Materials Development
-Cross-cultural Communication and Understanding
-Testing and Evaluation of ESOL
-Applied Linguistics
Recertification Flexibilities:
-ESOL in-service credit points and or ESOL College credits count as in-field for recertification of any coverage
Banking of ESOL Points
Any points earned in excess of 6 semester hours or 120 points within one validity period may be banked towards the renewal of a certificate in subsequent
renewal periods.
Revised: July 2004