FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
     
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    TATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
     
    T. WILLARD FAIR,
    Chairman
     
    Members
     
    PETER BOULWARE
     
    AKSHAY DESAI
     
    ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
      
     
    PHOEBE RAULERSON
     
    KATHLEEN SHANAHAN
     
    LINDA K. TAYLOR
     
     
     
    Dr. Eric J. Smith
    Commissioner of Education
      
     
      
     
      
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Contact Information:
    Beverly Gregory
    Beverly.gregory@fldoe.org
    850/245-0431
    DPS 2009-82
     
     
     
    MEMORANDUM
     
     
     
    TO:
    School District Superintendents
    School District Certification Officers
     
    FROM:
    Dr. Frances Haithcock
     
    DATE:
    April 27, 2009
     
    SUBJECT: Amendment to Rule 6A-4.0244, F.A.C. ESOL Endorsement
     
     
    At the March 17, 2009, meeting of the State Board of Education, an amendment for Rule 6A-4.0244,
    F.A.C., Specialization Requirements for the Endorsement in English to Speakers of Other Languages-
    Academic Class was approved. The amendment is effective April 21, 2009. The amendment removed
    the obsolete provision for a grandfather plan that was effective when the ESOL Consent Decree was
    first adopted. The grandfather plan was no longer applicable to Florida teachers. Thus, the old
    provision was removed from the rule to have a certification rule for the ESOL endorsement that is
    current and up to date.
     
    See the attached rule for the complete text. If you have questions, please contact Beverly Gregory as
    shown above.
     
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    Attachment
     
     
     
     
     
     
    DR. FRANCES HAITHCOCK
    CHANCELLOR OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
     
    325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 514 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0509 • www.fldoe.org
     

    The text in Section 1 has been renumbered and reformatted.
     
    6A-4.0244 Specialization Requirements for the
    Endorsement in English to Speakers of Other Languages –
    Academic Class.
     
    (1) A bachelor’s or higher degree with certification in
    another subject, and
    (2) Fifteen (15) semester hours in English to
    speakers of other languages (ESOL) to include credit in each of
    the areas specified below:
    (a) Methods of teaching English to speakers of other
    languages (ESOL),
    (b) ESOL curriculum and materials development,
    (c) Cross-cultural communication and understanding,
    (d) Applied linguistics, and
    (e) Testing and evaluation of ESOL.
     
    The following text of Plan Two has been deleted:
    (2) Plan Two
    (a) The endorsement in English to speakers of other
    languages will be added to a valid temporary or professional
    certificate when an individual completes the following:
    1. Holds a valid Florida educator’s certificate with a
    coverage specified as appropriate in the 1989-90 Course Code
    Directory as adopted by reference in Rule 6A-1.09441, F.A.C.,
    for teaching English to limited English proficient students.
    2. Documents at least two (2) years of successful teaching
    of English to limited English proficient students using ESOL
    strategies. The successful teaching shall have been gained prior
    to July 1, 1990, and verified in writing by a Florida district
    school superintendent.
    (b) The endorsement will be retained on the professional
    certificate when an individual completes three (3) semester
    hours of college credit or sixty (60) in-service points which are
    part of a district master plan for in-service education. The
    college credit or in-service points shall be completed for the
    first certificate renewal after July 1, 1990, and must be
    completed from the area(s) specified below.
    1. Methods of teaching English to speakers of other
    languages (ESOL),
    2. ESOL curriculum and materials development,
    3. Cross-cultural communication and understanding,
    4. Applied linguistics, and
    5. Testing and evaluation of ESOL.
    In the event the college credit or in-service points are not
    completed during the first renewal period, the endorsement
    will be deleted from the certificate.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

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