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Completion of the ESOL Training Requirements

Revised Timelines - Updated September 2006

Category I Category II Category III Category IV
Primary Language Arts/English, Developmental Language Arts, Intensive Reading, Reading3 Social Studies, Mathematics, Science and Computer Literacy All other subjects not included in Categories I or II School Administrators2 & Guidance Counselors
Requirements
ESOL Endorsement: 15 semester hours or 300 in-service credit points1

or

K – 12 ESOL Coverage: Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in TESOL and Basic Subject Area Coverage

or

K – 12 ESOL Coverage: Passing Score on ESOL Subject Area Test; Basic Subject Area Coverage, and 120 hours/points in ESOL

 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.
Timelines
Experienced Teacher Experienced Teacher Experienced Teacher Hires Prior to
September 5, 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 year to complete 1 year to complete 3 years to complete from September 5, 2003
Beginning Teacher Beginning Teacher Beginning Teacher Hires After
September 5, 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.

Notes:
1 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.
2 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 are required.
3 As described in K12 Memo 2006-121, Reading Endorsement for Teachers of Developmental Language Arts Courses in Grade 6-12 and as noted in the Florida Course Code Directory, teachers assigned to teach Developmental Language Arts or Reading to English language learners (ELLs) are required to obtain the ESOL Endorsement. It is also important to note that teachers assigned to teach Developmental Language Arts as an alternative to Intensive Reading are required to obtain the Reading Endorsement by beginning of the 2007-08 school year.

ESOL Inservice or Coursework

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.

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