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TITLE 19 - EDUCATION
PART 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION
CHAPTER 231 - REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENTS
SUBCHAPTER B - PREKINDERGARTEN-GRADE 6 ASSIGNMENTS
SECTION/RULE §231.13 - English as a Second Language, Prekindergarten-Grade 6
Chapter Review Date 07/29/2024

An assignment for English as a Second Language, Prekindergarten-Grade 6, is allowed with one of the following certificates.(1) An elementary certified teacher with a valid English as a Second Language supplemental certificate or endorsement or bilingual education supplemental certificate or endorsement may be assigned to teach English as a Second Language at the kindergarten level.(2) A valid classroom teaching certificate appropriate for the grade level and subject areas taught plus one of the following.(A) Bilingual Education Supplemental.(B) Bilingual Education Supplemental (Early Childhood-Grade 4).(C) Bilingual Education Supplemental (Grades 4-8).(D) Bilingual Endorsement.(E) Bilingual/English as a Second Language Endorsement.(F) English as a Second Language Endorsement.(G) English as a Second Language Supplemental.(3) Bilingual Generalist: Early Childhood-Grade 4 (Kindergarten-Grade 4 only).(4) Bilingual Generalist: Early Childhood-Grade 6.(5) Bilingual Generalist: Grades 4-8 (Grades 4-6 only).(6) English as a Second Language Generalist: Early Childhood-Grade 4 (Kindergarten-Grade 4 only).(7) English as a Second Language Generalist: Early Childhood-Grade 6.(8) English as a Second Language Generalist: Grades 4-8 (Grades 4-6 only).(9) Prekindergarten-Grade 5--Bilingual/English as a Second Language (Prekindergarten-Grade 5 only).(10) Prekindergarten-Grade 6--Bilingual/English as a Second Language.(11) Prekindergarten-Grade 12--English as a Second Language.(12) Prekindergarten-Grade 12--Bilingual/English as a Second Language.(13) Teacher certificate appropriate for grade level of assignment and assigned to teach English as a Second Language in an approved English as a Second Language program during the 1981-1982 school year in the same school district.

Source Note: The provisions of this §231.13 adopted to be effective August 15, 2013, 38 TexReg 5076; amended to be effective July 21, 2022, 47 TexReg 4319.

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