Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 5, § 80066 - Specific Requirements for the Clear Reading and Literacy Leadership Specialist Credential

(a) The minimum requirements for the clear Reading and Literacy Leadership Specialist Credential for applicants who complete a professional preparation program in California shall include (1) through (5):

(1) possession of a valid basic California teaching credential as defined in Education Code section 44203(e) and an English learner authorization;

(2) verification of three years of successful full-time teaching experience in any grades preschool through adult, exclusive of student teaching, intern teaching, or teaching while holding an emergency or teaching permit;

(3) completion of a post baccalaureate professional preparation program based on the Reading and Literacy Added Authorization and Reading and Literacy Leadership Specialist Credential Program Standards (rev. 2/2016) available on the Commission's website and hereby incorporated by reference, accredited by the Committee on Accreditation as specified in Education Code section 44373(c) for the Reading and Literacy Leadership Specialist Credential, including successful completion of supervised field experience;

(4) submission of an application form as defined in section 80001(b)(2) and the application fee as specified in section 80487(a)(1); and

(5) recommendation from a Commission-approved Reading and Literacy Leadership Specialist program as specified in Education Code section 44227(b).

(b) The minimum requirements for the clear Reading and Literacy Leadership Specialist Credential for applicants who complete a professional preparation program outside California shall include (1) through (4). Applicants may apply directly to the Commission for the clear Reading and Literacy Leadership Specialist Credential under this section:

(1) possession of a valid basic California teaching credential as defined in Education Code section 44203(e) and an English learner authorization;

(2) verification of three years of successful full-time teaching experience in any grades preschool through adult, exclusive of student teaching, intern teaching, or teaching while holding an emergency or teaching permit;

(3) completion of a post baccalaureate professional preparation program comparable to a program accredited by the Committee on Accreditation for the Reading and Literacy Leadership Specialist Credential, including successful completion of supervised field experience, but taken outside California. The program must be from a regionally accredited institution of higher education and approved by the appropriate state agency where the course work was completed; and

(4) submission of an application form as defined in section 80001(b)(2) and the application fee as specified in section 80487(a)(1).

(c) The clear Reading and Literacy Leadership Specialist Credential issued on the basis of the completion of all requirements shall be dated per Title 5 section 80493.

(d) The clear Reading and Literacy Leadership Specialist and the previously issued clear Reading and Language Arts Specialist credentials authorize the holder to provide the following services at the school site, school district, or county level in grades twelve and below, including preschool, and in classes organized primarily for adults:

(1) provide direct reading intervention to students and adapt instructional routines and strategies to provide direct specialized reading instruction to students with severe reading difficulties, including monitoring and adjusting intervention instruction;

(2) coordinate adoption and facilitate implementation of adopted literacy curricula, including providing training to teachers;

(3) select and administer reading and literacy assessments, interpret results to determine student growth and identification of struggling students, select interventions, communicate results, and provide guidance and coaching to teachers;

(4) design, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive literacy plan;

(5) support students' literacy development and inform and train teachers in literacy skills using information and communication technologies; and

(6) evaluate literacy practices and report findings, guide teachers and administrators in collaborative efforts to design, implement, and evaluate local, state and/or federal programs, and plan and conduct staff development.

Notes

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 5, § 80066

1. New section filed 5-23-2000; operative 6-22-2000 (Register 2000, No. 21). For prior history, see Register 81, No. 13.
2. Amendment of section heading, section and NOTE filed 2-24-2016; operative 4-1-2016 (Register 2016, No. 9).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 44225(q) and 44254, Education Code. Reference: Sections 44203(e), 44225(d), 44225(e), 44227, 44251, 44254, 44265 and 44373, Education Code.

1. New section filed 5-23-2000; operative 6-22-2000 (Register 2000, No. 21). For prior history, see Register 81, No. 13.
2. Amendment of section heading, section and Note filed 2-24-2016; operative 4/1/2016 (Register 2016, No. 9).