PI 3, WISCONSIN LICENSES - Indian Language, Culture and History

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Note: Chapter PI 3 as it existed on June 30, 2004 was repealed effective July 1, 2004. See Chapter PI 34 for replacement rules.

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Subchapter IX - Indian Language, Culture and History

PI 3.44 Indian home-school coordinator, language and culture aide

PI 3.45 Indian language, history and culture

PI 3.46 School counselor-Indian language and culture

Subchapter IX - Indian Language, Culture and History

PI 3.44 Indian home-school coordinator - 924, language and culture aide - 925.(1) A regular license to serve as an aide or home-school coordinator in an American Indian language and culture education program shall be issued under s. 115.28 (17) (b), Stats., to an applicant who is recommended as competent to serve in the position by the employing school district administrator or the employing administrator of an alternative school and by the designee of the tribal council or by the designee of the local American Indian parent advisory committee pursuant to s. 115.735, Stats.

(2) The designee of the tribal council or the local American Indian parent advisory committee shall be competent in the target Indian language and knowledgeable about the history and culture of the target Indian population.

(3) A license to serve as an aide in an American Indian language and culture program is not mandatory.

History: Cr. Register, April, 1988, No. 388, eff. 5-1-88.

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PI 3.45 Indian language - 926, history and culture - 927.(1) A regular license to teach Indian language or to teach Indian history and culture in an American Indian language and culture education program may be issued under s. 115.28 (17) (a), Stats., to an applicant who holds or is eligible for a regular teaching license and who is recommended by the employing school district administrator or the employing administrator of an alternative school and by the designee of the tribal council or by the designee of the local American Indian parent advisory committee as possessing the following competencies and who provides the department with evidence of possessing the following competencies:

(a) Teacher of Indian language.

1. Ability to read, speak, write English and the target Indian language with fluency and accuracy.

2. Ability to teach the target Indian language.

(b) Teacher of Indian history and culture.

1. Knowledge and understanding of the history and culture of the target pupil population.

2. Ability to teach the history and culture of the target pupil population.

(c) The designee of the tribal council or of the local American Indian parent advisory committee shall be competent in the target Indian language and knowledgeable about the history and culture of the target Indian population.

(2) (a) A 2-year license to teach Indian language or to teach Indian history and culture in an American Indian language and culture education program shall be issued under s. 115.28 (17) (a), Stats., to an applicant who does not meet the requirements of sub. (1) who is recommended by the employing school district administrator or the employing administrator of an alternative school and by the designee of the tribal council or by the designee of the local American Indian parent advisory committee as possessing the following competencies and who provides the department with evidence of possessing the following competencies:

1. Teacher of Indian language.

a. Ability to read, speak and write English and the target Indian language with fluency and accuracy.

b. Ability to teach the target Indian language.

2. Teacher of Indian history and culture.

a. Knowledge and understanding of the history and culture of the target pupil population.

b. Ability to teach the history and culture of the target pupil population.

(b) The designee of the tribal council or of the local American Indian parent advisory committee shall be competent in the target Indian language and knowledgeable about the history and culture of the target Indian population.

(3) (a) Upon verification of 2 years of successful teaching experience by the school or district administrator, a regular license shall be issued to the applicant who has attended the biannual workshops sponsored by the American Indian language and culture education board or the equivalent or who has been exempted from attendance by the board and who is recommended by the employing school district administrator or the employing administrator of an alternative school and by the designee of the tribal council or by the designee of the local American Indian parent advisory committee as possessing the following competencies:

1. Teacher of Indian language. a. Ability to plan and organize instructional materials, units, and lessons designed to instruct pupils in the use of the target Indian language.

b. Ability to analyze the sound systems, grammatical forms, and syntax of the target Indian language and English and to apply that knowledge to the process of teaching the target Indian language.

c. Ability to develop drills and exercises that develop pupil awareness of the structure of both the target Indian language and English.

d. Ability to guide pupils toward informal conversation in the target Indian language.

e. Knowledge of the principles and theories of child, young adolescent, or adolescent growth and development, as appropriate to the level or levels of licensure, and the relationship of that knowledge to teaching the target Indian language at the elementary, middle, or secondary level.

2. Teacher of Indian history and culture. a. Ability to plan and organize instructional materials, units, and lessons designed to instruct pupils in the history and cultural traditions of the target Indian population.

b. Ability to classify the principal ways in which the target Indian culture resembles and differs from that of the non-Indian culture of the United States.

c. Ability to draw from personal experience in order to create a variety of learning situations which bring the reality of the target Indian culture closer to the pupil.

d. Ability to devise teaching methods appropriate to the culture of the target Indian population.

e. Ability to develop, encourage, and promote pupil participation in activities and events which reflect the contemporary ways of life of the target Indian culture.

f. Knowledge of the principles and theories of child, young adolescent, or adolescent growth and development, as appropriate to the level or levels of licensure, and the relationship of that knowledge to teaching the target Indian history and culture at the elementary, middle, or secondary level.

(b) The designee of the tribal council or of the local American Indian parent advisory committee shall be competent in the target Indian language and knowledgeable about the history and culture of the target Indian population.

History: Cr. Register, April, 1988, No. 388, eff. 5-1-88.

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PI 3.46 School counselor-Indian language and culture - 963.A regular license to serve as a school counselor in an American Indian language and culture program shall be issued under s. 115.28 (17) (a), Stats., to an applicant who holds or is eligible for a regular license as a counselor and who is recommended by the employing school district administrator or the employing administrator of an alternative school and by the designee of the tribal council or by the designee of the local American Indian parent advisory committee and who provides the department with evidence of possessing knowledge and understanding of the culture and traditions of the target pupil population.

History: Cr. Register, April, 1988, No. 388, eff. 5-1-88.

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