24:15:06:26.  K-12 gifted education endorsement. A K-12 gifted education endorsement requires 12 semester hours, including courses in the nature and needs of the gifted child, curriculum development and teaching strategies for the gifted, the nature of creativity, and a practicum in education for the gifted inclusive of K-12 learners. Verified teaching experience in K-12 gifted education within the five-year period immediately preceding application may be accepted in lieu of the above field experiences at the equivalency of one year’s teaching experience for one semester hour credit for a maximum of three semester hours of the total credit hours required. No state test is required or available to validate this endorsement.

          Source: 25 SDR 13, adopted July 21, 1998, effective September 1, 2000; transferred from § 24:16:08:51, 30 SDR 211 effective July 5, 2004; 32 SDR 41, effective September 11, 2005; 36 SDR 169, effective May 11, 2010.

          General Authority: SDCL 13-1-12.1, 13-42-3.

          Law Implemented: SDCL 13-42-3, 13-42-4.