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PRAXIS II REQUIRED ASSESSMENT BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 1, 2006

 

• On June 15, 2006, the State Board of Education approved Praxis II #0014: Elementary Content Knowledge as an assessment requirement for Idaho's Exceptional Child Generalist Certificate.

• Beginning September 1, 2006, all Exceptional Child Generalist candidates will be required to meet or exceed the State Board-approve qualifying score on Praxis II #0014: Elementary Content Knowledge, in addition to meeting or exceeding the State Board-approved qualifying scores on Praxis II: Education of Exceptional Students: Core Content Knowledge (#0353) and Praxis II: Education of Exceptional Students: Mild to Moderate (#0542).
   
• The U.S. Department of Education has approved Praxis II #0014: Elementary Content Knowledge as meeting the highly qualified teacher content requirements of No Child Left Behind for special education generalist teachers.