State Board Approval Date:	July 1, 1999
Implementation Date:	Summer 1999
Last Updated:	09/13/01

Early Childhood Paraprofessional Specialization, TCC

Table Of Contents

General Program Standards

Admission Requirements

Program Numbering

Program Course Consistency and Sequence

Program Course List

Admissions

Required Age:		18	High School Diploma or GED Required?	Yes
Minimum Test Scores
	Reading:	38
	Mathematics:	35
	Writing:	35
	Other	N/A

Program Structure

Statement

A Major Code of EPS1 and a CIP Code of 131501 are applied to the Early Childhood Paraprofessional Specialization TCC program

Explanatory Comment

Assignment of a statewide Major Code EPS1 and CIP Code 131501 to the program is the basis from which statewide programmatic consistency is developed.

Each degree/diploma/certificate program complies with the assigned Major Code(s) established in the relevant program-specific standards of the State Board of Technical and Adult Education.

Evaluative Criteria

Each authorized degree/diploma/certificate program is assigned a Major Program Code and a CIP Code.

Each degree/diploma/certificate program having a given Major Code is consistent with all other programs throughout the State which have the same Major Code.

Degree/diploma/certificate programs having multiple specializations are assigned a specialization Major Code for each option.

Program Course Consistency and Sequence

Statement

The purpose of the Early Childhood Paraprofessional Specialization TCC is to provide the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to meet the specific needs of school-age children and their families in public and private school classrooms, before and after school programs, and summer camp/summer recreation programs. Competencies are aligned with GDTAE standards and the Georgia Professional Development and Training System.

Explanatory Comment

Programs are assigned an identical Major Code EPS1 and are consistent statewide. Each specific course is assigned an alphanumeric descriptor that serves as the statewide course identification code.

Evaluative Criteria

The Early Childhood Paraprofessional Specialization TCC program is assigned a Major Code of EPS1, and utilizes essential components designated for that program number statewide.

Program Title

Early Childhood Paraprofessional Specialization, TCC

Program Description

The purpose of the School-Age and Youth Care Certificate Program is to provide students with the knowledge, skills and attitude necessary to work effectively during out-of-school hours with children between the ages of six and fourteen years The competencies in these courses almost entirely overlap with the newly established competencies for School-Age Care Professionals, as outlined by the Georgia Childhood Care and Education Professional Development System’s Collaborative Leadership Team. This certificate program will be the first to address these competencies specifically for Education Paraprofessional Specialization practitioners who wish to receive formal education in this discipline.

Course Code	Course Name	Class Hours	D. Lab Hours	Lab/ OBI Hours	Weekly Contact Hours	Credit Hours
ECE 201	Exceptionalities [P] ECE 103	5	0	0	5	5
ECE 202	Social Issues and Family Involvement [P] Program Provisional Admission	5	0	0	5	5
ECE 203	Human Growth and Development II [P] Provisional admission	5	0	0	5	5
ECE 211	Methods and Materials [P] ECE 112	5	0	0	5	5
ECE 212	Professional Practices [P] Departmental approval	5	0	0	5	5
Elective						5

Technical Certificate of Credit (TCC) Final Exit Point

Early Childhood Paraprofessional Specialization

30 Minimum quarter hours credit required for graduation

Updated CIP: 05/16/06