Is it possible to only take the visual and performing arts section on the CSET?
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I only want to take the visual and performing arts section so I signed up for the CSET Subtest III. Do I have to take the human development and physical education sections at the same time?
If you signed up for Subtest III it will include visual performing arts, physical education and human development. You can’t set your own divisions of what you want to take and not take. The divisions are set by the CTC and those are the Subtests.
Credentials and Authorizations to Teach Physical Education
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One of the responsibilities of the Commission is monitoring the legal and appropriate assignment of teaching and non-teaching positions in the public schools in California. One assignment area recently under discussion is the appropriate assignment for an individual teaching a course such as marching band, drill team, cheerleading, or Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) in which the employing agency awards physical education credit to the students in these classes.
The California Department of Education (CDE) is the state agency responsible for determining credit given for a particular course and the general supervision of physical education courses, advisement for school officials, school boards, and teachers in the development and improvement of their physical education activity programs, and investigation of the work in physical education in the public schools. The CDE recently distributed a letter concerning physical education content and credit. A link to this letter may be found in the References section. The letter clarified that questions regarding the assignment of teachers should be addressed to the Commission. This Coded Correspondence will address the appropriate assignment of individuals who teach the courses noted above.
Key Provisions:
The content of the course curriculum for a course is the determining factor for assignment purposes. The appropriate credential or authorization for the assignment must align with the primary content or focus of the course.
The credential or authorization held by an individual indicates that he/she has been prepared to teach the course curriculum subject-matter content. The Commission’s concern is not generally with the credit earned for the course, however, it may be a guide to determining who should teach a specific course. For determining appropriate assignment, a review of the course title and curriculum content may determine which credential or authorization is the appropriate choice.
On May 11, 2009, the CDE distributed a letter to county and district superintendents and charter school administers concerning circumstances under which a local governing board may decide to give physical education credit to JROTC, marching band, cheerleading or drill team as part of its course of study for physical education. It remains the purview of the CDE to determine whether the awarding of credit for such courses by a local governing board is appropriate. The CDE also distributed Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) concerning physical education. A link to the FAQs is in the References section.
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