SECTIONS 59140-59144 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 59140-59144

59140. The Department of Education, in connection with the
California School for the Blind, shall establish and maintain a
kindergarten service for the care and teaching of children under
school age. The department shall prescribe the rules and regulations
which shall govern the conduct of the kindergarten service, appoint
such teachers as it determines necessary, and fix their salaries.

59141. The Department of Education shall create the position of
visiting teacher to blind children of preschool age. With the consent
of the parents of any blind child of preschool age it shall be the
duties of such visiting teacher to assist and instruct the parents in
the early care and training of said child, to train the child in
play, and to do everything which will assure the child's physical,
mental and social adjustment to its environment. The Department of
Education shall maintain a sufficient number of visiting teachers to
adequately serve the needs of parents of preschool blind children in
accordance with the known number of such children. In any event the
caseload of each visiting teacher shall not exceed a number of
clients that can be adequately and fully served.

59142. The Department of Education, in addition to the teaching and
education of the blind of suitable age, shall adopt measures and
prescribe rules for the giving of vocational training to the pupils
at the school, in order that they may be equipped upon their
graduation to engage in occupations or industries by which they may
become self-supporting. The board shall determine the nature and
scope of the vocational training, with the view of best adapting the
blind to follow useful and productive pursuits, after the completion
of their education.

59143. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may authorize the
California School for the Blind to establish and maintain, either
independently or in cooperation with the University of California or
the Trustees of the California State University, teacher training
courses for teachers of the blind. The Superintendent of Public
Instruction shall establish standards for the admission of persons to
the courses, and for the content of the courses.
The California School for the Blind may enter into one or more
agreements with the Trustees of the California State University, the
University of California, or any other university or college
accredited by the State Board of Education as a teacher training
educational institution, to provide practice teaching required for
issuance of the credentials authorizing the holder to teach visually
impaired, blind, or deaf-blind individuals, or provide orientation
and mobility instruction. The agreement or agreements may provide for
a reasonable payment, for services rendered, to teachers of the
California School for the Blind who have practice teachers under
their direction.

59144. The Superintendent of Public Instruction, in conjunction
with the California School for the Blind, shall provide assessment
and instructional planning services for individuals who are referred
for those services pursuant to Section 56326.