Ala. Admin. Code r. 290-3-2-.03

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 290-3-2-.03 - Professional Educator Certificate and Professional Leadership Certificate

(1) General Information.

(a) A Professional Educator Certificate is renewable and may be issued at the Class B, Class A, or Class AA level.

(b) A Professional Leadership Certificate is renewable and may be issued at the Class A or Class AA level.

(c) An individual may be eligible for a Professional Educator Certificate or Professional Leadership Certificate through a State-approved approach as prescribed in this chapter.

(2) Class B, Class A, or Class AA Professional Educator Certificate for Teaching Fields.

Certificate	Grade or Age Levels	Class B	Class A	Class AA
Collaborative Special Education	K-6	a, b	a, d	a, e
Collaborative Special Education	6-12	a, b	a, d	a, e
Early Childhood Special Education	P-3	a, b	a, d	a, e
Early Childhood	P-3	a, b	a, d	a, e
Elementary	K-6	a, b	a, d	a, e
Elementary-Secondary	P-12	a, b, c	a, c, d	a, c, e
Middle Level	4-8	a, b, c	a, c, d	a, c, e
Secondary	6-12	a, b, c	a, c, d	a, c, e
Special Education	P-12	a, b, c, f	a, c, d	a, c, e

^a Meet all requirements for the Professional Educator Certificate as prescribed in Rule 290-3-2-.02 and as prescribed in the Rule specific to each applicable approach in this chapter.

^b Hold at least an earned bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited senior institution or have met requirements as prescribed in Rule 290-3-2-.02(7).

^c Be issued only in teaching fields listed in the current edition of the Subject and Personnel Codes of the Alabama State Department of Education.

^d Hold at least an earned master's degree from a regionally accredited senior institution.

^e Complete a planned sixth-year program at a regionally accredited senior institution. Program completion may result in an education specialist or higher degree.

^f Initial Class B Professional Educator Certificates in speech and language impaired have not been issued with a valid period beginning after July 1, 2007. Information about the Speech-Language Pathology Assistant Certificate is in Rule 290-3-2-.30.

(3) Class A or Class AA Professional Educator Certificate or Professional Leadership Certificate for Areas of Instructional Support Other Than Instructional Leader.

Certificate	Grade Levels	Class A	Class AA
Educational Administrator	P-12	a, b, d, e, g	a, c, d, e, g
Principal	P-6	a, b, d, e, g	a, c, d, e, g
Principal	7-12	a, b, d, e, g	a, c, d, e, g
Principal	P-12	a, b, d, e, g	a, c, d, e, g
Library Media Specialist	P-12	a, b, f, h	a, c, f, h
School Counselor	P-12	a, b, f, h	a, c, f, h
School Psychologist	P-12	a, b, f, h	a, c, f, h
School Psychometrist	P-12	a, b, f, h	a, c, f, h
Speech-Language Pathologist	P-12	a, b, h, i	a, c, h, i
Sport Manager	P-12	a, b, f, h	a, c, f, h
Superintendent	P-12	a, b, d, e, g	a, c, d, e, g
Supervisor	P-12	a, b, d, e, g	a, c, d, e, g
Career and Technical Administrator	6-12	a, b, d, e, g	a, c, d, e, g

^aMeet all requirements for the Professional Educator Certificate or the Professional Leadership Certificate as prescribed in Rule 290-3-2-.02 and as prescribed in the Rule specific to each applicable approach in this chapter.

^bHold at least an earned master' s degree from a regionally accredited senior institution.

^cComplete a planned sixth-year program at a regionally accredited senior institution. Program completion may result in an education specialist or higher degree.

^dMeet requirements for certification in career and technical administrator, educational administrator, principal, superintendent, or supervisor only through the certificate issued by another state approach.

^eApplicants for certification in career and technical administrator, educational administrator, principal, superintendent, or supervision through the certificate issued by another state approach must verify three full years of full-time professional educational work experience in a P-12 school system(s) which must include at least one full year of full-time classroom teaching experience.

^fApplicants for certification in library media, school counseling, school psychology, school psychometry, and sport management must verify two full years of full-time, professional educational work experience in a P-12 school system(s), except for those seeking certification through the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) approach or the Nationally Certified School Psychologist approach.

^gMeeting requirements for certification in career and technical administrator, educational administrator, principal, superintendent, and supervisor leads to the issuance of the Professional Leadership Certificate.

^hMeeting requirements for certification in library media, school counselor, school psychologist, school psychometrist, speech-language pathologist, and sport manager leads to the issuance of the Professional Educator Certificate.

ⁱMeet requirements for certification in speech-language pathology only through the Speech-Language Pathology approach.

(4) Class A or Class AA Professional Leadership Certificate in Instructional Leader.

Certificate	Grade Level	Class A	Class AA
Instructional Leader	P-12	a, b	a, c

^aMeet all requirements for the Professional Leadership Certificate as prescribed in Rule 290-3-2-.02 and as prescribed in the Rule for the State-approved program approach.

^bHold at least an earned master' s degree from a regionally accredited senior institution.

^cComplete a planned sixth-year program at a regionally accredited senior institution. Program completion may result in an education specialist or higher degree.

(5) Valid Period. The valid period of the Professional Educator Certificate shall be from the date of issuance through the remainder of the same scholastic year, and thereafter, for the next five consecutive scholastic years. The valid period of the Professional Leadership Certificate shall be from the date of issuance through the remainder of the same scholastic year, and thereafter, for the next five consecutive scholastic years.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 290-3-2-.03

New Rule: Filed January 17, 1997; operative February 21, 1997; effective July 1, 1997. Amended: Filed June 14, 1999; effective July 19, 1999. Amended: Filed January 11, 2001; effective February 15, 2001. Repealed and New Rule: Filed August 8, 2002; effective September 12, 2002. Repealed and New Rule: Filed December 12, 2002; effective January 16, 2 0 03. Repealed and New Rule: Filed September 11, 2003; effective October 16, 2003. Amended: Filed June 10, 2004; effective July 15, 2004. Amended: Filed June 9, 2005; effective July 14, 2005. Repealed and New Rule: Filed August 4, 2008; effective September 8, 2008. Amended: Filed April 8, 2010; effective May 13, 2010. Amended: Filed July 14, 2010; effective August 18, 2010. Repealed and New Rule: Filed December 10, 2010; effective January 14, 2011. Repealed and New Rule: Filed January 17, 2014; effective February 21, 2014.

Adopted by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXIV, Issue No. 06, March 31, 2016, eff. 4/24/2016.

Rule was previously .02 and renumber to .03 as per certification file August 4, 2008.

Author: Dr. Thomas R. Bice

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 16-3-11, 16-23-1, 16-23-2.