Ala. Admin. Code r. 290-3-2-.13

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 12, September 30, 2024

Section 290-3-2-.13 - Professional Certification Following The Provisional Certificate In Library Media Or School Counseling (PCLS) Or Business And Industry To Educational Administrator (BIEA) Approach

(1)Overview. An individual who has held the first and second PCLS and/or PRE or BIEA and/or PRE EX may meet requirements for a Professional Educator or Professional Leadership Certificate in the same area and grade level for which the two PCLSs/PREs or BIEA/PRE EXs were issued.

(2)Limitations on Issuance. An individual who does not apply by October 1 of the calendar year during which the second PCLS, PRE EX, or BIEA expires will forfeit the right to seek a Professional Educator or Professional Leadership Certificate through this approach.

(3)Application.

(a) The applicant is required to submit to the Educator Certification Section the current application for this approach and documentation of having met all requirements as prescribed in Rule 290-3-2-.13 and on the application.

(b) The application must be received in the Educator Certification Section no later than October 1 of the calendar year during which the second PCLS, PRE EX, or BIEA expires as prescribed in Rule 290-3-2-.13(2).

(4)Requirements for Issuance of the Professional Educator or Professional Leadership Certificate.

(a) Successful completion of the Alabama Special Requirements in Rule 290-3-2-.02(4).

(b) For library media and school counseling: verification on Supplement EXP of a full scholastic year of full-time professional educational work experience, in the area for which the second PCLS was issued, while holding the second PCLS.

(c) For educational administration: verification on Supplement EXP of a full scholastic year of full-time professional educational work experience, in the area of educational administration while holding the second BIEA in educational administration.

(d) For individuals who held the first PRE or first PRE EX valid for the 2013-2014, 2014-2015, or 2015-2016 scholastic year: verification of professional educational work experience as prescribed in Rule 290-3-2-.15(8) of Supplement Number 14-1 of the Educator Certification Chapter of the AlabamaAdministrative Code and on the individual's application for the first PRE or first PRE EX.

(5)Alabama Educator Certification Assessment Program (AECAP). The applicant must meet the requirements of the AECAP for this approach.

(6) Degree Level. The Professional Educator Certificate issued through this approach shall be issued at the degree level of the PCLS, PRE, or PRE EX certificates held. The Professional Leadership Certificate will be issued at the degree level of the BIEA certificates held.

(7)Valid Period. The valid period of the 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-.13

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

Author: Dr. Thomas R. Bice

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, Ala. Const. Amend. 284, §§ 16-3-11, 16-23-1, 16-23-2.