Current through February 27, 2024
(a) The department
will issue a limited administrative certificate (Type B limited) with a
superintendent endorsement, valid for one year if
(1) the applicant has demonstrated
administrative expertise and has the educational background, as described in
(b) of this section;
(2) the school
board for the district in which the applicant will be employed, through its
school board president, has requested issuance of a limited administrative
certificate for the applicant under this section;
(3) the school board for the district in
which the applicant will be employed has provided an experienced mentor for at
least the first two years of the applicant's employment with the school
district as the superintendent; the mentor must hold or have held the position
at superintendent in a school district in this state under a valid
certificate;
(4) the applicant has
successfully passed the criminal history background check in the same manner as
a teacher certified under
AS
14.20.020 and
4
AAC 12.300; and
(5) the applicant submits to the department
(A) one completed fingerprint card, with
fingerprinting performed by a law enforcement agency or a person who has been
trained in recording fingerprints, for separate submittal to the Department of
Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the department will
accept a name-based criminal history background check on an applicant from the
agency performing the background check if the requirements of
AS
14.20.020(j) are
met;
(B) the fee for the criminal
history background check in the amount charged by the Department of Public
Safety as set out in
13 AAC 68.900; and
(C) the fee for the issuance of a teacher
certificate as established in
4
AAC 12.300(g); and
(6) the applicant has met the
requirements of 4 AAC 12.397(a).
(b) To demonstrate the competency required
under (a) of this section, the applicant must
(1) submit two letters of recommendation
verifying the applicant's length of experience and expertise in
(A) organizational leadership;
(B) creation of effective work
environments;
(C) oversight of
program or project implementation;
(D) communication with diverse stakeholder
groups;
(E) compliance with
established laws, policies, procedures, and good business practices;
and
(F) the selection, appointment,
oversight, review, and evaluation of employees;
(2) possess a master's degree or higher;
and
(3) have completed five or
more years of full-time work experience in an administrative
position.
(c) the
department may extend the initial one-year limited administrative certificate
issued under (a) of this section for an additional year, if the applicant
demonstrates that the applicant has
(1)
enrolled in or completed an education administrator preparation program with a
specialization for superintendent approved or accepted under
4
AAC 12.307 -
4
AAC 12.308; and
(2) completed three semester hours of
educator evaluation coursework approved by the department.
(d) The department may approve an additional
one-year extension of the extended certificate issued under (c) of this
section, if the applicant has completed three semester hours of Alaska studies
and three semester hours in multicultural education or cross-cultural
communications as described in
AS
14.20.020(h) and shows
substantial progress toward completion of the education administrator
preparation program described in (c) of this section.
(e) The department may approve an additional
two-year extension of the extended certificate issued under (d) of this section
if, not later than three years after the initial application under (a) of this
section, the applicant has completed the education administrator preparation
program described in (c) of this section.
(f) A limited administrative certificate
issued under (e) of this section may be renewed any number of times for five
years upon submission to the department of
(1) evidence of satisfactory completion of
credit requirements as described in
4
AAC 12.405; and
(2) evidence of satisfactory administrative
performance under the limited certificate; and
(3) a request for renewal from the school
board of the district in which the certificate holder is employed.
(g) A limited administrative
certificate is valid only in the school district or regional education
attendance area whose school board requested the certificate.
(h) Before conducting certificated employee
evaluations under
AS
14.20.149, the individual holding a limited
administrative certificate authorized under this section must satisfactorily
complete the educator evaluation coursework requirement described in (c)(2) of
this section and the school district's certificated employee evaluation system
training.
(i) Except for a
certificate issued under (f) of this section, the department will not issue to
an applicant more than once a certificate or extension of a certificate
available under this section.
Authority:
AS
14.07.020
AS 14.07.060
AS
14.20.020
