Connecticut Administrative Code
Title 10 - Education and Culture
145d - Standards for the Issuance of a Certificate for the Position of School Business Administrator
State Educator Certificates, Permits and Authorizations
Part III - Types of Certificates
Section 10-145d-415 - Provisional educator certificate

Current through December 12, 2024

(a) Conditions for issuance.

The provisional educator certificate shall be issued to an applicant who has met the assessment requirements, as appropriate, and the preparation and eligibility requirements for an initial educator certificate, and who:

(1) Has successfully completed the BEST assessment, as may have been made available by the Board and 10 school months of successful teaching under the initial educator certificate or interim educator certificate, or durational shortage area permit, except that any person who has worked less than full time shall not be required to serve more than 20 school months under an initial educator certificate. Persons who obtained the initial educator certificate upon completion of successful teaching under the temporary 90-day certificate shall be required to complete 20 school months of successful teaching under the initial educator certificate and completion of a training program designed especially for alternate route teachers; or

(2) Has successfully served for a board of education for ten school months in the same position as a permanent substitute teacher in a subject and grade level appropriate position, under an interim educator or an initial educator certificate, and who has successfully completed the BEST program, as may have been made available by the Board; or

(3) Has completed at least 30 school months of successful teaching or service within 10 years prior to application for such provisional educator certificate in the subject area or field appropriate to the subject area or field for which the provisional educator certificate is sought in the following:
(A) A public school system, approved nonpublic school or nonpublic school approved by the appropriate governing body in another state or for purposes of obtaining adult education certification in accordance with Sections 10-145d-595, 10-145d-600 and 10-145d-605 of the regulations or in a cooperating eligible entity pursuant to Section 10-69 of the Connecticut general statutes; or

(B) A state education agency as a successful professional or managerial staff member, in accordance with Section 10-145d-531 and Section 10-145d-575; or

(C) A state education agency as a successful managerial staff member, in accordance with Section 10-145d-586; or

(4) Has served for a board of education successfully under a provisional teaching or provisional educator certificate the school year immediately preceding application. The subject area or field taught during the preceding year shall be the same for which provisional educator certification is sought.

(b) Duration of provisional educator certificate.

The provisional educator certificate shall be valid for eight years, except as otherwise provided in this section and in subsections (b) and (q) through (t) inclusive in Section 10-145d-427, and provided that any period of interim educator certification shall be deducted from the eight-year period.

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