Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 505 - PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS COMMISSION
Chapter 505-2 - CERTIFICATION
Rule 505-2-.06 - Advanced Professional Certificate
Universal Citation: GA Rules and Regs r 505-2-.06
Current through Rules and Regulations filed through March 20, 2024
(1) Purpose. The Advanced Professional certificate is a renewable certificate that is part of Georgia's tiered teacher certification system and provides a statewide structure to recognize expert classroom practice and professional growth resulting in higher levels of student learning.
(2) Requirements. The Advanced Professional certificate is issued to educators holding a valid Georgia professional teaching certificate meeting the requirements outlined below.
(a) Have earned
a minimum of ten (10) years of successful educator experience, as defined in
GaPSC Rule
505-2-.25 EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS,
while holding a Georgia professional teaching certificate and/or out-of-state
professional teaching certificate;
1. A
maximum of three (3) years of successful experience on an Induction or Permit
certificate may be used toward meeting the ten (10) year total;
(b) Have earned three (3) years of
successful experience in the state of Georgia within five (5) years preceding
the date of application while holding a professional teaching
certificate;
(c) Meet Georgia's
Standards of Conduct;
(d) Hold one
of the following:
1. Advanced degree in any
teaching field held by the educator beyond an initial preparation program and
reflected on the Georgia educator certificate as outlined in GaPSC Rule
505-2-.33 CERTIFICATE
UPGRADE;
2. Valid professional
certificate in Curriculum and Instruction or Instructional Technology;
or
3. Valid National Board for
Professional Teaching Standards certification; and
(e) Request the certificate according to
procedures outlined in GaPSC Rule
505-2-.27 CERTIFICATION APPLICATION
PROCEDURES.
(3) Renewal.
(a) The Advanced
Professional certificate may be renewed by meeting the following requirements:
1. Satisfy professional learning requirements
as outlined in GaPSC Rule
505-2-.36 RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS; or
2. Hold a valid National Board for
Professional Teaching Standards certification; and
3. Have a minimum of one (1) year of
successful teaching experience in Georgia earned within five (5) years of the
date of renewal; while holding the Advanced Professional certificate and with a
summative performance rating of proficient or exemplary on the Teacher
Assessment on Performance Standards (TAPS) component of the statewide
evaluation system, Teacher Keys Effectiveness System (TKES). If an educator is
not evaluated on the statewide evaluation system, a satisfactory summative
annual performance rating is required;
4. Meet Georgia's Standards of Conduct;
and
5. Request renewal of the
certificate according to procedures outlined in GaPSC Rule 505-2-27
CERTIFICATION APPLICATION PROCEDURES.
(b) Educators who have received any
combination of two (2) "Unsatisfactory," "Ineffective" or "Needs Development"
annual performance evaluations in the preceding five (5)-year certificate
validity period shall not be entitled to a renewable certificate prior to
demonstrating such performance deficiency has been satisfactorily remediated
but may apply to the GaPSC for the appropriate non-renewable certificate as
defined by the GaPSC. (See GaPSC Rule
505-2-.43 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE
EVALUATION):
1. Upon successful remediation as
outlined in GaPSC Rule
505-2-.43 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE
EVALUATION, the educator may apply for the appropriate professional certificate
if all other renewal requirements are met. The Advanced Professional
certificate title will be lost.
(i) In order
to qualify for the Advanced Professional certificate after it is lost, an
educator must earn a minimum of five (5) years of successful educator
experience, as defined in GaPSC Rule
505-2-.25 EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
while holding a Georgia professional teaching certificate issued after the
Advanced Professional title was lost and within five (5) years preceding the
date of application to reinstate the Advanced Professional title.
(c) If an educator has
received one (1) "Unsatisfactory," "Ineffective" or "Needs Development" annual
performance rating during the validity period of the certificate, he or she may
apply for the appropriate professional certificate if all other renewal
requirements are met. The Advanced Professional certificate title will be lost.
(i) In order to qualify for the Advanced
Professional certificate after it is lost, an educator must earn a minimum of
five (5) years of successful educator experience, as defined in GaPSC Rule
505-2-.25 EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
while holding a Georgia professional teaching certificate issued after the
Advanced Professional title was lost and within five (5) years preceding the
date of application to reinstate the Advanced Professional title.
(d) If an educator fails to meet
one of the renewal requirements outlined in (4)(a)1, 2, 3 and 4 above, he or
she may apply for a one (1)-year Non-Renewable Professional certificate (See
GaPSC Rule
505-2-.09 NON-RENEWABLE PROFESSIONAL
CERTIFICATE). Upon completion of all renewal requirements, the educator may
apply for the appropriate professional certificate.
(4) Validity
(a) The standard validity period of the
Advanced Professional certificate is five (5) years, with the following
exceptions:
1. An Advanced Professional
certificate issued to an educator holding a valid renewable professional
certificate is only valid for the remaining validity period of the existing
professional certificate; and
2.
The standard validity period may be decreased by the number of years for which
the educator has held a Non-Renewable certificate, including a Waiver
certificate, in the same field.
O.C.G.A. § 20-2-200.
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