Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 505 - PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS COMMISSION
Chapter 505-2 - CERTIFICATION
Rule 505-2-.13 - Waiver Certificate
Current through Rules and Regulations filed through March 20, 2024
(1) Purpose. A Waiver certificate may be issued at the request of a Georgia local unit of administration (LUA), and at the discretion of the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC), to individuals who have not satisfied all certification requirements and/or educators with two unremediated, unsatisfactory, needs development or ineffective evaluators. The GaPSC will review the completed application and, if approved, a one (1)-year Non-Renewable Waiver certificate will be issued.
(2) Eligibility Requirements.
(3) Application Requirements.
(4) Validity. The Waiver certificate is issued for a maximum validity period of one (1)- year and may not be renewed.
(5) Highly Qualified Status. An individual holding a Waiver certificate does not satisfy Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) In-Field requirements as outlined in the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015. For complete ESSA In-Field requirements, including assessment, please contact the Georgia Department of Education at www.gadoe.org.
O.C.G.A. § 20-2-200.