(1)
Purpose. The Adjunct License is a type of certification document
for the individual with:
(a) Specific
knowledge, skills, and experience in an engineering, medical, dental,
pharmaceutical, veterinarian, legal, accounting, or arts profession, or any
other professional position approved by the Georgia Professional Standards
Commission (GaPSC); or
(b)
Instructional experience in a branch of the U.S. military or a GaPSC-accepted
accredited college or university; or
(c) Specific training or knowledge in a
teaching field that is considered a low incidence field for Georgia local units
of administration (LUAs);and
(d)
Who is eligible to provide instruction in one or more of the following
certification fields: English, Reading, Mathematics, Science, Physics, Biology,
Chemistry, Earth/Space Science, History, Political Science, Geography,
Economics, Art, Music, Behavioral Science, foreign language fields, the
Performing Arts fields of Dance and Drama, the Special Education field of
Visual Impairment or Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education (CTAE)
fields.
(2)
Requirements. To be eligible for the Adjunct license, the
applicant must be employed by a Georgia local unit of administration (LUA) or
contracted to serve students in low incidence fields and the request for
issuance of the license must be submitted electronically to the GaPSC by the
employing LUA utilizing procedures found on the GaPSC web site at
www.gapsc.org.
(a) Option 1 - Academic Content Areas. The
individual must:
1. Hold a bachelor's degree
or higher with any major from a GaPSC-accepted accredited institution of higher
education;
2. Verify a minimum of
two (2) years of occupational experience applicable to the field of
certification;
3. Have passed the
appropriate GACE content assessment at the Professional level for the field(s)
being taught or hold the appropriate professional licensure for the profession
or field of instructional experience (see list on GaPSC website at
www.gapsc.com);
4. Meet the GaPSC Standards of Conduct;
and
5. Be assigned a mentor/coach
from the same local unit of administration (LUA)who holds renewable
professional certification in the same general subject area(s) in which the
licensee is teaching.
(b) Option 2 - Performing Arts fields: Dance,
Drama and CTAE fields. The individual must:
1. Hold a minimum of a bachelor's degree from
a GaPSC-accepted accredited institution of higher education, unless the GaPSC
requires a minimum of an associate's degree for renewable professional
certification in the field requested. Degree requirements for CTAE fields are
outlined for each specialization in GaPSC Rule
505-2-.08 CAREER, TECHNICAL AND
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION.
2. Verify a
minimum of two (2) years occupational experience applicable to the field of
certification;
3. Have passed the
appropriate industry test or hold professional licensure for the profession as
outlined in GaPSC Rule
505-2-.87 HEALTH CARE SCIENCE
TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION (HSTE) or GaPSC Rule
505-2-.90 TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL
EDUCATION;
4. Meet the GaPSC
Standards of Conduct; and
5. Be
assigned a mentor/coach from the same LUA who holds renewable professional
certification in the same general subject area(s) in which the licensee is
teaching.
(c) Option 3 -
Visual Impairment. The individual must:
1.
Satisfy one of the following requirements:
(i)
Have completed a state-approved educator preparation program leading to
certification in the field; or
(ii)
Hold a valid or expired out-of-state professional certificate in the field;
and
2. Meet the GaPSC
Standards of Conduct (See GaPSC Rule
505-2-.24 SPECIAL GEORGIA
REQUIREMENTS);
(d) The
request for issuance of the Adjunct License in the appropriate teaching
field(s) must be submitted electronically to the GaPSC by the employing LUA
utilizing procedures found on the GaPSC website at
www.gapsc.org.
1.
The Adjunct License issued to the licensee will show the teaching field(s)
issued by the GaPSC and the LUA in which he or she is authorized to
teach.
2. It is the responsibility
of the employing LUA to assure that the licensee is not teaching in one LUA for
more than a total of fifty (50) percent of the school day.
(e) Adjunct license holders are not eligible
to add new fields or endorsements with the following exception: Adjunct license
holders in English, Drama, and Audio/Video Technology & Film may add the
Dramatic Writing Micro-Endorsement. Information on the Micro-Endorsement
requirements may be found in the appropriate endorsement rule.
(3)
Validity.
(a) The Adjunct License is valid for one (1)
year and may be renewed by the employing LUA upon meeting the requirements for
renewal, as specified by the system.
(b) Salary for Adjunct License holders is
determined by the LUA.
(c) The
Adjunct License is not convertible to any other type of GaPSC
certificate.
(4)
In-field Statement. It is the responsibility of the LUA to assure
that Adjunct License holders are assigned only within the subject field(s)
associated with the license.