Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 505 - PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS COMMISSION
Chapter 505-2 - CERTIFICATION
Rule 505-2-.203 - School Nutrition Director
Universal Citation: GA Rules and Regs r 505-2-.203
Current through Rules and Regulations filed through March 20, 2024
(1) Initial Certificate Requirements
(a) Clear Renewable
Certificate (See Rule
505-2-.03):
1. An applicant is eligible for a Clear
Renewable certificate in the field of School Nutrition Director based on
completion of one of the following options and Special Georgia Requirements:
(i) Completion of a state-approved
certification preparation program in School Nutrition Director at the master's
degree level or higher;
(ii)
Completion of a master's degree program or higher from a GaPSC-accepted
accredited institution in a related field (i.e. dietetics, nutrition, foods,
food service management, hotel/restaurant management, culinary, food science,
family and consumer science, education, public health, health, biological
sciences, chemistry, and business) and, if no program is available, a GaPSC
evaluation of prescribed School Nutrition Director certification coursework to
include the courses below:
(I) Six (6)
semester hours of course work in food and/or nutrition taken above the
sophomore level;
(II) Nine (9)
semester hours in the areas of psychology or sociology of the school-age child
or adult, personnel management and methods of principles of education, with no
more than six (6) hours in any one area. Evidence of having met membership
requirements of the American Dietetic Association will substitute for these
nine (9) semester hours; and
(III)
Fifteen (15) semester hours of acceptable graduate work including nine (9)
semester hours in food service administration/management or other approved
management substitutes, and six (6) semester hours in food, nutrition, or
nutrition education.
2. An applicant must meet the Special Georgia
Requirements (See Rule 505-2.20) applicable to the
field of School Nutrition Director:
(i)
Recency of Study; and
(ii)
Standards of Conduct.
(b) Non-Renewable Professional Certificate
(See Rule
505-2-.06):
1. Non-Renewable Professional certificates in
the field of School Nutrition Director are issued at the request of a school
system based on employment and following General Procedures for Certification
Application:
(i) The applicant has met all
requirements of a state-approved certification preparation program at the
master's degree level or higher in School Nutrition Director and is missing
Special Georgia Requirements;
(ii)
The applicant holds an expired Georgia Clear Renewable School Nutrition
Director certificate or a professional out-of-state certificate in School
Nutrition Director (valid or expired) at the master's degree level or higher,
to meet Special Georgia Requirements outlined in (1)(a) and/or Standard Renewal
Requirements;
(iii)The applicant
holds any bachelor's degree (level 4) or higher Clear Renewable teaching
certificate and verifies acceptance into a state-approved certification
preparation program in School Nutrition Director at the master's degree level
or higher; or
(iv) The applicant
holds a Clear Renewable teaching certificate at the bachelor's degree level or
higher and verifies acceptance into a master's degree program in a related
field (i.e. dietetics, nutrition, foods, food service management,
hotel/restaurant management, culinary, food science, family and consumer
science, education, public health, health, biological sciences, chemistry, and
business) and obtains a GaPSC prescribed program evaluation.
2. Educators holding a
Non-Renewable Professional certificate must meet all requirements outlined by
the GaPSC and convert to a Clear Renewable certificate prior to the end
validity of the Non-Renewable Professional certificate.
(c) Non-Renewable Non-Professional
Certificate Requirements (See Rule
505-2-.30):
1. If the applicant does not hold any
educator certificate, a Non-Renewable Non-Professional certificate in this
field may be issued at the request of a school system based on employment and
submission of the Application for Certification and the following:
(i) Official transcripts reflecting a
bachelor's degree or higher from a GaPSC-accepted accredited
institution;
(ii) Documentation
verifying satisfactory completion of the Basic Skills Requirement;
(iii)Verification of acceptance into a
state-approved School Nutrition Director certification preparation program or,
if no program is available, a GaPSC evaluation of prescribed School Nutrition
Director certification coursework;
(iv) Official transcripts reflecting
completion of or enrollment in a master's degree program with an academic major
in institutional foods or institutional management; or
(v) Official transcripts reflecting
completion of or enrollment in a master's degree program in a related-field
(i.e. dietetics, nutrition, foods, food service management, hotel/restaurant
management, culinary, food science, family and consumer science, education,
public health, health or biological sciences, chemistry, and business).
(2) The GaPSC does not issue the following certificates for this field:
(a) International Exchange certificate (See
Rule
505-2-.08);
(b) Permit (See Rule
505-2-.10);
(c) ADAC (See Rule
505-2-.04);
(d) Core Academic (See Rule
505-2-.27);
(e) Clinical Practice (See Rule
505-2-.28);
(f) One-Year Supervised Practicum (See Rule
505-2-.29); and
(g) Adjunct License (See Rule
505-2-.40)
(3) To Add the Field (See Rule 505-2-.25) .
(a) To add School Nutrition
Director to an existing Clear Renewable certificate in any field, an applicant
must complete the requirements outlined in (1)(a) for an initial School
Nutrition Director certificate to include all applicable Special Georgia
Requirements.
(4) Renewal Requirements (See Rule 505-2-.24) .
(a) To renew a Clear Renewable
School Nutrition Director certificate, an applicant must complete Standard
Renewal Requirements.
(5) In-Field Statement (See Rule 505-2-.26) .
(a) Educators certified as
School Nutrition Director are in-field to serve as a School Nutrition Director
in grades P-12.
O.C.G.A. Sec. 20-2-200.
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