Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 12, December 20, 2024
A.
Non-Practicing Status or Operational Role Status for Standard Teaching
Certificates
1. The LDE may grant:
a. non-practicing status to any teacher who
applies after ceasing employment as a teacher or leader in a local education
agency;
b. operational role status
to any teacher who is serving in a role that cannot be evaluated per student
growth measures.
2.
Non-practicing status will take effect on the last day of employment in the
local education agency evaluated role, as verified by the employing LEA.
a. If an educator was never employed in a
Louisiana school system, the program provider may make the request.
3. Operational role status will
take effect on the first day of employment in a role that cannot be evaluated
per student growth measures, as verified by the employing LEA.
4. Operational role teachers returning to a
role that can be evaluated per student growth measures must be evaluated with
student growth measures upon return to that role.
5. Non-practicing teachers returning to
practice and operational role teachers returning to a role that can be
evaluated per student growth measures may apply through a local education
agency to have the certificate returned to practicing status with validity for
the number of years remaining in the renewal period of the
certificate.
6. Final effectiveness
ratings earned while in active status will be retained during non-practicing
status and operational role status and applied to any subsequent renewal or
extension.
7. The first date an
educator can enter into nonpracticing or operational role is August 1,
2012.
B. Medical Excuse
and Exceptions. Exceptions to policy will be considered in the case of serious
medical condition or unavailability of required coursework or exams. When
serious medical problems of the teacher or immediate family exist, a doctor
statement is required. Also required is a letter of assurance from the teacher
documenting that the unmet policy requirements will be completed within a
specified amount of time, as determined by LDOE. The final authority for
approval and policy flexibility is at the discretion of the LDOE.
AUTHORITY
NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
17:6(A)(10), (11), and (15),
17:7(6), 17:10,
17:22(6),
17:391.1-391.10, and
17:411.
