Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1)
Types.
(a)
Initial;
(b)
Professional.
(2)
Requirements for the Initial Vocational Technical
Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent License.
(a) Evidence of sound moral
character.
(b) Evidence that the
candidate meets the current requirements for the Initial
Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent license under
603 CMR 7.00: Educator
Licensure and Preparation Program Approval.
(c) Completion of at least three full years
of employment in vocational technical education or career and technical
education or workforce training acceptable to the Department.
(3)
Requirements for
the Professional Vocational Technical Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent
License.
(a) Evidence of Sound
Moral Character.
(b) Possession of
an Initial Vocational Technical Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent license
pursuant to
603 CMR 4.00.
(c) Completion of a one-year induction
program with a trained mentor.
(d)
Completion of at least three full years of employment under the Initial
Vocational Technical Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent license.
(4)
Requirements for
the Initial Vocational Technical Principal/Assistant Principal
License.
(a) Evidence of sound
moral character.
(b) Evidence that
the candidate meets the current requirements for the Initial
Principal/Assistant Principal license under
603 CMR 7.00: Educator
Licensure and Preparation Program Approval.
(c) Completion of at least three full years
of employment in vocational technical education or career and technical
education or workforce training acceptable to the Department.
(d) Starting July 1, 2021, possession of an
SEI Administrator or SEI Teacher Endorsement.
(5)
Requirements for the
Professional Vocational Technical Principal/Assistant Principal
License.
(a) Evidence of sound
moral character.
(b) Possession of
an Initial Vocational Technical Principal/Assistant Principal license pursuant
to
603 CMR 4.00.
(c) Completion of a one-year induction
program with a trained mentor.
(d)
Completion of at least three full years of employment under the Initial
Vocational Technical Principal/Assistant Principal license.
(6)
Requirements for
the Initial Vocational Technical Supervisor/Director License.
(a) Evidence of sound moral
character.
(b) Possession of a
bachelor's degree.
(c) Possession
of a Professional Vocational Technical Teacher or Professional Vocational
Technical Principal/Assistant Principal license or Professional Vocational
Technical Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent license pursuant to
603 CMR 4.00.
(d) Completion of at least three full years
of employment in vocational technical education in a role in which the
candidate holds a license.
(e)
Completion of a Department-approved one-year supervisory internship based on
the Professional Standards for Vocational Technical Administrators set forth in
603 CMR
4.10 in the Supervisor/Director role with a
trained mentor.
(f) Achieving a
passing score on either the Vocational Technical Literacy Skills Test or the
Communication and Literacy Skills Test pursuant to
603 CMR 7.00: Educator
Licensure and Preparation Program Approval.
(g) Starting July 1, 2021, possession of an
SEI Administrator or SEI Teacher Endorsement.
(7)
Requirements for the
Professional Vocational Technical Supervisor/Director License.
(a) Evidence of sound moral
character.
(b) Possession of an
Initial Vocational Technical Supervisor/Director Administrator license pursuant
to
603 CMR 4.00.
(c) Completion of a one-year induction
program with a trained mentor.
(d)
Completion of at least three full years of employment in the role of licensed
vocational technical supervisor/director.
Validity: The Vocational Technical
Supervisor/Director Administrator license is valid for employment as a
vocational technical supervisor/director, director, coordinator, department
head, division head and curriculum specialist. Persons employed for one-half
time or more in these roles must be licensed as a Vocational Technical
Supervisor/Director as set forth in 603 CMR 4.08(6) or (7).
