New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 6A - EDUCATION
Chapter 9B - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS AND CERTIFICATION
Subchapter 7 - SUBSTITUTE CREDENTIAL
Section 6A:9B-7.7 - Fulfilling teacher vacancies and absences

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 6A:9B-7.7

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024

(a) If a teaching position becomes vacant through retirement, resignation, or other cause for permanent departure from employment, the position shall be:

1. Temporarily covered by a substitute teacher; and

2. Permanently filled by the holder of a CE, CEAS, or standard certificate as quickly as possible, but no later than 45 calendar days after the vacancy's posting.
i. At the school district's request, the executive county superintendent may extend to 60 calendar days the requirement to permanently fill the vacancy.

ii. School districts filling long-term vacancies with CE or CEAS holders pursuant to this subchapter shall register certificate holders for a provisional certificate pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:9B-8.4.

(b) When a teacher holding an instructional certificate is expected to be absent for five or more consecutive instructional days, a school district shall make every reasonable effort to temporarily replace the teacher according to the following priority order:

1. A holder of a CE, CEAS, or standard certificate with an endorsement in the subject area or grade level appropriate to the classroom;

2. A holder of a CE, CEAS, or standard certificate with an endorsement outside the subject area or grade level appropriate to the classroom; and

3. A holder of a substitute credential or an administrative or educational services certificate.

(c) Nothing in this section shall preclude the use of a private contractor by a school district to secure a substitute teacher appropriate pursuant to this subchapter.

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