New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 6A - EDUCATION
Chapter 9B - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS AND CERTIFICATION
Subchapter 8 - REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL CERTIFICATION
Section 6A:9B-8.4 - Requirements for the provisional certificate

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 6A:9B-8.4

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

(a) Except as indicated at N.J.A.C. 6A:9B-8.8, 10, and 11, a school district shall submit to the Office documentation that demonstrates the candidate has met the following requirements to be eligible for a provisional certificate:

1. Hold a CE or CEAS in the endorsement area required for the teaching assignment;

2. Obtain and accept an offer of employment in a position that requires an instructional certificate;

3. Be registered in the district mentoring program upon employment and in accordance with N.J.A.C. 6A:9C-4; and

4. For a candidate with a CE, be enrolled in a CE educator preparation program. The program shall ensure the candidate receives a minimum amount of pre-professional experience, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:9A-5.3.
i. If employed as a teacher of students with disabilities, the CE educator preparation program at an accredited college or university in which the candidate is enrolled shall provide courses on educating students with disabilities. If the educator preparation program is not at an accredited college or university, the program shall ensure the candidate is enrolled in and attending courses on educating students with disabilities through an alternate program immediately upon starting and throughout the program.

ii. If employed as a bilingual/bicultural teacher, the CE educator preparation program in which the candidate is enrolled shall ensure the candidate is enrolled in and attending bilingual/bicultural courses immediately upon starting and throughout the program.

(b) The effective date of provisional certificate issuance shall be the date on which the CE or CEAS holder begins employment with the district board of education in a certified position in accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:26-2 and 18A:27-4a. The employing school district shall register the teacher within 60 days of the date the CE or CEAS holder begins employment.

(c) A provisional certificate shall last a maximum of two school years and shall expire on July 31 of the second year regardless of issuance date.

(d) A provisional teacher holding a provisional certificate in, and working under, one endorsement may seek employment and be employed in more than one school district during the provisional time period prior to earning the standard certificate.

(e) A new provisional certificate must be issued each time a teacher with a CE or CEAS is employed by a school district that is different from the school district that submitted the initial provisional certificate documentation. The two-, four-, and six-year time restraints, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:9B-8.5, shall still apply.

(f) A candidate holding a temporary instructional certificate issued pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:9B-8.10 who meets all the requirements at (a) above, except (a)1 above, shall be eligible for a temporary provisional certificate in an appropriate instructional endorsement area. The temporary provisional certificate shall expire concurrent with the expiration of the temporary instructional certificate. The temporary provisional certificate in the specific endorsement area shall not be renewed. The time a candidate is employed under the temporary provisional certificate shall count toward a candidate's total allowable provisional period, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:9B-8.5(c).

1. A candidate holding a temporary instructional certificate who has already completed an educator preparation program shall be issued a temporary provisional certificate without being required to enroll in another educator preparation program.

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