New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 6A - EDUCATION
Chapter 9B - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS AND CERTIFICATION
Subchapter 8 - REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL CERTIFICATION
Section 6A:9B-8.6 - Evaluation of a provisional teacher for the standard certificate
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) Effective for candidates who begin teaching during or after academic year 2015-2016, standard certificate determinations shall be based on the provisional teacher's annual summative evaluations, which shall be conducted pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:10 and by an appropriately certified principal or administrative designee authorized to supervise instructional staff.
(b) A provisional teacher who meets all other standard certificate requirements at N.J.A.C. 6A:9B-8.7 shall earn a standard certificate upon receipt of at least two summative evaluation ratings of effective or highly effective earned within three consecutive years of teaching.
(c) Within 30 days of the provisional teacher's receipt of at least two summative evaluation ratings earned in any New Jersey school district, the provisional teacher's principal shall notify the provisional teacher and the Office that the provisional teacher:
(d) A provisional teacher who is ineligible for a standard certificate and for renewal of the provisional certificate may appeal the standard certificate determination pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:9B-4.13.
(e) Mentor teachers shall not assess or evaluate the performance of provisional teachers. Interactions between provisional teachers and experienced mentor teachers are formative in nature and considered a matter of professional privilege. Mentor teachers shall not be compelled to offer testimony on the performance of provisional teachers.
(f) The annual summative evaluation rating(s) from each prior employing school district shall constitute part of the record on which a principal shall base the standard certificate determination.