(1) General
requirements.
(i) Time validity. The
transitional D certificate shall be valid for five years from its effective
date and shall not be renewable.
(ii) Limitations. The transitional D
certificate shall authorize a candidate to serve as a school district leader in
a school district or board of cooperative educational services (BOCES) which
has provided a commitment for employment under an alternative school district
leader certification program pursuant to section
52.21(c)(4)
of this Title. The transitional D certificate shall only be valid as long as
the candidate is matriculated in good standing in a registered alternative
school district leader certification program and under the supervision of that
program.
(2) To qualify
for the transitional D certificate, the candidate shall meet the requirements
in each of the following subparagraphs:
(i)
Demonstrated potential through prior leadership experiences. The candidate must
be approved by the department as an exceptionally qualified candidate for a
school district leadership position with the substantial equivalent of three
years of experience as a teacher, administrator, or pupil personnel provider in
a public or non-public school, and the candidate shall submit to the department
adequate evidence demonstrating such exceptional qualifications. The candidate
shall demonstrate at least three years of exemplary service in a leadership
position in an organization or organizations in which the candidate has
demonstrated strong performance. Through this equivalent prior experience, the
candidate shall demonstrate the following accomplishments:
(a) developed and promoted a vision for an
organization;
(b) collaboratively
identified goals and objectives for achieving that vision;
(c) communicated effectively to promote
goals;
(d) lead comprehensive
long-range planning, informed by multiple data sources for achieving
goals;
(e) effected any needed
change through ethical decision making based upon factual analysis even in the
face of opposition;
(f) established
accountability for achieving goals and objectives;
(g) developed staff capability for their
roles in achieving goals;
(h)
supervised the management of finances and facilities to support achievement of
goals; and
(i) applied statutes and
regulations in accordance with law and developed and implemented policies in
accordance with law.
(ii) Program endorsement. The candidate shall
submit to the department adequate evidence of the registered alternative school
district leader certification program's endorsement of the candidate for a
transitional D certificate, including the program's description of how the
candidate met each criterion used by the program to determine that the
candidate had exceptional qualifications for becoming a school district leader
with the substantial equivalent of three years of experience as a teacher,
administrator, or pupil personnel provider in a public or non-public
school.
(iii) Employment and
support commitment. The candidate shall submit satisfactory evidence of a
written commitment from a school district or BOCES for district mentored and
college supervised employment as a school district leader under the
transitional D certificate, with mentoring of candidates for superintendent of
schools to be provided by the regional BOCES District Superintendent or the New
York City Regional Superintendent, or a superintendent identified by the
regional BOCES District Superintendent or New York City Regional
Superintendent, subject to the approval of the employing authorities.
(iv) Education. The candidate shall hold a
graduate degree (academic or professional) from an accredited institution of
higher education or from an institution authorized by the Board of Regents to
confer degrees and submit satisfactory evidence of matriculation in a
registered alternative school district leader certification program leading to
a professional certificate.
(v)
Examination. The candidate shall submit evidence of having achieved a
satisfactory level of performance on the New York State assessment for school
district leadership, provided that such assessment is available at the time the
candidate applies and upon application qualifies for the transitional D
certificate. The department shall determine the date on which such assessment
is available and required.