Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) Administrators of NC Pre-K sites shall
have:
(1) A NC Principal's License,
or
(2) A North Carolina Early
Childhood Administrator Credential (NCECAC) Level III, or
(3) hold a Bachelor's Degree in any field
with 18 semester hours in early childhood education and child development, and
complete six semester hours in child care administration or nine semester hours
in business administration or a combination of child care administration and
business administration.
(4) If the
site-level administrator does not meet Subparagraphs (a)(1), (2), or (3) of
this Rule, the following shall apply:
(A)
provisional approval shall be given for four years from the time the site began
participation with the NC Pre-K program for the administrator to attain a NC
Principal's License, or a NCECAC III, or complete a Bachelor's Degree in any
field with 18 semester hours in early childhood education and child
development, and complete six semester hours in child care administration or
nine semester hours in business administration or a combination of child care
administration and business administration; and
(B) progress toward this requirement shall be
considered a minimum of six documented semester hours per year in early
childhood education, child development, child care administration and business
administration course work.
(b) When the site administrator is unable to
work due to illness, other health related conditions, disability, death, or
natural or man-made disasters, the interim site-level administrator shall be
employed not to exceed 12 weeks and have the following:
(1) NCECAC I Credential; or
(2) the equivalent as follows:
(A) NC Early Childhood Credential plus three
years of experience as a director, co-director, or assistant director;
and
(B) Early Childhood
Administration I (EDU 261) and Early Childhood Administration II (EDU 262);
or
(C) six semester hours of child
care administration coursework; or
(D) nine semester hours of business
administration coursework; or
(E) a
combination of Parts (2)(B), (C), or (D) of this Paragraph that equals nine
semester hours.
(3) NC
Principal's License.
(c)
In determining whether to approve an extension request, the Division shall
consider the following:
(1) the number of
children and families who may lose services if the classroom is not approved
for the extension;
(2) the effect
upon children and families if children are relocated to another Pre-K
site;
(3) documentation of the
Pre-K program's efforts to secure a permanent site-level administrator for the
vacancy;
(4) availability of
funding sources other than Pre-K funds to support affected children;
(5) reasons for the vacancy, including:
(A) maternity leave;
(B) death, disability, or illness;
and
(C) natural or man-made
disasters.
(d) Administrators of NC Pre-K sites shall
not serve as the NC Pre-K teacher or teacher assistant.
Authority
G.S.
110-85;
110-88; S.L. 2011-145, s.
10.7(a);
Eff. November 1, 2012;
Readopted Eff. October
1, 2017.
