Current through Supplement No. 394, October, 2024
1. A provisional credential is:
a. Issued to an individual who does not meet
the qualifications for a level I professional credential;
b. Issued as the initial credential and is
valid until the end of the third school year following the year in which the
provisional credential is issued and can be renewed one time for two additional
school years;
c. Issued upon
satisfying the following requirements:
(1)
Hold a valid teaching license issued by the board.
(2) Have a minimum of three years documented
successful teaching experience, as defined by subdivision e (elementary) or
subdivision f (secondary) of subsection 2 of section 67-11-21-06.
(3) Demonstrate leadership competency in an
educational setting.
(4) During the
provisional credential application process, submit three letters of
recommendation, one from a supervisor, and two from other professionals in the
field, who have knowledge of the applicant's qualifications which must contain:
(a) Verification of three years documented
successful teaching experience; and
(b) Demonstrated leadership
competency.
(5) Provide
evidence of acceptance into an educational leadership program at an accredited
higher educational institution.
(6)
Applicants receiving the provisional credential who are employed as a principal
are required to enroll and participate in a formal peer-to-peer principal
mentoring program for a minimum of two years upon their successful hiring as a
principal.
d. Renewal of
the provisional credential.
(1) The
provisional credential may be renewed one time for a period of two years by
meeting the following requirements:
(a) Submit
transcripts documenting progress in enrolled educational leadership program
towards master's degree, minimum of twenty credits that are included in the
master's degree plan of study.
(b)
Show evidence of participation in principal mentoring program, if employed as a
principal.
(2) An
individual issued an initial two-year provisional principal credential between
July 1, 2017, and July 1, 2019, may renew that provisional credential for two
more years, provided the individual meets the requirements set forth in
paragraph 1. The individual must agree to participate in two years of a formal
peer-to-peer principal mentoring program if the individual has not already
completed one.
e. Upon
the expiration of the two-year renewal of the provisional credential, the
applicant either must qualify for and attain the level I principal credential
or the individual is no longer eligible to serve as a principal.
2. A level II professional
credential is:
a. Not issued to new
applicants after July 1, 2019.
b.
Issued to coincide with the period for which the individual is licensed to
teach by the board; however, an individual holding a lifetime educator's
professional license must renew the individual's credential every five
years;
c. Renewal of the level II
professional credential is available only for principals serving schools in the
enrollment category one hundred or fewer students; and
d. Issued upon satisfying standards
identified in subsections 1, 2, and 3 of section 67-11-21-06.
3. A level I professional
credential is:
a. Issued to coincide with the
period for which the individual is licensed to teach by the board and may be
renewed at the end of that period; however, an individual holding a lifetime
educator's professional license must renew the individual's credential every
five years; and
b. Issued upon
satisfying credential standards identified in subsections 1, 2, and 4 of
section 67-11-21-06.
4.
The provisional credential, the level II professional credential, and the level
I professional credential are valid only if the individual holding the
credential also holds a valid North Dakota educator's professional license to
teach during the period for which the credential has been issued. An elementary
principal credential is valid only if the individual is licensed to teach at
the elementary level, and a secondary credential is valid only if the
individual is licensed to teach at the secondary level.
5. If a level I professional credential
issued under this chapter will expire within twelve months of issuance because
the educator's professional license will expire within twelve months of the
issuance of the new level I professional credential, the level I professional
credential will be issued for a period coinciding with the period of licensure
of the succeeding educator's professional license.
General Authority: NDCC 15.1-02-04,
15.1-02-11,
28-32-02
Law Implemented: NDCC 15.1-02-04,
15.1-02-11
