Current through August 26, 2024
Each person employed by a district, including the district
director, who manages, supervises or evaluates certified instructional staff
and exercises overall supervisory responsibilities in matters affecting
curriculum or instruction shall obtain an instructional administrative
certificate from the board. An instructional administrative certificate shall
be granted as follows:
(1) FIVE-YEAR
CERTIFICATE. A 5-year certificate shall be issued to a person employed as an
instructional administrator if the person has met all of the following
requirements:
(a)
Education and
academic preparation. A person shall complete the education and
academic preparation requirements required for a 5-year certificate under s.
TCS 3.05(1)
(a), and all of the following additional
education and academic preparation:
1. A
master's degree or equivalent as defined under s.
TCS 3.04(3).
2. Fifteen semester credits approved by the
director or designee of professional education appropriate to the
administrative position.
(b)
Occupational experience.
A person shall have the amount of occupational experience required under s.
TCS 3.05(1)
(b).
(c)
Teaching experience. A
person shall have 2 years of teaching experience in any recognized educational
system.
(d)
Professional
experience. A person shall have 2 years of experience as a certified
administrator in any recognized educational system.
(e)
Renewal. The 5-year
instructional administrative certificate shall be renewed if during the
instructional administrative certificate period preceding the expiration date,
the person seeking renewal completes 6 semester credits, or 2 months of
appropriate occupational experience, or other professional activities provided
for by a district professional growth plan approved under s.
TCS 3.14(4)
(g).
(2) PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATE. A provisional
certificate shall be issued to a person employed as an instructional
administrator if the person has not met all the requirements for a 5-year
certificate under sub. (1) but meets all of the following minimum requirements:
(a)
Education. A person
shall have a master's degree or equivalent as defined under s.
TCS 3.04(3).
(b)
Occupational experience.
A person shall have the amount of occupational experience required for an
instructional provisional certificate under s.
TCS 3.05(2)
(b) in the person's area of
instruction.
(c)
Teaching
experience. A person shall have 2 years of teaching experience in any
recognized educational system.
(d)
Renewal. The initial provisional instructional administrative
certificate shall be valid for 3 years, and may be renewed for additional 2
year periods if during the provisional certification period preceding the
expiration date, the person makes progress toward meeting the requirements of a
5-year certificate by completing 6 semester credits or district in-service
activities, fulfilling the requirements under sub. (1)(a). A person meeting the
requirements for sub. (1)(a) but not sub. (1) (d) shall complete 2 semester
credits approved by the district director or designee for renewal.
