Current through August 26, 2024
Each person employed by a district who manages, supervises or
evaluates instructional related supervisors or counselors and exercises overall
supervisory responsibilities in matters affecting student services shall obtain
an instructional related administrative certificate from the board. An
instructional related 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
related 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 required for a 5-year certificate under s.
TCS 3.05(1)
(a), 3.10(1)
(a), 3.11(1)
(a), 3.12(1)
(a) or 3.13(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), 3.10(1)
(b), 3.11(1)
(b), 3.12(1)
(b) or 3.13(1)
(c).
(c)
Teaching experience. A
person shall have 2 years of teaching experience or instructional related
experience in any recognized educational system, or in lieu of the teaching
experience, 2 years of appropriate counseling or supervisory experience, which
shall be in addition to the occupational experience required under par.
(b).
(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 related administrative certificate shall be renewed if during the
instructional related administrative certification period preceding the
expiration date the person seeking renewal completes 6 semester credits, 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 related
administrator if the person has not met all the requirements for a 5-year
certificate under sub. (1) but does meet 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 a
provisional certificate under s.
TCS 3.05(2)
(b), 3.10(1)
(b), 3.11(1)
(b), 3.12(1)
(b) or 3.13(1)
(c).
(c)
Teaching experience. A
person shall have 2 years of teaching experience or employment in an
instructional related position in any recognized educational system, or 2 years
of counseling or supervisory experience, in addition to the occupational
experience required under par. (b).
(d)
Renewal. The initial
provisional instructional related 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.
