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THE
STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY
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TO: |
Higher Education and Professional Practice Committee |
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FROM: |
Johanna Duncan-Poitier |
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SUBJECT: |
Proposed
Amendment to the Rules of the Board of Regents and Regulations of the
Commissioner of Education Relating to Requirements for Certification in
the Educational Leadership Service |
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DATE: |
June 5,
2006 |
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STRATEGIC
GOAL: |
Goals 2
and 3 |
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AUTHORIZATION(S): |
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SUMMARY
Issue for
Decision
Should the Regents amend section 7.1 of the Rules of the Board of Regents and section 52.21(c) and Subparts 80-2, 80-3, and 80-5 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education, relating to requirements for certification in the educational leadership service?
Reason(s) for Consideration
Review of
Policy.
Proposed
Handling
The proposed amendment is submitted for action at the June 2006 Regents meeting.
Procedural
History
The proposed amendment was discussed at the February and March 2006 meetings of the Board of Regents. A Notice of Proposed Rule Making concerning the proposed amendment was published in the State Register on April 19, 2006. An Assessment of Public Comment is attached.
Background
Information
The purpose of the proposed amendment is to
strengthen requirements that candidates must meet in order to be
certified as school building leaders, school district leaders, and school
district business leaders for service in
· Require candidates to complete approved programs to be certified in the educational leadership service, and eliminate the transcript evaluation route to certification in the educational leadership service.
- Implement the
- Establish a professional development
requirement for school leaders.
Professional certificate holders who are regularly employed by a school
district or BOCES in
- Change the experience requirement for
building level certificates. For the initial certificate as a school building
leader, the candidate must have three years of experience in classroom
teaching and/or pupil personnel service.
For the professional certificate as a school building leader, the
candidate must have at least three years experience in an educational
leadership position, including at least one-year of experience as a school
building leader and mentoring in prescribed
cases.
- Limit the scope of practice for school
district leaders certified under the new series. Holders of a professional certificate
as a school district leader may not serve as a school building leader or as a
school district business leader unless they are also certified in these
areas.
- Establish alternative requirements for
school district leaders who are exceptionally qualified candidates and
matriculated in an alternative school district leader certification
program. Among other
requirements, these candidates must have a commitment from a school district
or BOCES for district mentored and college supervised employment as a school
district leader under the transitional D certificate.
- Require registered college programs that
lead to the initial certificate for school building leaders and to the
professional certificate for school district leaders to advise applicants in
writing prior to admission of the experience requirement that they must meet
to be certified in
- Establish requirements for a two-year nonrenewable conditional initial certificate for school building leaders who are certified in other states and meet all requirements for the initial certificate except the examination requirement. The candidate will be required to meet the examination requirement to be issued the initial certificate and remain certified after the two-year period.
- Establish requirements for an endorsement process to facilitate the recruitment of experienced school district leaders and school district business leaders holding a valid, appropriate credential in another state.
Recommendation
I recommend that the Board of Regents take the following action:
VOTED: That section 7.1 of the Rules of the Board of Regents be amended; that the titles of Subparts 80-2, 80-3, and 80-5 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education be amended; that the titles of sections 52.21(b)(3)(xvii), 80-3.3, 80-3.4, 80-3.7, 80-5.6, and 80-5.13 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education be amended; that sections 52.21(c)(2)(ii)(b), 52.21(c)(3)(ii)(b), 52.21(c)(3)(vi)(c), 52.21(c)(4)(iii), 52.21(c)(4)(vi), 52.21(c)(4)(vii), 52.21(c)(5)(vi)(c), 80-2.1(a), 80-3.1(a), 80-3.2(c), 80-3.2(d)(2), 80-3.2(e), 80-3.3(a)(1), 80-3.3(a)(2), 80-3.4(a), 80-3.6(b), 80-3.6(d)(2), 80-3.6(h)(3)(v), and 80-5.17 of the Regulations of the Commissioner be amended; that sections 52.21(c)(3)(vii), 52.21(c)(5)(vii), 80-2.4(a)(4), 80-3.10, and 80-5.20 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education be added; that section 80-5.15 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education be repealed and a new section 80-5.15 be added; and that section 52.21(c)(4)(viii) of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education be repealed, as submitted, effective July 13, 2006.
Timetable for
Implementation
The effective date of the proposed amendment is July 13, 2006.
However, a transition period for implementing the new certification requirements
is established. The old series requirements will still be applicable to
candidates who apply for provisional certification by September 1, 2006 and
qualify for the certificate by September 1, 2007, except for candidates
who have completed a registered
program leading to that certificate who will have until September 1, 2007 to
apply and qualify for provisional
certification under the old series.
Attachments
AMENDMENT TO THE RULES OF
THE BOARD OF REGENTS AND REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER OF
EDUCATION
Pursuant to
sections 207, 210, 305, 3001, 3003, 3004, 3006, 3007, 3009, and 3604 of the
Education Law.
1. Section 7.1 of the Rules of the Board of
Regents is amended, effective July 13, 2006, as
follows:
7.1 Issuance
and classification.
(a) The
commissioner shall make regulations governing the training and certification of
all persons requiring certification employed in the public schools of the
State. The certificates issued
pursuant to such regulations shall be of the following general
classifications:
(1)
certificates for administrative and supervisory and educational
leadership service;
(2) . .
.
(3) . .
.
(4) . .
.
(5) . .
.
(b) The
commissioner shall issue a regional credential pursuant to the provisions of
section [80.2(s)] 80-5.8 of this
Title.
(c) . .
.
2. The title of subparagraph (xvii) of
paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of section 52.21 of the Regulations of the
Commissioner of Education is amended, effective July 13, 2006, as
follows:
(xvii)
Alternative classroom teacher certification
program.
3. Clause (b) of subparagraph (ii) of
paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of section 52.21 of the Regulations of the
Commissioner of Education is amended, effective July 13, 2006, as
follows:
(b) Programs
shall require candidates to possess a permanent or professional certificate in
the classroom teaching service or pupil personnel service, or to demonstrate the
potential for instructional leadership based on prior experiences that are
evaluated using criteria established by the program and uniformly applied. Programs shall inform applicants in
writing prior to admission that the State Education Department requires for the
initial certificate as a school building leader that the candidate shall have
successfully completed three years of classroom teaching service and/or pupil
personnel service experience in public or non-public schools
N-12.
4. Clause (b) of subparagraph (ii) of
paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of section 52.21 of the Regulations of the
Commissioner of Education is amended, effective July 13, 2006, as
follows:
(b) Programs
shall require candidates to possess a permanent or professional certificate in
the classroom teaching service or pupil personnel service, or to demonstrate the
potential for instructional leadership based on prior experiences that are
evaluated using criteria established by the program and uniformly applied. Programs shall inform applicants in
writing prior to admission that the State Education Department requires for the
professional certificate as a school district leader that the candidate shall
have successfully completed three years of classroom teaching service and/or
educational leadership service and/or pupil personnel service experience in
public or non-public schools N-12.
5. Clause (c) of subparagraph (vi) of
paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of section 52.21 of the Regulations of the
Commissioner of Education is amended, effective July 13, 2006, as
follows:
(c)
Candidates shall have completed successfully the [written and performance
components of the State assessment in school district leadership]
6. Subparagraph (vii) of paragraph (3) of
subdivision (c) of section 52.21 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of
Education is added, effective July 13, 2006, as
follows:
(vii)
Requirements for companion programs in school district leadership not leading to
the professional certificate.
Institutions that offer a registered program in school district
leadership leading to the professional certificate may have registered a
companion program to that program, for students who do not seek certification in
7. Subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (4) of
subdivision (c) of section 52.21 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of
Education is amended, effective July 13, 2006, as
follows:
(iii)
Requirements for recommending candidates for transitional D
certificates.
(a) The
program may recommend that the department issue transitional D certificates to
admitted candidates who meet the following
requirements:
(1) . . .
(2) . . .
(3) State assessment. Candidates shall pass the [written
component of the State assessment in school district leadership]
(b) While
serving as a school district leader under a transitional D certificate,
candidates shall complete all remaining program requirements, including but
not limited to the mentored leadership experience and supervised experience
requirement for the professional certificate as a school district leader, as
prescribed in subparagraph (vi) of this
paragraph.
8. Subparagraph (vi) of paragraph (4) of
subdivision (c) of section 52.21 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of
Education is amended, effective July 13, 2006, as
follows:
(vi)
[Leadership experiences] Mentored and supervised
experience.
(a) Mentored
leadership experience. Programs shall require candidates
to successfully complete one of the following types of mentored
leadership experiences:
[(a)]
(1) . . .
[(b)]
(2) mentored leadership experiences shall:
[(1)]
(i) . . .
[(2)]
(ii) . . .
[(3)]
(iii) . . .
[(c)]
(3) the leadership experiences specified in [clause (b) of this
subparagraph] subclause (2) of this clause shall occur throughout the
program of study. In addition, they
shall culminate in a full-time experience of at least 15 weeks that is
structured to provide leadership responsibilities of increasing breadth and
depth.
[(d)] (4)
alternatively, the leadership experiences specified in [clause (b) of this
subparagraph] subclause (2) of this clause may occur in another
competency-based format different from that prescribed in [clause (c) of this
subparagraph] subclause (3) of this clause provided that the program
demonstrates that such format is substantially equivalent to the format
prescribed in [clause (c) of this subparagraph] subclause (3) of this
clause.
(b) Supervised
experience requirement for the professional certificate. Programs shall require the candidate to
successfully complete the experience requirement for the professional
certificate of three years of educational leadership service and/or classroom
teaching experience and/or pupil personnel service experience in public or
non-public schools N-12, which must include at least one year of service as a
school district leader under the transitional D certificate, as prescribed in
section 80-5.15(b)(3) of this Title.
Such experience shall include but not be limited to mentored experience
as prescribed in clause (a) of this subparagraph and additional experience while
under the transitional D certificate needed to meet the experience requirement
for the professional certificate as a school district leader. The program shall provide the candidate
with support and supervision while the candidate obtains such additional
experience under the transitional D certificate.
9. Subparagraph (vii) of paragraph (4) of
subdivision (c) of section 52.21 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of
Education is amended, effective July 13, 2006, as
follows:
(vii)
Requirements for program completion and recommendation for the professional
certificate as a school district leader.
(a) The
candidate shall meet the following requirements for program completion leading
to the professional certificate as a school district
leader:
[(a)]
(1) . . .
[(b)]
(2) . . .
[(c)]
(3) Candidates shall [have successfully completed the written and
performance components of the State assessment in school district leadership]
hold the transitional D certificate.
(4) Candidates
shall have successfully completed the experience requirement for the
professional certificate as a school district leader, as prescribed in section
80-5.15(b)(3) of this Title.
(b) For the
candidate to be issued a professional certificate as a school district leader,
the program must recommend to the department that the candidate be issued the
professional certificate. In order
to be recommended, the candidate must meet the requirements for program
completion prescribed in clause (a) of this
subparagraph.
10. Subparagraph (viii) of paragraph (4) of
subdivision (c) of section 52.21 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of
Education is repealed, effective July 13,
2006.
11. Clause (c) of subparagraph (vi) of
paragraph (5) of subdivision (c) of section 52.21 of the Regulations of the
Commissioner of Education is amended, effective July 13, 2006, as
follows:
(c)
Candidates shall successfully complete the [written and performance components
of the State assessment for school district business leaders]
12. Subparagraph (vii) of
paragraph (5) of subdivision (c) of section 52.21 of the Regulations of the
Commissioner of Education is added, effective July 13, 2006, as
follows:
(vii)
Requirements for companion programs in school district business leadership not
leading to the professional certificate.
Institutions that offer a registered program in school district business
leadership leading to the professional certificate may have registered a
companion program to that program, for students who do not seek certification in
13. The title of Subpart 80-2 of the
Regulations of the Commissioner of Education is amended, effective July 13,
2006, as follows:
SUBPART
80-2
REQUIREMENTS FOR
[TEACHERS'] CERTIFICATES IN THE CLASSROOM TEACHING SERVICE APPLIED AND
QUALIFIED FOR ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 1, 2004, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND
SUPERVISORY SERVICE APPLIED FOR ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1, 2006, AND THE PUPIL
PERSONNEL SERVICE
14. Subdivision (a) of section 80-2.1 of the
Regulations of the Commissioner of Education is amended, effective July 13,
2006, as follows:
(a) Application of this
Subpart.
(1) Provisional
certificates.
(i) Candidates who apply for provisional
teachers' certificates valid for classroom teaching service on or before
February 1, 2004, and who upon such application qualify for such provisional
certification effective on or before February 1, 2004 shall be subject to the
requirements of this Subpart.
Candidates who do not meet [this condition] these conditions shall
be subject to the requirements of Subpart 80-3 of this Part, unless otherwise
specifically prescribed in this Part.
(ii)
Candidates who apply for the provisional certificate in the title school
administrator and supervisor on or before September 1, 2006, and who qualify for
such provisional certification on or before September 1, 2007 shall be subject
to the requirements of this Subpart.
Candidates who do not meet these conditions shall be subject to the
requirements of Subpart 80-3 of this Part, unless otherwise specifically
prescribed in this Part. The
requirement that the candidate must apply for the provisional certificate in the
title school administrator and supervisor on or before September 1, 2006 shall
not apply to a candidate who has completed a program leading to that certificate
registered pursuant to Part 52 of this Title. In that case, the candidate must apply
for the certificate on or before September 1, 2007 and also qualify for the
certificate on or before September 1, 2007 to be subject to the requirements of
this Subpart.
(2)
Permanent certificates.
(i) Candidates who apply for permanent
teachers' certificates in the classroom teaching service shall be subject to the
requirements of this Subpart, provided that they have been issued a provisional
teacher's certificate in the title for which the permanent certificate is sought
and have met all requirements for the permanent certificate on or before
February 1, 2004 or while under a provisional certificate that was in effect
after that date. Candidates who do
note meet these conditions shall be subject to the requirements of Subpart 80-3
of this Part, unless otherwise specifically prescribed in this
Part.
(ii)
Candidates who apply for permanent certificates in the title school
administrator and supervisor shall be subject to the requirements of this
Subpart, provided that they have been issued a provisional certificate in this
title and either have met all requirements for the permanent certificate on or
before September 1, 2007 or while under a provisional certificate that was in
effect after that date. Candidates
who do not meet these conditions shall be subject to the requirements of Subpart
80-3 of this Part, unless otherwise specifically prescribed in this
Part.
(iii) (a) Candidates who
apply for permanent certificates in the title school district administrator on
or before September 1, 2006, and who qualify for such permanent certification on
or before September 1, 2007 shall be subject to the requirements of this
Subpart, except in cases prescribed in clause (b) of this subparagraph for which
the time period for qualifying for permanent certification is extended. The requirement that the candidate must
apply for the permanent certificate in the title school district administrator
on or before September 1, 2006 shall not apply to a candidate who has completed
a program leading to that certificate registered pursuant to Part 52 of this
Title. In that case, the candidate
must apply for the certificate on or before September 1, 2007 and also qualify
for the certificate on or before September 1, 2007 to be subject to the
requirements of this Subpart.
(b) Candidates who apply
for permanent certificates in the title school district administrator on or
before September 1, 2006, and upon application are certified or otherwise
authorized by law to serve as school business administrators, are serving as
school business administrators, and meet all requirements for the permanent
certificate as a school district administrator except the experience
requirement, shall have until September 1, 2010 to qualify for the permanent
certificate as a school district administrator under the requirements of this
Subpart.
(c) Candidates who do not
meet the conditions of clauses (a) or (b) of this subparagraph shall be subject
to the requirements of Subpart 80-3, unless otherwise specifically prescribed in
this Part.
(iv) Candidates who apply
for permanent certificates in the title school business administrator on or
before September 1, 2006, and who qualify for such permanent certification on or
before September 1, 2007 shall be subject to the requirements of this
Subpart. Candidates who do not meet
these conditions shall be subject to the requirements of Subpart 80-3 of this
Part, unless otherwise specifically prescribed in this Part. The requirement that the candidate must
apply for the permanent certificate in the title school business administrator
on or before September 1, 2006 shall not apply to a candidate who has completed
a program leading to that certificate registered pursuant to Part 52 of this
Title. In that case, the candidate
must apply for the certificate on or before September 1, 2007 and also qualify
for the certificate on or before September 1, 2007 to be subject to the
requirements of this Subpart.
(3) . .
.
(4)
Candidates who apply for a provisional or permanent [teacher's] certificate
valid for pupil personnel service [or administrative and supervisory service]
shall be subject to the requirements of this
Subpart.
15. Paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of
section 80-2.4 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education is added,
effective July 13, 2006, as follows:
(4) The
permanent certificate as a school district administrator shall qualify the
holder to serve as a school district administrator, school administrator and
supervisor, and school business administrator.
16. The title of Subpart 80-3 of the
Regulations of the Commissioner of Education is amended, effective July 13,
2006, as follows:
SUBPART
80-3
REQUIREMENTS FOR
[TEACHERS'] CERTIFICATES IN THE CLASSROOM TEACHING SERVICE APPLIED FOR ON
OR AFTER FEBRUARY 2, 2004 AND IN THE EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP SERVICE APPLIED
FOR ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER 2, 2006
17. Subdivision (a) of section 80-3.1 of the
Regulations of the Commissioner of Education is amended, effective July 13,
2006, as follows:
(a)
Application of this Subpart.
(1)
Candidates who apply on or after February 2, 2004 for [teachers'] certificates
valid for classroom teaching service, and on or after September 2, 2006 for
certificates valid for the educational leadership service, shall be subject
to the requirements of this Subpart, unless otherwise specifically prescribed in
this Part, and except as prescribed in paragraph (2) of this
subdivision.
(2)
(i) Candidates who apply for permanent [teachers'] certificates in the
classroom teaching service shall be subject to the requirements of Subpart 80-2
of this Part, provided that they have been issued a provisional [teacher's]
certificate in the title for which the permanent certificate is sought and
have met all requirements for the permanent certificate on or before February 1,
2004 or while under a valid provisional certificate that was in effect after
that date.
(ii)
Candidates who apply for the permanent certificate in the title school
administrator and supervisor shall be subject to the requirements of Subpart
80-2 of this Part, provided that they have been issued a provisional certificate
in this title and either have met all requirements for the permanent certificate
on or before September 1, 2007 or while under a valid provisional certificate
that was in effect after that date.
(3)
Candidates who apply for [teachers'] certificates valid for pupil personnel
service [or administrative and supervisory service] shall be subject to the
requirements of Subpart 80-2 of this Part.
18. Subdivision (c) of section 80-3.2 of the
Regulations of the Commissioner of Education is amended, effective July 13,
2006, as follows:
(c) The
requirements for extensions or annotations of [teachers'] certificates in the
classroom teaching service set forth in Subpart 80-4 of this Part shall be
applicable.
19. Paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of
section 80-3.2 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education is amended,
effective July 13, 2006, as follows:
(2) The
certificate forms for pupil personnel service [, and administrative and
supervisory service] shall be the forms prescribed in Subpart 80-2 of this
Part.
20. Subdivision (e) of section 80-3.2 of the
Regulations of the Commissioner of Education is amended, effective July 13,
2006, as follows:
(e)
Certificate titles.
(1)
Certificate titles in the classroom teaching service. Candidates for whom the requirements of
this Subpart are applicable, pursuant to the conditions prescribed in section
80-3.1(a) of this Subpart, shall be issued the following certificate titles
in the classroom teaching service:
(i) . .
.
(ii) . .
.
(iii) . .
.
(iv) . .
.
(v) . .
.
(vi) . .
.
(vii) . .
.
(viii) . .
.
(ix) . .
.
(x) . .
.
(xi) . .
.
(xii) . .
.
(xiii) . .
.
(xiv) . .
.
(xv) . .
.
(xvi) . .
.
(xvii) . .
.
(xviii) . .
.
(xix) . . .
(xx) . .
.
(xxi) . .
.
(xxii) . .
.
(xxiii) . .
.
(xxiv) . .
.
(xxv) . .
.
(xxvi) . .
.
(xxvii) . .
.
(xxviii) . .
.
(xxix) . .
.
(xxx) . .
.
(xxxi) . .
.
(xxxii) . .
.
(xxxiii) . .
.
(xxxiv) . .
.
(xxxv) . . .
(xxxvi) . .
.
(xxxvii) . .
.
(xxxviii) . .
.
(xxxix)
…
(xl) . .
.
(xli) . .
.
(xlii) . .
.
(xliii) . .
.
(xliv) . .
.
(xlv) . .
.
(xlvi) . .
.
(xlvii) . .
.
(2) The
certificate titles issued for pupil personnel service [, and administrative and
supervisory service] shall be the titles prescribed in Subpart 80-2 of this
Part.
(3) The
certificate, license or credential titles for supplemental school personnel,
[teaching in nonregistered evening schools] teachers of adult, community and
continuing education, regional credential, and internship certificate shall
be those prescribed in Subpart 80-5 of this
Part.
21. The title of section 80-3.3 of the
Regulations of the Commissioner of Education is amended, effective July 13,
2006, as follows:
80-3.3
Requirements for the initial certificate in the classroom teaching
service.
22. Paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of
section 80-3.3 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education is amended,
effective July 13, 2006, as follows:
(1)
Duration. The initial certificate
in the classroom teaching service shall be valid for five years from its
effective date.
23. Paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of
section 80-3.3 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education is amended,
effective July 13, 2006, as follows:
(2) A
candidate with a baccalaureate or higher degree who holds a certificate issued
by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards in the title which the
department has determined to be equivalent to the title of the initial
certificate in the classroom teaching service sought shall be deemed to
have met the requirements for such initial certificate prescribed in subdivision
(b) or (c) of this section.
24. The title of section 80-3.4 of the
Regulations of the Commissioner of Education is amended, effective July 13,
2006, as follows:
80-3.4
Requirements for the professional certificate in the classroom teaching
service.
25. Subdivision (a) of section 80-3.4 of the
Regulations of the Commissioner of Education is amended, effective July 13,
2006, as follows:
(a) General
requirements.
(1) Validity
of certificate. The professional
certificate in the classroom teaching service shall be continuously
valid, provided that the professional development requirement prescribed in
section 80-3.6 of this Subpart is met by the professional certificate
holder. The professional
certificate holder shall be required to meet such professional development
requirement to maintain the continued validity of the professional
certificate.
(2) The
candidate shall meet the requirements for the initial certificate in the
classroom teaching service for the certificate title sought or the
requirements for the transitional C certificate for career changers and
others holding a graduate degree or professional degree, as prescribed in
section [80-3.5(a)] 80-5.14 of this [Subpart] Part, for the
certificate title sought.
26. Subdivision (b) of section 80-3.6 of the
Regulations of the Commissioner of Education is amended, effective July 13,
2006, as follows:
(b) Mandatory
requirement.
(1)
Requirements.
(i) . .
.
(ii) . .
.
(iii)
Requirements for holders of professional certificates in the educational
leadership service. The holder of a
professional certificate in the educational leadership service shall be required
to complete successfully 175 clock hours of acceptable professional development
during the professional development period.
(iv) An individual holding
more than one professional certificate in the classroom teaching service and/or
educational leadership service shall be required to complete 175 clock hours of
acceptable professional development during the five-year professional
development period. An individual
holding a level III teaching assistant certificate and one or more professional
certificates in the classroom teaching service and/or educational leadership
service shall be required to complete 175 clock hours of professional
development during the five-year professional development period, unless the
individual does not hold a professional certificate during the entire five-year
professional development period, in which case the individual shall be required
to complete 75 clock hours of professional development during the five-year
professional development period.
(2) . .
.
(3) . .
.
(4)
Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subdivision, a holder
of a certificate in the classroom teaching service who achieves
certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards shall
be deemed to have met the professional development requirement, prescribed in
this subdivision, for the five-year professional development period in which
such national board certification is
achieved.
27. Paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of
section 80-3.6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education is amended,
effective July 13, 2006, as follows:
(2) For
individuals not regularly employed by an applicable school in
(i) . . .
(ii) offered
by:
(a) . .
.
(b) the
following entities located in New York State: a school district, a board of
cooperative educational services, a teacher resource and computer training
center, a leadership academy, [or] a special education teacher resource
center, a collective bargaining organization or other organization or
association that represents on a regional or statewide basis the interests of
individuals holding certificates issued under Part 80 of this Title, or a
comparable entity located outside New York State;
or
(c) . .
.
28. Subparagraph (v) of paragraph (3) of
subdivision (h) of section 80-3.6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of
Education is amended, effective July 13, 2006, as
follows:
(v) The
[professional] certificate holder shall [have the burden of proof to
demonstrate] submit evidence documenting that he or she has met the
professional development requirement prescribed in this
section.
29. The title of section 80-3.7 of the
Regulations of the Commissioner of Education is amended, effective July 13,
2006, as follows:
80-3.7
Satisfaction of education requirements for certification in the classroom
teaching service through individual
evaluation.
30. Section 80-3.10 of the Regulations of
the Commissioner of Education is added, effective July 13, 2006, as
follows:
80-3.10
Certificates for the educational leadership service.
(a) School building
leader. (Principal, housemaster,
supervisor, department chairman, assistant principal, coordinator, unit head and
any other person serving more than 25 percent of his or her assignment in any
building level leadership position shall hold this
certificate.)
(1) Initial
certificate.
(i) Validity of
certificate. The initial
certificate shall be valid for five years from its effective
date.
(ii) Requirements for an
initial certificate as a school building leader in the educational leadership
service. The candidate shall meet
the requirements in each of the following
clauses:
(a) Education. The candidate shall meet the education
requirement by meeting the requirements in one of the following
subclauses:
(1) The candidate shall
hold a master's or higher degree from a regionally accredited higher education
institution or an equivalently approved higher education institution as
determined by the department and have successfully completed a program leading
to the initial certificate as a school building leader in the educational
leadership service registered pursuant to section 52.21(c)(2) of this Title, or
its equivalent as determined by the department.
(2) Interstate agreement
on qualifications of educational personnel. The candidate may meet the educational
requirement by successfully completing a program of preparation for a school
building leader or its equivalent at an institution of higher education approved
pursuant to section 3030 of the Education Law, the interstate agreement on
qualifications of educational personnel.
(b) Examination. The candidate shall submit evidence of
having achieved a satisfactory level of performance on the
(c) Experience. The candidate shall have successfully
completed three years of classroom teaching service and/or pupil personnel
service experience in public or non-public schools
N-12.
(2) Professional
certificate.
(i) Validity of
certificate. The professional
certificate for school building leaders shall be continuously valid, provided
that the professional development requirement prescribed in section 80-3.6 of
this Subpart is met by the professional certificate holder. The professional certificate holder
shall be required to meet such professional development requirement to maintain
the continued validity of the professional
certificate.
(ii) Requirements for the
professional certificate as a school building leader in the educational
leadership service. The
candidate shall have successfully completed, in addition to the requirements for
the initial certificate: three years of school experience in an educational
leadership position in public or non-public schools N-12, including at least one
year of such experience as a school building leader. The candidate who completes this
requirement in total or part through providing educational leadership service in
a school district or board of cooperative educational services in New York State
shall be required to participate in a mentored program in the first year of
employment, unless the candidate has successfully completed two years of
educational leadership service prior to such public school service.
(b) School district
leader. (Superintendent of schools,
district superintendent, deputy superintendent, associate superintendent,
assistant superintendent and any other person having responsibilities involving
general district-wide administration, except a person serving as a school
district business leader, shall hold this
certificate.)
(1) Validity of
professional certificate. The
professional certificate as a school district leader shall be continuously
valid, provided that the professional development requirement prescribed in
section 80-3.6 of this Subpart is met by the professional certificate
holder. The professional
certificate holder shall be required to meet such professional development
requirement to maintain the continued validity of the professional
certificate.
(2) Holders of a
professional certificate as a school district leader may not serve as a school
building leader unless they are certified as a school building leader or school
administrator and supervisor under the requirements of Part 80 of this Title and
may not serve as a school district business leader unless they are certified as
a school district business leader or school business administrator under the
requirements of Part 80 of this Title or are otherwise authorized by law to
serve as a school district business leader.
(3) Requirements for a
professional certificate as a school district leader in the educational
leadership service. The candidate
shall meet the requirements of subparagraph (i) of this paragraph or the
alternative requirements of either subparagraphs (ii) or (iii) of this
paragraph.
(i) The candidate shall
meet the requirements in each of the following
clauses:
(a) Education. The candidate shall meet the following
education requirements:
(1) The candidate shall
hold a master's or higher degree from a regionally accredited higher education
institution or an equivalently approved higher education institution as
determined by the department; and
(2)
either:
(i) have successfully
completed a New York State program leading to a professional certificate as a
school district leader in the educational leadership service registered pursuant
to section 52.21(c)(3) of this Title, or its equivalent as determined by the
department. As part of the program
completion requirements, the candidate shall have successfully completed at
least sixty semester hours of graduate study, which may include graduate study
completed prior to admission to the program, and achieved a satisfactory level
of performance on the New York State assessment for school district
leadership. The requirement of achieving a
satisfactory level of performance on the
(ii) have successfully
completed an educational leadership program outside of New York State that is
equivalent to a program leading to a professional certificate as a school
district leader in the educational leadership service registered pursuant to
section 52.21(c) (3) of this Title, including a requirement to pass an
assessment equivalent to the New York State assessment for school district
leadership, or alternatively the candidate shall satisfy this component of the
educational leadership program by passing the New York State assessment for
school district leadership.
The requirement of achieving a satisfactory level of performance on an
assessment equivalent to the New York State assessment for school district
leadership or alternatively passing such New York State assessment shall be
waived if the candidate completes the program prior to the availability of such
New York State assessment. The
department shall determine the date on which such assessment is available. The candidate shall have successfully
completed at least 60 semester hours of graduate study, which may include
graduate study completed outside of the educational leadership
program.
(b) Experience. The candidate shall have successfully
completed three years of classroom teaching service and/or educational
leadership service and/or pupil personnel service experience in public or
non-public schools N-12.
(ii) Alternative route
one, the alternative school district leader certification program. A candidate may qualify for a
professional certificate as a school district leader through meeting the
requirements in the alternative school district leader certification program for
exceptionally qualified persons, as prescribed in section 80-5.15 of this
Part.
(iii) Alternative route
two, the certification of exceptionally qualified persons through screening
panel review. The Commissioner of
Education, at the request of a board of education or board of cooperative
educational services, may provide for the issuance of a professional certificate
as a school district leader (superintendent of schools) to exceptionally
qualified persons who do not meet all of the graduate course or school teaching
requirements in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, but whose exceptional
training and experience are the substantial equivalent of such requirements and
qualify such persons for duties of a superintendent of schools. Prior to the appointment of any such
individual, the board must obtain the approval of the commissioner. In its formal request to the department
the board must submit its resolution noting approval of the request, the job
description, its rationale for requesting such certification of the individual,
a statement identifying the exceptional qualifications of the candidate, the
individual's completed application for certification, vitae and official
transcripts of collegiate study.
The certificate, if issued, will be valid only for service in the
district making the request. The
commissioner will refer the materials submitted by the board to a screening
panel consisting of representatives of the department and appropriate
educational organizations for review and
advice.
(c) School district
business leader. (Deputy superintendent of schools for business, associate
superintendent of schools for business, assistant superintendent of schools for
business and any other person having professional responsibility for the
business operation of the school district shall hold this
certificate.)
(1) Validity of
certificate. The professional
certificate as a school district business leader shall be continuously valid,
provided that the professional development requirement prescribed in section
80-3.6 of this Subpart is met by the professional certificate holder. The professional certificate holder
shall be required to meet such professional development requirement to maintain
the continued validity of the professional
certificate.
(2) Holders of a
professional certificates as school district business leader may not serve as a
school building leader unless they are certified as a school building leader or
school administrator and supervisor under the requirements of Part 80 of this
Title and may not serve as a school district leader unless they are certified as
a school district leader or school district administrator under the requirements
of Part 80 of this Title.
(3) Requirements for a
professional certificate as a school district business leader in the educational
leadership service. The candidate
shall meet the following requirements:
(i) The candidate shall
hold a master's or higher degree from a regionally accredited higher education
institution or an equivalently approved higher education institution as
determined by the department; and
(ii)
either:
(a) have successfully
completed a New York State program leading to a professional certificate as a
school district business leader in the educational leadership service registered
pursuant to section 52.21(c)(5) of this Title, or its equivalent as determined
by the department. As part of the
program completion requirements, the candidate shall have successfully completed
at least sixty semester hours of graduate study, which may include graduate
study completed prior to admission to the program, and achieved a satisfactory
level of performance on the New York State assessment for school district
business leadership. The
requirement of achieving a satisfactory level of performance on the
(b) have successfully
completed an educational leadership program outside of New York State that is
equivalent with a program leading to a professional certificate as a school
district business leader in the educational leadership service registered
pursuant to section 52.21(c)(5) of this Title, including a requirement to pass an
assessment equivalent to the New York State assessment for school district
business leadership, or alternatively the candidate shall satisfy this component
of the educational leadership program by passing the New York State assessment
for school district business leadership.
The requirement of achieving
a satisfactory level of performance on an assessment equivalent to the New York
State assessment for school district business leadership or alternatively
passing such New York State assessment shall be waived if the candidate
completes the program prior to the availability of such New York State
assessment. The department shall
determine the date on which such assessment is available. The candidate shall have successfully
completed at least 60 semester hours of graduate study, which may include
graduate study completed outside of the educational leadership program.
31. The title of Subpart 80-5 of the
Regulations of the Commissioner of Education is amended, effective July 13,
2006, as follows:
SUBPART
80-5
REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO
CLASSROOM TEACHING AND EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP PRACTICE AND
SPECIALIZED CREDENTIALS
32. The title of section 80-5.6 of the
Regulations of the Commissioner of Education is amended, effective July 13,
2006, as follows:
80-5.6
[Supplementary] Supplemental school
personnel.
33. The title of section 80-5.13 of the
Regulations of the Commissioner of Education is amended, effective July 13,
2006, as follows:
80-5.13
Alternative [teacher certification] requirements for classroom teaching
certificates.
34. Section 80-5.15 of the Regulations of
the Commissioner of Education is repealed and a new section 80-5.15 is added,
effective July 13, 2006, as follows:
80-5.15 Alternative
requirements for school district leader
certificates.
(a) Requirements for the
transitional D certificate for service as a school district leader, applicable
to a candidate enrolled in an alternative school district leader certification
program pursuant to section 52.21(c)(4) of this
Title.
(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
(b) Requirements for the
professional certificate as a school district leader, applicable for a candidate
holding a transitional D certificate and matriculated in an alternative school
district leader certification program pursuant to section 52.21(c)(4) of this
Title. To qualify for the
professional certificate, the candidate shall meet the requirements in each of
the following paragraphs:
(1) The candidate shall
hold the transitional D certificate.
(2) 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 having successfully completed an
alternative school district leadership program leading to the professional
certificate, registered by the department pursuant to section 52.21(c)(4) of
this Title. Such registered
alternative school district leadership program shall include a mentored
experience, in accordance with the requirements of section 52.21(c)(4) of this
Title. Upon program completion, the
candidate shall have successfully completed at least 60 semester hours of
graduate study that may include graduate study completed prior to admission to
the registered alternative school district leadership program and graduate study
completed in such program.
(3) Experience. The candidate shall have successfully
completed three years of educational leadership service and/or classroom
teaching service and/or pupil personnel service experience in public or
non-public schools N-12, which must include at least one year of service in a
position that requires certification as a school district leader under the
transitional D certificate.
35. Section 80-5.17 of the Regulations of
the Commissioner of Education is amended, effective July 13, 2006, as
follows:
80-5.17 Conditional
initial certificate [in the classroom teaching
service].
(a) Conditional initial
certificate in the classroom teaching service. For initial certification in a
certificate title in the classroom teaching service for which this Part requires
completion of an examination requirement, the commissioner may issue to a
candidate who has not met such examination requirement a two-year nonrenewable
conditional initial certificate, notwithstanding that the examination
requirement has not been met, and deem that all other requirements for the
initial teacher's certificate in the certificate title in the classroom teaching
service have been met, provided that the candidate holds a valid regular
teacher's certificate in the same
or an equivalent title by a state which has contracted with the State of
New York pursuant to section 3030 of the Education Law, the interstate agreement
on qualifications of educational personnel, and provided further that such
regular teacher's certificate issued by the other state evidences knowledge,
skills and abilities comparable to those required for certification in New York
State.
(b) Conditional initial
certificate in the title school building leader. The commissioner may issue a two-year
nonrenewable conditional initial certificate in the title school building leader
to a candidate who applies for the certificate after September 1, 2006 and meets
the following requirements:
(1) the candidate has
completed successfully the education requirement prescribed in section 80-3.10
(a)(1) of this Part and all other requirements for the initial certificate in
the title school building leader, except the examination requirement;
and
(2) the candidate holds a
valid regular certificate in an equivalent title to the title school building
leader issued by a state which has contracted with the State of New York
pursuant to section 3030 of the Education Law, the interstate agreement on
qualifications of educational personnel, provided further that such certificate
issued by the other state evidence knowledge, skills and abilities comparable to
those required for certification in New York
State.
[(b)] (c) To meet
the requirements for a full initial certificate in [such] the certificate title
of the conditional initial certificate, the candidate shall be required
to submit to the commissioner, at least 60 days prior to the expiration of the
conditional initial certificate, satisfactory evidence of meeting the
examination requirement for the initial certificate title sought, as prescribed
in this Part. If the candidate
meets such examination requirement and all other requirements for the initial
certificate title sought, the commissioner shall issue [an] the
initial certificate.
36. Section 80-5.20 of the Regulations of
the Commissioner of Education is added, effective July 13, 2006, as
follows:
80-5.20 Endorsement of
certificates for service as a school district leader and school district
business leader.
(a) School district
leader.
(1) The commissioner may
endorse the certificate of another state or territory of the
(i) The candidate shall
hold a valid certificate of another state or territory of the
(ii) The candidate shall meet the general
requirements for certificates prescribed in Subpart 80-1 of this Part, including
but not limited to the requirements of section 80-1.3 relating to citizenship,
section 80-1.4 relating to study in child abuse identification and reporting,
and school violence prevention and intervention; and section 80-1.11 relating to
a criminal history record check.
(iii) The candidate shall hold a master's or
higher degree from a regionally accredited higher education institution or an
equivalently approved higher education institution as determined by the
department, or have equivalent educational preparation as determined by the
commissioner.
(iv) The candidate shall
have had at least three years of satisfactory experience in a public school
(grades N-12) in another state or territory of the United States or the District
of Columbia in a position that would have required the professional certificate
as a school district leader for employment in New York State and while under a
certificate issued by such other state authorizing such service, which
experience must have been completed within ten years immediately preceding the
application for endorsement of the out-of-state certificate; or the candidate
shall have equivalent experience as determined by the
commissioner.
(2) Such candidate who meets the
endorsement requirements in paragraph (1) of this subdivision shall be issued a
professional certificate as a school district leader. The professional certificate as a school
district leader shall be continuously valid, provided that the professional
development requirement prescribed in section 80-3.6 of this Subpart is met by
the professional certificate holder.
The professional certificate holder shall be required to meet such
professional development requirement to maintain the continued validity of the
professional certificate.
(b) School district
business leader.
(1) The commissioner may
endorse the certificate of another state or territory of the
(i) The candidate shall
hold a valid certificate of another state or territory of the United States or
the District of Columbia that is equivalent to the professional certificate as a
school district business leader;
(ii) The candidate shall meet the general
requirements for certificates prescribed in Subpart 80-1 of this Part, including
but not limited to the requirements of section 80-1.3 relating to citizenship,
section 80-1.4 relating to study in child abuse identification and reporting,
and school violence prevention and intervention; and section 80-1.11 relating to
a criminal history record check.
(ii) The candidate shall hold a master's or
higher degree from a regionally accredited higher education institution or an
equivalently approved higher education institution as determined by the
department, or have equivalent educational preparation as determined by the
commissioner.
(iii) The candidate shall
have had at least three years of satisfactory experience in a public school
(grades N-12) in another state or territory of the United States or the District
of Columbia in a position that would have required the professional certificate
as a school district business leader for employment in New York State and while
under a certificate issued by such other state authorizing such service, which
experience must have been completed within ten years immediately preceding the
application for endorsement of the out-of-state certificate; or the candidate
shall have equivalent experience as determined by the
commissioner.
(2) Such candidate who meets the
endorsement requirements in paragraph (1) of this subdivision shall be issued a
professional certificate as a school district business leader. The professional certificate as a school
district business leader shall be continuously valid, provided that the
professional development requirement prescribed in section 80-3.6 of this
Subpart is met by the professional certificate holder. The professional certificate holder
shall be required to meet such professional development requirement to maintain
the continued validity of the professional certificate.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
SECTION 7.1 OF THE RULES OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS AND SECTION 52.21(c) AND
SUBPARTS 80-2, 80-3, and 80-5 OF THE REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER OF
EDUCATION PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 207, 210, 305, 3001, 3003, 3004, 3006, 3007,
3009, and 3604 OF THE EDUCATION LAW RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
CERTIFICATION IN THE EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
SERVICE
ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC
COMMENT
The proposed rule was
published in the State Register on April 19, 2006. Below is a summary of written comments
received by the State Education Department concerning the proposed rule and the
Department's assessment of issues raised by the comments.
COMMENT: In general, it appears that the proposed
revisions are sound. School
leadership will benefit from strengthening the certification requirements. School boards rely on superintendents,
building principals, and business officials to effectively manage schools under
the guidance of policies established by the board. Raising certification standards will
benefit school boards that are making key hiring decisions, enhance the
possibilities for successful administrators to achieve recognition and
advancement, and improve school performance.
RESPONSE: No response to
this positive comment is necessary.
COMMENT: There is one
element that we would strongly encourage for inclusion in the certification and
on-going professional development regimen: training regarding the proper roles,
responsibilities and relationships pertaining to the board of education and a
well-functioning management team.
School boards and these key administrators need to support one another as
a team, and school leaders need to develop skills for working with school
boards.
RESPONSE: The content requirements for the college
preparation programs leading to certification as a school district leader
already require the candidate to develop knowledge and skill necessary "to
interact and communicate effectively with school board members in developing and
implementing district policies, managing change, and managing district affairs .
. . ." The Department plans to
amend section 100.2(dd) of Commissioner's regulations relating to professional
development plans that must be adopted by school district and boards of
cooperative educational services (BOCES).
At that time, the Department will consider specifying the suggested
subject as an appropriate subject for coursework that the school district or
BOCES may approve for school leaders through its professional development plan.
COMMENT: We support the establishment of
professional development requirements for school leaders. However, the proposed regulation
requires professional development to be approved by an employing school district
or BOCES pursuant to a professional development plan, as prescribed in section
100.2(dd) of Commissioner's Regulations.
That plan is developed through a committee, which is comprised of a
majority of teachers, pursuant to section 100.2(dd). Section 100.2(dd) should be amended to
provided for a separate committee controlled by school leaders to develop
professional development for school leaders.
RESPONSE: The proposed rule making did not make
any changes to requirements set forth in section 100.2(dd) of the Commissioner's
Regulations for the development of professional development plans by school
districts and BOCES. The Department
plans to review these requirements in the near future and to establish separate
procedural requirements for the development of professional development plans
for school leaders.
COMMENT: We continue to question the value of
requiring school leaders to pass an examination for certification. Strong training, accompanied by practical
experience ensures winning school leaders.
Mentoring and intense professional development breeds success. An
examination is little more than a barrier to entering the profession, offering
little to ensure the quality of the candidate for
certification.
RESPONSE: The proposed
certification examinations are being designed to measure the knowledge and
skills needed by the candidate to function as school leaders. They are based upon job analyses and
knowledge and skills gained in college preparatory programs leading to
certification in the educational leadership service. The examinations are testing for
knowledge and skills that were to be learned and developed in the school
leadership educational programs.
These examinations will also serve as a measure of the effectiveness of
the educational programs. This is
similar to the classroom teaching examinations that are used as one factor in
evaluating the teacher education programs.
The Department is still
developing the examinations, and the proposed regulation provides that the
candidate must pass an examination, provided that the examination is
available. The examinations will
not be made available until the Department has completed needed consultations
and made any appropriate adjustments in the content or format of the
examinations. The goal of the
consultations will be to ensure the examinations are appropriate to produce
qualified school leaders to fill those positions in
COMMENT: Well prepared school leaders are
essential to raising student achievement.
Those trained in quality higher education programs linked directly to
schools and children and who continue professional development throughout their
careers are most ready to tackle the myriad of challenges facing our diverse
education system. The proposed
regulation in large measure achieves these
goals.
RESPONSE: No response to this positive comment is
necessary.
COMMENT: We support the
provision that allows the endorsement of the certificates of experienced school
district leaders and school district business leaders in other
states.
RESPONSE: The proposed amendment permits the
endorsement of certificates of another state or territory of the
COMMENT: We support the
regulation permitting professional associations representing school leaders to
provide professional development to school
leaders.
RESPONSE: The regulation
establishes requirements for professional development for holders of the
professional certificate in the educational leadership service. It permits such certificate holders who
are not regularly employed by a school district or BOCES to obtain the
professional development from a variety of sources, including professional
associations representing administrators, teachers, and pupil personnel
professionals.