49-5-5301 - Career ladder certificates for principals.
49-5-5301. Career ladder certificates for principals.
(a) The state board of education shall issue three (3) levels of principal certificates: career level I, career level II and career level III.
(b) (1) Principals employed on July 1, 1984, shall be eligible to apply for career level certificates based on experience set out in § 49-5-5005.
(2) Principals employed between July 1, 1984 and June 13, 1997, shall be eligible to apply for career level certificates based on the following:
(A) Career level I Employment for at least one (1) year as a principal and completion of requirements defined by the state board of education;
(B) Career level II Employment for at least three (3) years as a principal, assistant principal or supervisor, of which at least one (1) year must be as a principal; or
(C) Career level III Employment for at least five (5) years as a principal, assistant principal or supervisor of which at least one (1) year must be as a principal.
(c) Applicants shall meet the competencies prescribed by the state board of education for the position for which they are seeking certification.
(d) Principals shall be entitled to undergo evaluation during the year in which they gain eligibility for career level I, II or III status based on experience as indicated in § 49-5-5005 or as indicated in subsection (b).
[Acts 1984 (1st E.S.), ch. 7, § 40; 1985, ch. 465, §§ 14, 15; 1986, ch. 933, §§ 3, 4, 28; 1987, ch. 308, § 55; 1993, ch. 32, § 22; 1997, ch. 424, § 2.]