N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:9B-8.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 9, May 6, 2024

Section 6A:9B-8.4 - Requirements for the provisional certificate

(a) Except as indicated at N.J.A.C. 6A:9B-8.8, 10, and 11, a school district shall submit to the Office documentation that demonstrates the candidate has met the following requirements to be eligible for a provisional certificate:

1. Hold a CE or CEAS in the endorsement area required for the teaching assignment;

2. Obtain and accept an offer of employment in a position that requires an instructional certificate;

3. Be registered in the district mentoring program upon employment and in accordance with N.J.A.C. 6A:9C-4; and

4. For a candidate with a CE, be enrolled in a CE educator preparation program. The program shall ensure the candidate receives a minimum amount of pre-professional experience, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:9A-5.3.

i. If employed as a teacher of students with disabilities, the CE educator preparation program at an accredited college or university in which the candidate is enrolled shall provide courses on educating students with disabilities. If the educator preparation program is not at an accredited college or university, the program shall ensure the candidate is enrolled in and attending courses on educating students with disabilities through an alternate program immediately upon starting and throughout the program.

ii. If employed as a bilingual/bicultural teacher, the CE educator preparation program in which the candidate is enrolled shall ensure the candidate is enrolled in and attending bilingual/bicultural courses immediately upon starting and throughout the program.

(b) The effective date of provisional certificate issuance shall be the date on which the CE or CEAS holder begins employment with the district board of education in a certified position in accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:26-2 and 18A:27-4a. The employing school district shall register the teacher within 60 days of the date the CE or CEAS holder begins employment.

(c) A provisional certificate shall last a maximum of two school years and shall expire on July 31 of the second year regardless of issuance date.

(d) A provisional teacher holding a provisional certificate in, and working under, one endorsement may seek employment and be employed in more than one school district during the provisional time period prior to earning the standard certificate.

(e) A new provisional certificate must be issued each time a teacher with a CE or CEAS is employed by a school district that is different from the school district that submitted the initial provisional certificate documentation. The two-, four-, and six-year time restraints, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:9B-8.5, shall still apply.

(f) A candidate holding a temporary instructional certificate issued pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:9B-8.10 who meets all the requirements at (a) above, except (a)1 above, shall be eligible for a temporary provisional certificate in an appropriate instructional endorsement area. The temporary provisional certificate shall expire concurrent with the expiration of the temporary instructional certificate. The temporary provisional certificate in the specific endorsement area shall not be renewed. The time a candidate is employed under the temporary provisional certificate shall count toward a candidate's total allowable provisional period, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:9B-8.5(c).

1. A candidate holding a temporary instructional certificate who has already completed an educator preparation program shall be issued a temporary provisional certificate without being required to enroll in another educator preparation program.

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:9B-8.4

The following annotations apply to N.J.A.C. 6A:9B-8.4prior to its repeal by R.2015 d.196:
Amended by R.2004 d.306, effective 8/2/2004.
See: 36 N.J.R. 1636(a), 36 N.J.R. 3526(a).
Rewrote (a); in (d), added (1) in 1i, substituted "The mentor teacher applicant" for "The teacher" at the beginning of ii through ix.
Amended by R.2006 d.170, effective 5/15/2006.
See: 37 N.J.R. 4612(a), 38 N.J.R. 2126(a).
Rewrote (a); substituted "rigorous mentoring shall be" for "rigorous one-year mentoring is" in (b)1; added (c)1ix and made related stylistic changes; recodified (c)3 as (c)4, added (c)3; deleted "or retired teacher or administrator" in (d)1i; and deleted (d)1i(1).
Amended by R.2008 d.7, effective 1/7/2008.
See: 39 N.J.R. 3441(a), 40 N.J.R. 113(b).
In the introductory paragraph of (a), inserted the second sentence; added new (b)2; recodified former (b)2 through (b)4 as (b)3 through (b)5; in (b)3, inserted "over the course of 30 weeks or proportionally longer if the novice teacher holds a part-time teaching assignment"; in (c)2, inserted "initial"; rewrote (c)4; and added (c)5.
Amended by R.2013 d.091, effective 7/1/2013.
See: 45 N.J.R. 152(a), 45 N.J.R. 1605(a).
Rewrote the section.
Amended by R.2014 d.073, effective 5/5/2014.
See: 45 N.J.R. 2524(a), 46 N.J.R. 761(a).
Section was "Requirements for local mentor plan". Rewrote the section.
The following annotations apply to N.J.A.C. 6A:9B-8.4subsequent to its recodification from N.J.A.C. 6A:9B-8.2 by R.2015 d.196:
Amended by R.2008 d.7, effective 1/7/2008.
See: 39 N.J.R. 3441(a), 40 N.J.R. 113(b).
In (a)1, deleted "and" from the end; in (a)2, substituted "; and" for the period at the end; and added (a)3 and (b).
Amended by R.2014 d.073, effective 5/5/2014.
See: 45 N.J.R. 2524(a), 46 N.J.R. 761(a).
In (a)3, substituted "the provisional teacher" for "a State-approved district training".
Recodified from N.J.A.C. 6A:9B-8.2 and amended by R.2015 d.196, effective 12/7/2015.
See: 47 N.J.R. 1730(a), 47 N.J.R. 2989(a).
Rewrote the section. Former N.J.A.C. 6A:9B-8.4, Requirements for district mentoring program, repealed.
Modified by Executive Order No. 103(2020), effective 6/30/2020.
See: 52 N.J.R. 1480(a). Terminated effective 8/31/2021. See 53 N.J.R. 1655(a).

Amended by 55 N.J.R. 853(a), effective 5/1/2023