14 Del. Admin. Code § 1506-6.0

Current through Reigster Vol. 28, No. 6, December 1, 2024

Section 1506-6.0 - Emergency Certificates for Administrators

6.1 The Department may issue an Emergency Certificate to an applicant who meets the requirements in Section 3.0 and subsections 6.1.1 through 6.1.4.

6.1.1 The applicant seeks, but does not meet the requirements for, one of the following Standard Certificates:

6.1.1.1 School Principal and Assistant School Principal Standard Certificate (14 DE Admin. Code 1591);

6.1.1.2 Certified Central Office Personnel Standard Certificate (14 DE Admin. Code 1592);

6.1.1.3 Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent (14 DE Admin. Code 1593); or

6.1.1.4 Special Education Director (14 DE Admin. Code 1594).

6.1.2 The applicant shall have completed a minimum of 5 years of experience as an educator with satisfactory annual summative evaluations or the equivalent thereof on a state-approved educator evaluation system under a state credential in any PK-12 public school setting or an equivalent setting as approved by the Department.

6.1.3 The applicant shall be enrolled and participating in the second half of a program that leads to the Standard Certificate sought and shall have completed at least 50% of the program's requirements.

6.1.4 The applicant shall establish that the applicant has training and experience relevant to the Standard Certificate sought.

6.2 The Department may extend an Emergency Certificate that was issued to an educator pursuant to subsection 6.1 up to two times if the educator meets the requirements in subsections 6.2.1 through 6.2.5.

6.2.1 The educator shall hold a valid and current Delaware Initial, Continuing, or Advanced License.

6.2.2 The educator has not met the requirements for issuance of the Standard Certificate sought but the educator demonstrates that the educator shall be making progress toward meeting the requirements for the Standard Certificate to be issued.

6.2.3 The educator shall be employed as the educator of record for the Standard Certificate sought in a PK-12 position in a Delaware traditional, vocational-technical, or charter school.

6.2.4 The educator's Employing Authority recommends the extension.

6.2.5 The educator's Employing Authority will continue to support and assist the educator in completing the requirements for the Standard Certificate sought.

6.3 Application Requirements

6.3.1 If the applicant is applying for the issuance or renewal of an educator's license, the applicant must disclose the applicant's criminal conviction history upon application. Failure to disclose a criminal conviction history is grounds for denial of the license application as specified in 14 Del.C. § 1219 and could delay the processing or result in the denial of the application for an Emergency Certificate.

6.3.2 For applicants who seek issuance of an Emergency Certificate under subsection 6.1, the following documentation is required with the application:

6.3.2.1 Documentation that the applicant meets the requirements for issuance of a Delaware Initial License or holds a valid and current Delaware Initial, Continuing, or Advanced License;

6.3.2.2 Documentation that the applicant is employed as the educator of record for the Standard Certificate sought in a PK-12 position in a Delaware traditional, vocational-technical, or charter school;

6.3.2.3 Documentation that the applicant's Employing Authority will support and assist the applicant in completing the requirements for the Standard Certificate sought;

6.3.2.4 The Department-approved form verifying the applicant's completion of the experience requirement as provided in subsection 6.2;

6.3.2.5 Documentation that the applicant is enrolled and participating in a program that leads to the Standard Certificate sought; and

6.3.2.6 Documentation that the applicant has training and experience relevant to the Standard Certificate sought.

6.3.3 For applicants who seek extension of an Emergency Certificate under subsection 6.2, the following documentation is required with the application:

6.3.3.1 Documentation that the educator holds a valid and current Delaware Initial, Continuing, or Advanced License;

6.3.3.2 Documentation that the educator is making progress toward meeting the requirements for the Standard Certificate to be issued;

6.3.3.3 Documentation that the educator is employed as the educator of record for the Standard Certificate sought in a PK-12 position in a Delaware traditional, vocational-technical, or charter school; and

6.3.3.4 A request from the educator's Employing Authority, documenting that the Employing Authority recommends the extension and that it will continue to support and assist the educator in completing the requirements for the Standard Certificate sought.

6.4 In order to retain the Emergency Certificate, the educator shall meet the requirements in subsections 6.4.1 through 6.4.3. If the educator fails to meet any of the requirements related to retaining the Emergency Certificate, the educator and the educator's Employing Authority shall immediately notify the Department in writing. The requirements set forth in this subsection apply to all educators regardless of the date the Emergency Certificate was issued.

6.4.1 The educator shall hold an Initial, Continuing, or Advanced License.

6.4.2 The educator shall continue to be employed as the educator of record for the Standard Certificate sought in a PK-12 position in a Delaware traditional, vocational-technical, or charter school.

6.4.3 If the educator seeks a Standard Certificate that requires the educator to hold a professional State license or registration, the educator shall hold an active, unencumbered license, registration, or privilege to practice through a compact state license in the profession that is issued or recognized by the applicable State agency.

14 Del. Admin. Code § 1506-6.0

26 DE Reg. 1065 (6/1/2023) (final)