Rule 505-2-.203 - School Nutrition Director(1)Initial Certificate Requirements(a) Clear Renewable Certificate (See Rule 505-2-.03): 1. An applicant is eligible for a Clear Renewable certificate in the field of School Nutrition Director based on completion of one of the following options and Special Georgia Requirements: (i) Completion of a state-approved certification preparation program in School Nutrition Director at the master's degree level or higher;(ii) Completion of a master's degree program or higher from a GaPSC-accepted accredited institution in a related field (i.e. dietetics, nutrition, foods, food service management, hotel/restaurant management, culinary, food science, family and consumer science, education, public health, health, biological sciences, chemistry, and business) and, if no program is available, a GaPSC evaluation of prescribed School Nutrition Director certification coursework to include the courses below: (I) Six (6) semester hours of course work in food and/or nutrition taken above the sophomore level;(II) Nine (9) semester hours in the areas of psychology or sociology of the school-age child or adult, personnel management and methods of principles of education, with no more than six (6) hours in any one area. Evidence of having met membership requirements of the American Dietetic Association will substitute for these nine (9) semester hours; and(III) Fifteen (15) semester hours of acceptable graduate work including nine (9) semester hours in food service administration/management or other approved management substitutes, and six (6) semester hours in food, nutrition, or nutrition education.2. An applicant must meet the Special Georgia Requirements (See Rule 505-2.20) applicable to the field of School Nutrition Director: (i) Recency of Study; and(ii) Standards of Conduct.(b) Non-Renewable Professional Certificate (See Rule 505-2-.06): 1. Non-Renewable Professional certificates in the field of School Nutrition Director are issued at the request of a school system based on employment and following General Procedures for Certification Application: (i) The applicant has met all requirements of a state-approved certification preparation program at the master's degree level or higher in School Nutrition Director and is missing Special Georgia Requirements;(ii) The applicant holds an expired Georgia Clear Renewable School Nutrition Director certificate or a professional out-of-state certificate in School Nutrition Director (valid or expired) at the master's degree level or higher, to meet Special Georgia Requirements outlined in (1)(a) and/or Standard Renewal Requirements;(iii)The applicant holds any bachelor's degree (level 4) or higher Clear Renewable teaching certificate and verifies acceptance into a state-approved certification preparation program in School Nutrition Director at the master's degree level or higher; or(iv) The applicant holds a Clear Renewable teaching certificate at the bachelor's degree level or higher and verifies acceptance into a master's degree program in a related field (i.e. dietetics, nutrition, foods, food service management, hotel/restaurant management, culinary, food science, family and consumer science, education, public health, health, biological sciences, chemistry, and business) and obtains a GaPSC prescribed program evaluation.2. Educators holding a Non-Renewable Professional certificate must meet all requirements outlined by the GaPSC and convert to a Clear Renewable certificate prior to the end validity of the Non-Renewable Professional certificate.(c) Non-Renewable Non-Professional Certificate Requirements (See Rule 505-2-.30): 1. If the applicant does not hold any educator certificate, a Non-Renewable Non-Professional certificate in this field may be issued at the request of a school system based on employment and submission of the Application for Certification and the following: (i) Official transcripts reflecting a bachelor's degree or higher from a GaPSC-accepted accredited institution;(ii) Documentation verifying satisfactory completion of the Basic Skills Requirement;(iii)Verification of acceptance into a state-approved School Nutrition Director certification preparation program or, if no program is available, a GaPSC evaluation of prescribed School Nutrition Director certification coursework;(iv) Official transcripts reflecting completion of or enrollment in a master's degree program with an academic major in institutional foods or institutional management; or(v) Official transcripts reflecting completion of or enrollment in a master's degree program in a related-field (i.e. dietetics, nutrition, foods, food service management, hotel/restaurant management, culinary, food science, family and consumer science, education, public health, health or biological sciences, chemistry, and business). (2)The GaPSC does not issue the following certificates for this field:(a) International Exchange certificate (See Rule 505-2-.08);(b) Permit (See Rule 505-2-.10);(c) ADAC (See Rule 505-2-.04);(d) Core Academic (See Rule 505-2-.27);(e) Clinical Practice (See Rule 505-2-.28);(f) One-Year Supervised Practicum (See Rule 505-2-.29); and(g) Adjunct License (See Rule 505-2-.40)(3)To Add the Field (See Rule505-2-.25).(a) To add School Nutrition Director to an existing Clear Renewable certificate in any field, an applicant must complete the requirements outlined in (1)(a) for an initial School Nutrition Director certificate to include all applicable Special Georgia Requirements.(4)Renewal Requirements (See Rule505-2-.24).(a) To renew a Clear Renewable School Nutrition Director certificate, an applicant must complete Standard Renewal Requirements.(5)In-Field Statement (See Rule505-2-.26).(a) Educators certified as School Nutrition Director are in-field to serve as a School Nutrition Director in grades P-12.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 505-2-.203
O.C.G.A. Sec. 20-2-200.
Original Rule entitled "School Nutrition Director" adopted. F. Oct. 22, 2004; eff. Nov. 15, 2004, as specified by the Agency.Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. June 12, 2009; eff. July 15, 2009, as specified by the Agency.Repealed: New rule with same title adopted. F. Sep. 24, 2012; eff. Oct. 14, 2012.