La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CXV-505

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section CXV-505 - Certification of Personnel

A. To be eligible legally for teaching, administrative, supervisory, or other professional services in the public schools of Louisiana, personnel shall hold a valid Louisiana certificate appropriate to the services rendered or shall receive annual approval in accordance with provisions allowed by BESE.

NOTE: Refer to Bulletin 746-Louisiana Standards for State Certification of School Personnel.

B. In the event that an LEA in Louisiana, through its locally authorized governing board, chooses to select a superintendent who does not meet the eligibility requirements necessary to obtain certification as a superintendent, such LEA may appoint the candidate, provided that:

1. the district appoints a chief academic officer whose primary and substantial job description shall govern the academics of the district including curriculum and instruction;

2. the chief academic officer possesses a valid state-issued teaching certificate;

3. the chief academic officer also meets all criteria required of a superintendent set forth in existing BESE policy; and

4. the chief academic officer is appointed no later than 120 days after the appointment of the superintendent candidate.

C. Teachers in core academic subject areas (English, reading/language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, arts, and social studies) must meet the highly qualified requirements in order to teach in any core academic subject.

1. For the non-core academic subject areas, full-time secondary certified teachers in schools including grades 6-12 (or any combination thereof) may be allowed to teach a maximum of two periods in one subject out of their field of certification if they have earned 12 hours in that subject. Secondary certified teachers shall not teach below the sixth grade level.

D. Each LEA shall ensure that supervision is provided for school psychologists, school social workers, speech therapists, and any other personnel not certified or licensed to practice their respective discipline without supervision and who are provisionally employed contingent upon such specific documented supervision in accordance with policy in Bulletin 746.

E. Any employee of any LEA whose duty is to transport students in any city or parish activity in a school bus shall meet LDE requirements.

NOTE: Refer to Bulletin 1191-Louisiana School Transportation Specifications and Procedures.

F. Each LEA shall establish standards for certification of special education paraprofessionals and shall issue permits based on these standards.

G. Teachers certified at the secondary level shall be allowed to teach at the sixth grade level in their respective areas of certification.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CXV-505

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 31:1265 (June 2005), amended LR 33:2353 (November 2007), LR 38:1224 (May 2012), LR 39:2201 (August 2013).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:7, R.S. 17:7.1, R.S. 17:24.10, R.S. 17:81, R.S. 17:491, 17:497.2, and R.S. 17:1974.