Section 071-115-I-9 - Local Credentialing Committee (LCC)1.Roles and ResponsibilitiesA. The purpose of the LCC is to determine whether the requirements for the renewal of a credential required by the state are met.B. The LCC will inform all educators employed by a SAU of their credentialing responsibilities and provide each with a copy of the LCC procedures and forms.C. The LCC will preapprove course work of professional development that will result in the accrual of credit or contact hours for the purposes of certification renewal to ensure that the planned study or professional development is in accordance with this rule.D. The LCC shall provide for maintenance of a cumulative confidential file containing documentation of the accrual of approved hours for certification or renewal and official documentation of progress toward meeting the requirements for a renewal.2.CompositionA. Each LCC shall include a majority of professionally certified educators with none holding conditional endorsements.B. Each LCC shall include one administrator employed by the school unit. Administrators may not participate in discussions concerning candidates under their supervision.C. Educator members of an LCC must have at least three years of experience as educators, and if they participate in a local performance evaluation system, their most recent overall performance rating must reflect effective or higher performance. A majority of them must have completed at least one five-year renewal cycle. Non-educator members must have professional expertise appropriate to the LCC's responsibilities as determined by the SAU.D. An LCC may not include school board members of that SAU.3.Components of A LCC PlanA. The LCC plan shall be a comprehensive plan for the support of certified teachers and educational specialists who seek higher level certificates or renewal of certificates.B. Each LCC plan must meet the following criteria:(1) Describe the scope of the LCC (school unit, collaboration of school units, and affiliation with institutions of higher learning);(2) Contain adequate provisions for efficient management of the LCC, including a management oversight structure, decision-making and conflict resolution procedures, and a process for adopting final certification recommendations pertaining to individual educators; and(3) Provide for a formal orientation for all new teachers, educational specialists, and educational technicians that describes responsibilities, roles, procedures, available services, and the process for achieving necessary certificates.4.LCC RecommendationOnce the LCC has verified completion of renewal requirements, the LCC shall make a recommendation to the Commissioner within the Maine Educational Information System indicating whether or not a renewal applicant's certificate should be renewed.
05-071 C.M.R. ch. 115, § I-9