Current through December 31, 2024
Section 391.171 - Conditional endorsement as professional administrator of school; qualifications; authorized employment; term of validity; automatic revocation; requirements to apply for unconditional endorsement1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall issue a conditional endorsement as a professional administrator of a school to a person who submits an application which is accompanied by proof satisfactory to the Superintendent of Public Instruction that the applicant:(a) Has been accepted for enrollment in an approved program for an alternative route to licensure:(1) By a qualified provider that is a regionally accredited institution able to confer a master's degree and is employed by a school district or charter school in a county or city other than Clark County, Washoe County or Carson City; or(2) By any qualified provider and holds a master's degree from a postsecondary institution that is regionally accredited;(b) Holds a valid renewable elementary, secondary or special license, a valid license to teach special education, a valid license to teach middle school or junior high school education or a valid renewable license to teach pupils in a program of early childhood education;(c) Has completed at least 5 years of teaching experience in early childhood education, kindergarten or grades 1 through 12 in schools approved by the State; and(d) Complies with the instructional and training policies and procedures of the qualified provider relating to professional education administration.2. A conditional endorsement as a professional administrator of a school issued pursuant to this section: (a) Authorizes the holder of the conditional endorsement to be employed as an administrator in a school district, a charter school or a private school;(b) Becomes valid on the date on which the holder of the conditional endorsement satisfies all the requirements of subsection 1;(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, is valid for not more than 3 years; and3. If the holder of a conditional endorsement issued pursuant to this section withdraws from or is no longer enrolled in a program for an alternative route to licensure, the qualified provider of the program in which the holder was enrolled must, not later than 15 days after the holder withdraws or otherwise ceases to be enrolled, notify the Office of Educator Licensure of the Department of the name and license number of the holder, the date on which the holder withdrew or otherwise ceased to be enrolled and the reason that the holder withdrew or ceased to be enrolled. The conditional endorsement automatically becomes invalid immediately upon the receipt of such notification by the Office of Educator Licensure.4. The holder of a conditional endorsement as a professional administrator that has become invalid pursuant to subsection 3 may apply to the Department for the reinstatement of his or her endorsement before the expiration of the endorsement if he or she: (a) Has not previously applied for the reinstatement of the endorsement after the date on which the endorsement became invalid;(b) Is accepted by another program for an alternative route to licensure offered by a qualified provider; and(c) Pays the fee required by NAC 391.045.5. A person who is issued a conditional endorsement as a professional administrator pursuant to this section may apply for an unconditional endorsement as a professional administrator if the applicant: (a) Successfully completes the education and training required by the qualified provider for the program for an alternative route to licensure, including, without limitation, the supervised, school-based experience provided by the qualified provider; and(b) Pays the appropriate fee.Nev. Admin. Code § 391.171
Added to NAC by Comm'n on Prof. Standards in Education by R047-10, eff. 6-30-2010; A by R028-11, 10-26-2011; R115-11, 10-4-2013; A by R052-17AP, eff. 6/26/2018; A by R114-18A, eff. 6/14/2019; A by R090-19A, eff. 7/28/2021