N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:9B-12.7

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 6A:9B-12.7 - School business administrator

(a) To be eligible for the school business administrator CE, the candidate shall:

1. Hold a master's degree or higher degree from a regionally accredited college or university or be in possession of a certified public accountant license; and

2. Complete at least 18 credits of graduate or undergraduate study in the following areas:

i. Economics;

ii. Law;

iii. Accounting;

iv. Organizational theory;

v. Management or administration; and

vi. Finance.

(b) To be eligible for a provisional administrative certificate with a school business administrator endorsement, the candidate shall:

1. Hold a school business administrator CE; and

2. Obtain and accept an offer of employment in a position that requires the school business administrator endorsement in a school district or an approved private school for students with disabilities that has agreed formally to sponsor the residency.

(c) To be eligible for the standard administrative certificate with a school business administrator endorsement, the candidate shall:

1. Possess a provisional certificate pursuant to (b) above;

2. Complete a one-year Commissioner-approved school or school district residency program while employed under a provisional certificate. The residency shall:

i. Take place in a functioning school or school district environment, and require the candidate to develop a thorough understanding of the NJSLS, the Professional Standards for Teachers, and the Professional Standards for School Leaders. Candidates shall demonstrate that understanding by providing support for the educational goals of the school or school district;

ii. Be conducted in accordance with a standard Department-issued agreement and entered into by the Department, the employing school or school district, the candidate, and the residency mentor. No residency program may be undertaken without a valid agreement;

iii. Be administered by a State-appointed mentor, who shall be an experienced school business administrator who has completed a State-approved orientation and who shall supervise and verify the candidate's completion of all required experiences and training;

(1) At the start of the residency, the mentor and the school administrator or chief school administrator shall submit to the Department on a State-developed form a written recommendation concerning any area(s) of professional experience that should be waived and additional teaching or other special experiences, if any, that the individual candidate should complete before achieving a standard certificate.

(2) Department review and subsequent approval shall consider the candidate's past work experience and recommended professional experiences during residency, which shall be specified in the standard written agreement; and

iv. Provide professional experiences, training, and a minimum of 145 clock hours of formal instruction in the areas of standards at (c)2i above; school plant planning, construction, and maintenance; school financial and legal practices, including budget planning and administration and double entry accounting (GAAP); pupil transportation; labor relations and personnel; insurance/risk administration; and food service administration; and

3. Pay to the program provider any fees that may be required by the Department to cover the cost of the training and mentoring services.

(d) Each candidate for the standard administrative certificate with a school business administrator endorsement shall be evaluated formally by the mentor on at least three occasions. The first two evaluations shall be conducted mainly for diagnostic purposes. The final evaluation shall be the basis for issuance of the candidate's standard certificate. All evaluations shall be based on the candidate's performance in areas of authorization at N.J.A.C. 6A:9B-12.3(d) and reported on State-developed forms.

1. The mentor shall discuss each evaluation with the candidate, and both shall sign each report.

2. The mentor shall send each completed evaluation to the Department.

3. The mentor shall send the recommendation for certification, pursuant to (g) below.

4. The mentor may seek the informal input of the employing district board of education concerning the candidate's standard certification.

(e) The mentor shall meet with the candidate at least once a month during the residency. The mentor shall be available on a regular basis to provide assistance or advice upon the candidate's request.

(f) Each candidate for the standard administrator certificate with a school business administrator endorsement shall be approved or disapproved pursuant to the following procedures:

1. Before the end of the residency year, the mentor shall submit to the Department a comprehensive evaluation report on the candidate's performance, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:9B-12.7(d).

2. This final report shall include one of the following certification recommendations:

i. Approved: Recommends issuance of a standard certificate;

ii. Insufficient: Recommends a standard certificate not be issued, but the candidate be allowed to continue the residency or seek admission to another residency for one additional year; or

iii. Disapproved: Recommends a standard certificate not be issued and the candidate shall be prevented from continuing or re-entering a residency.

3. Candidates who receive a recommendation of "approved" shall be issued a standard certificate.

(g) A candidate who receives a "disapproved" recommendation or two or more "insufficient" recommendations may appeal to the Board of Examiners pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:9B-4.13.

(h) The requirements at (a) through (g) above shall not apply to persons who hold standard administrative certificates with the following endorsements issued before September 1, 1991: school business administrator, assistant superintendent for business, or assistant executive superintendent with specialization in business administration. Holders of those endorsements shall be entitled prospectively to apply for all positions in the general category of business administration.

(i) Board secretaries who lack certification but were assigned prior to September 1, 1991, to perform the business administration functions at N.J.A.C. 6A:9B-12.3(d) shall be permitted to retain indefinitely their positions in the school districts in which they were employed prior to September 1, 1991.

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:9B-12.7

Amended by R.2006 d.170, effective 5/15/2006.
See: 37 N.J.R. 4612(a), 38 N.J.R. 2126(a).
Inserted "or student personnel services" in (b) and (c)1.
Amended by R.2008 d.7, effective 1/7/2008.
See: 39 N.J.R. 3441(a), 40 N.J.R. 113(b).
In the introductory paragraph of (b), substituted "one of the following" for "a graduate level course in each of the following required areas"; added new (b)1 and (b)2; and recodified former (b)1 through (b)3 as (b)2i through (b)2iii.
Amended by R.2013 d.091, effective 7/1/2013.
See: 45 N.J.R. 152(a), 45 N.J.R. 1605(a).
In the introductory paragraph of (b), inserted a comma following the third occurrence of "certificate"; in the introductory paragraph of (b)2, substituted "graduate-level" for "graduate level"; and deleted (d).

Amended and recodified from 6A:9B-11.7 by 47 N.J.R. 2989(a), effective 12/7/2015

Administrative Change, 48 N.J.R. 1802(a).

Amended by 55 N.J.R. 853(a), effective 5/1/2023