N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:9B-8A.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 12, June 17, 2024

Section 6A:9B-8A.2 - School district participation

(a) A school district seeking to hire certificate holders of limited CEs or CEASs in an instructional area pursuant to the pilot program established pursuant to this subchapter shall first be approved by the Commissioner.

(b) To seek Commissioner approval to hire certificate holders of limited CEs or CEASs in an instructional area, a school district shall provide to the Commissioner, or the Commissioner's designee, the following:

1. A plan to sufficiently support novice teachers in accordance with N.J.A.C. 6A:9C-5; and

2. Data demonstrating one or more of the following:

i. A demographic disparity between the school district's or school's student population and its teachers;

ii. A shortage of bilingual education teachers within the school district; or

iii. A critical need to fill teacher vacancies or a hardship caused by teacher vacancies within the school district.

(c) Pursuant to P.L. 2021, c. 224, a school district approved to participate in the pilot program shall be eligible to hire certificate holders of limited CEs or CEASs in an instructional area. The number of certificate holders of limited CEs or CEASs in an instructional area hired shall not exceed, at any time during the pilot program, 10 percent of the school district's total teacher population, as indicated on the school district's position control roster.

(d) To maintain approved status, a school district previously approved to participate in the pilot program shall annually submit to the Commissioner a report evaluating the impact of hiring certificate holders with limited CEs or CEASs in an instructional area. The content of the annual report shall be cumulative, but disaggregated by school year, to address each year in which the school district participates in the pilot program. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

1. The number of certificate holders hired by the school district under the pilot program;

2. The subject areas in which the certificate holders teach and the course(s) they teach;

3. The impact of hiring certificate holders with limited CEs and CEASs on the school district's or school's demographic disparity between its student population and teachers;

4. The effect on the school district's ability to fill shortages of bilingual education teachers within the school district;

5. The effect of hiring certificate holders with limited CEs and CEASs on the school district's ability to fill teacher vacancies;

6. The student achievement data for students taught by certificate holders who were hired by the school district under the pilot program;

7. The teacher evaluation data, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:10, and retention data for certificate holders hired under the pilot program; and

8. Any other information the Commissioner deems necessary, pursuant to section 5 at P.L. 2021, c. 224.

(e) Approved school districts shall enroll all holders of the limited CE or CEAS in the provisional teacher program within one month of the certificate holder's employment start date.

(f) Upon expiration of the pilot program on September 1, 2027, school districts shall not hire holders of a limited CE or CEAS, unless the candidate holds another certificate required for employment in the position.

(g) All Commissioner approvals pursuant to this subchapter shall terminate with the expiration of the pilot program on September 1, 2027.

(h) Certificate holders of a limited CE or CEAS who hold a provisional certificate as of November 1, 2027, shall be permitted to continue the provisional teacher program within the time limitations set forth at N.J.A.C. 6A:9B-8.4 and 8.5.

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:9B-8A.2

Adopted by 54 N.J.R. 1267(a), effective 7/5/2022