Section TCS 3.08 - Instructional administrative certificationEach person employed by a district, including the district director, who manages, supervises or evaluates certified instructional staff and exercises overall supervisory responsibilities in matters affecting curriculum or instruction shall obtain an instructional administrative certificate from the board. An instructional administrative certificate shall be granted as follows:
(1) FIVE-YEAR CERTIFICATE. A 5-year certificate shall be issued to a person employed as an instructional administrator if the person has met all of the following requirements: (a)Education and academic preparation. A person shall complete the education and academic preparation requirements required for a 5-year certificate under s. TCS 3.05(1) (a), and all of the following additional education and academic preparation: 1. A master's degree or equivalent as defined under s. TCS 3.04(3).2. Fifteen semester credits approved by the director or designee of professional education appropriate to the administrative position.(b)Occupational experience. A person shall have the amount of occupational experience required under s. TCS 3.05(1) (b).(c)Teaching experience. A person shall have 2 years of teaching experience in any recognized educational system.(d)Professional experience. A person shall have 2 years of experience as a certified administrator in any recognized educational system.(e)Renewal. The 5-year instructional administrative certificate shall be renewed if during the instructional administrative certificate period preceding the expiration date, the person seeking renewal completes 6 semester credits, or 2 months of appropriate occupational experience, or other professional activities provided for by a district professional growth plan approved under s. TCS 3.14(4) (g).(2) PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATE. A provisional certificate shall be issued to a person employed as an instructional administrator if the person has not met all the requirements for a 5-year certificate under sub. (1) but meets all of the following minimum requirements: (a)Education. A person shall have a master's degree or equivalent as defined under s. TCS 3.04(3).(b)Occupational experience. A person shall have the amount of occupational experience required for an instructional provisional certificate under s. TCS 3.05(2) (b) in the person's area of instruction.(c)Teaching experience. A person shall have 2 years of teaching experience in any recognized educational system.(d)Renewal. The initial provisional instructional administrative certificate shall be valid for 3 years, and may be renewed for additional 2 year periods if during the provisional certification period preceding the expiration date, the person makes progress toward meeting the requirements of a 5-year certificate by completing 6 semester credits or district in-service activities, fulfilling the requirements under sub. (1)(a). A person meeting the requirements for sub. (1)(a) but not sub. (1) (d) shall complete 2 semester credits approved by the district director or designee for renewal.Wis. Admin. Code Technical College System Board TCS 3.08
Cr. Register, April, 1993, No. 448, eff. 5-1-93; corrections made under s. 13.93(2m) (b) 7, Stats., Register, June, 1994, No. 462.