Level II in each classification shall be granted to the member of the teaching career who meets the following requirements:
(a) Eighteen (18) academic credits at undergraduate level in study areas related to the categories of the positions included in this chapter, approved in a higher education institution duly-accredited or recognized in Puerto Rico.
(b) Two hundred (200) contact hours in continuing education activities since the Level I classification was recognized.
(c) Ten (10) years of teaching experience in the Public Education System.
(d) Has obtained satisfactory evaluations of their teaching performance, or otherwise meets the following requirements:
(1) Seven (7) years of teaching experience in the Public Education System.
(2) Eighteen (18) academic hours at graduate level in study areas related to the category of the position that he/she performs approved in a higher education institution duly-accredited or recognized in Puerto Rico.
(3) Two hundred (200) contact hours in continuing education activities since Level I was recognized.
(4) Satisfactory evaluations of his/her teaching performance.
The recognition of the classification shall be effective on the date that the member of the teaching career submits evidence of having duly completed his/her Professional Improvement Plan, and has been approved by the corresponding authority.
History —July 18, 1999, No. 158, § 3.04, renumbered as § 2.04 and amended on Aug. 28, 2002, No. 208, § 3.