Board of Education Certification
CERTIFICATION
The certification of
teachers and other personnel in the public schools of
Validity
of certification must be verified with the county office.
The Superintendent must
receive valid evidence of proper certification or qualifications to pursue the
alternative route to certification before presenting a candidate to the Board.
Provisionally
Certified Teachers
Provisionally
certified teachers will be considered for service in their first and second
years of employment. The building
principal or other appropriately certified administrator shall observe and
evaluate all provisionally certified teachers in the first year of employment
in conformance with the schedule described in the administrative code.
Mentoring Novice Teachers
In
order to enhance student achievement Board shall ensure the development of a
mentoring plan for all novice teachers employed in the district. The plan shall provide for each novice
teacher with face-to-face contact with a mentor teacher who shall provide
confidential support and guidance to the novice teacher. The plan shall be developed by the local
Professional Development Committee and approved by the Board. The Board reserves the right to deny any plan
that fails to advance district goals and objectives; is not conducive to
student achievement of the Core Curriculum Content Standards, or contravenes
current negotiated agreements, other Board policies, student safety and
well-being, continuity of the instructional program or budgetary constraints. Implementation of the district mentor plan
shall be in compliance with the administrative code and included in the Quality
Assurance Annual Report.
The
Board shall annually submit a report with required data to the State Department
of Education on the effectiveness of the local mentoring plan. State funds appropriated for the novice
teacher mentoring program shall be applied in accordance with law and code.
The
Board directs the Superintendent of Schools to implement the approved
district’s mentoring plan.
Special Education
All
personnel provides for services for students with disabilities shall be
appropriately certified and licensed, where a license is required.
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Date:
Legal
References: N.J.S.A. 18A:6‑38 Powers and duties of the Board; issuance and
revocation of certificate; rules and regulations
N.J.S.A. 18A:6‑39 Issuance of certificates to
non-citizens
N.J.S.A.
18A:6-76.1 Deadlines
for notification to students of requirements of provisional certificate and
induction program; submission of induction program plan to school districts and
Department of Education; coordination of mentor training program
N.J.S.A.
18A:26‑1, ‑2,
‑8.1,
‑9 Citizenship
of teachers, etc. ...
N.J.S.A.
18A:26-2.1 et al. Supervisory
certificate required for appointment as
director of athletics ...
N.J.S.A.
18A:27‑2 Employment
without certificate prohibited
N.J.S.A.
18A:29‑1 Uncertified
teacher denied salary
N.J.S.A.
18A:40A‑4 Preservice
training of future teachers; teaching certificate requirements
N.J.A.C.
6:3-1.6 Reporting
and staffing of school districts
N.J.A.C.
See particularly:
N.J.A.C. 6:11‑3.2,
‑3.5,
‑4, ‑5, ‑6.1 et seq.,
-8.1et seq., -9.1et seq.,
-10.1et seq., -11.1et seq.,
-14.1 et seq.,
N.J.A.C.
6A:14-1.1 et seq. Special
Education
N.J.A.C. 6:30-2.1(a)8 Purpose and program descriptions
(Adult education
programs)
N.J.A.C.
6A:24-3.3 Early
childhood education programs
N.J.A.C.
6A:30-1.1 et seq. Evaluation
of the Performance of
1917
Manual for
the Evaluation of Local School Districts
(August 2000)
Cross
References: 2131 Superintendent
4010 Goals
and objectives
4111 Recruitment,
selection and hiring
6130 Organizational
plan
6141 Curriculum
design/development
6142.1 Family
life education
6156 Instructional
planning/scheduling
6163.1 Media
center/library
6164.2 Guidance
services
6171.4 Special
education
6200 Adult/community education