3301-24-11 Alternative principal license.

 

 

 

3301-24-11                  Alternative principal license.

 

 

 

(A)A one-year alternative principal license (renewable two times), valid for serving as principal or assistant principal, shall be issued at the request of the superintendent of a city, educational service center, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district to an individual who is deemed to be of good moral character and who evidences the following:

 

(1)Bachelor  of  arts/bachelor  of  science  or  masters  degree  from  an  accredited institution;

 

(2) Grade point average of at least 3.0;

 

(3)Two  or  more  years  of  teaching  experience  or  five  years  of  documented successful work experience in education, management or administration.

 

(B)The   employing   school   district   shall   provide   a   mentoring   program   for alternatively-licensed principals or assistant principals that includes the following:

 

(1)Assignment of a mentor;

 

(2)Completion   of   interstate   school   leaders   licensure   consortium   (ISLLC) self-assessment             (available       online      through      ODE's      website      at

www.ode.state.oh.us/teaching-profession/teacher/recruitment_retention/alt_cond/);

 

(3)Development  of  a  personal  learning  plan  approved  by  the  mentor  and superintendent; and

 

(4)Assistance in acquiring critical knowledge in the following areas: facilitating a vision, school culture and instructional program, managing the school organization, collaboration and community engagement, ethics and integrity, and understanding publics.

 

(C)For non-educators issued an alternative principal license, the employing  school district shall develop and implement a planned program for obtaining classroom teaching experience (one hundred eighty clock hours with a minimum of ninety hours in both year one and year two). Such a program must require the alternatively-licensed principal or assistant principal to work with a master teacher(s) to obtain teaching experience based on guidelines developed by the Ohio department of education.

 

(D)Eligibility for a provisional license for principals. A provisional license will be issued to the holder of an alternative principal license upon successful completion of the following:

 

(1)Three years of successful experience under the alternative principal license;

 

(2) For individuals not holding a master's degree, completion of a master's degree in

 

 

education administration from an accredited institution;

(3) For individuals with a master's degree, completion of six semester hours in school law, school supervision, and teacher evaluation, plus an additional six semester hours from an accredited university or ninety clock hours of professional development based on pre-assessment data and personal learning goals;

(4) Participating in a structured mentoring program provided by the school district as outlined in paragraph (B) of this rule;

(5) For non-educators, verification by the superintendent of successful completion of classroom teaching experience requirement based upon input from a master teacher(s); and

(6) Successful completion of the state board of education examination required for administrators.

(E) After receiving the two-year provisional license, the educator must then complete the entry year program for principals and meet the requirements for a professional license.

(F) Eligibility for a professional license for principals. A professional license for principals will be issued upon successful completion of all requirements in paragraphs (A) through (E) of this rule.

Effective:	09/23/2005
R.C. 119.032 review dates:	09/23/2010
CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY
Certification
09/13/2005
Date
Promulgated Under:	119.03
Statutory Authority:	3301.07, 3319.27
Rule Amplifies:	3319.27