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Alabama Administrative Code › Title 290 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 290-2-5 - CHIEF SCHOOL FINANCE OFFICERS › Section 290-2-5-.06 - Requirements To Continue Certification As A Chief School Finance Officer

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(1) The
			 certification program approved by the State Department of Education shall
			 provide the following continuing professional education (CPE) requirements:
(a) A CCSFO shall receive 18 contact hours of
			 approved CPE credits during each fiscal year. CPE hours earned in excess of the
			 18 hour requirement may be carried forward to the next fiscal year. CPE hours
			 carried forward to the next fiscal year may not exceed 18 hours.
(b) If a CCSFO cannot meet the requirement of
			 18 hours of CPE per year by the end of the fiscal year due to extenuating
			 circumstances, such as an extended illness, then the deadline will be extended
			 to six months after the end of the fiscal year and the CCSFO will be placed on
			 probation during this time. The chief school finance officer is responsible for
			 meeting this requirement within the six-month period and for reporting the CPE
			 information to the State Department of Education.
(c) A CCSFO may receive CPE credit from other
			 professional organizations, such as the CPE required for Certified Public
			 Accountants, Certified Management Accountants, and Certified Internal Auditors.
			 CPE credit may be obtained from any level of the Association of School Business
			 Officials (ASBO) and the Government Finance Officers' Association (GFOA).
			 Except for classes arranged by State Department of Education with various
			 organizations, a CCSFO is responsible for providing acceptable documentation of
			 CPE credit to the State Department of Education. Acceptable documentation
			 includes a certificate of completion, an attendance record, or a letter from
			 the organization verifying the CCSFO's attendance. The State Department of
			 Education may require additional or alternative documentation of CPE
			 credit.
(d) The CPE requirements
			 for a CCSFO completing the course requirements for certification are adjusted
			 for the first year of certification:
1. If
			 certification is received during the months July through September, no CPE
			 hours are required until the next fiscal year.
2. If certification is received during the
			 months October through December, nine (9) CPE hours are required in the fiscal
			 year.
3. If certification is
			 received during the months January through March, six (6) CPE hours are
			 required in the fiscal year.
4. If
			 certification is received during the months April through June, three (3) CPE
			 hours are required in the fiscal year.
5. CPE hours earned during the first year of
			 certification in excess of the required number of CPE hours may be carried
			 forward to the next fiscal year. A CCSFO shall finish 18 contact hours of
			 approved CPE credits during each fiscal year beginning with the second year of
			 certification.
(e) The
			 State Department of Education will provide CPE records to a CCSFO on a
			 quarterly basis.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 290 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 290-3-1 - PUBLIC SCHOOL GOVERNANCE › Section 290-3-1-.01 - Short Title, Purpose, And Name Change

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(1) Short Title. This chapter shall be
			 entitled Public School Governance and shall refer specifically to the Alabama
			 Public School Governance.
(2)
			 Purpose. The purpose of the Alabama Public School Governance is to provide
			 governance guidelines for public schools in Alabama.
(3) Name Change. Effective September 1, 1998,
			 Student Instructional Services shall be changed to Instructional Services in
			 this chapter.
Author:
Dr. Ed Richardson
Statutory Authority:
Alabama Constitutional
				  Amendment 284, Code of Ala. 1975, §§
										16-2-2,
				  16-3-11 through
				  12,
				  16-3-14,
				  16-26-1
				  through 3.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 290 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 290-3-1 - PUBLIC SCHOOL GOVERNANCE › Section 290-3-1-.03 - Extended Learning Opportunities

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(1) An Extended Learning Opportunity (ELO) is
			 an out-of classroom learning experience, approved by the State Board of
			 Education, a local board of education, or a public charter school, where an
			 eligible entity provides a student with any of the following:
(a) Enrichment opportunities.
(b) Career readiness or employability skills
			 opportunities, including internships, pre-apprenticeships, and
			 apprenticeships.
(c) Any other
			 approved educational opportunity.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 290 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 290-3-1 - PUBLIC SCHOOL GOVERNANCE › Section 290-3-1-.04 - First Grade Readiness

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The adopted
				version of this section by
				Alabama
				Administrative Monthly Volume XLI, Issue No. 06, March 31, 2023, filed
				March 9, 2023 is not yet
				available.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 290 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 290-3-2 - EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Section 290-3-2-.01 - Definitions

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(1)
30/18.
The semester hours required in a teaching field, including
			 at least 30 semester hours of credit with at least 18 semester hours of
			 upper-division credit.
(2)
Academic Major.
Refer to the definition in the Educator
			 Preparation Chapter of the Alabama Administrative Code.
(3)
Administrator.
When
			 "administrator" is used in conjunction with "superintendent," "administrator"
			 is defined as the chief administrative officer of a nonpublic school or
			 nonpublic school system.
(4)
Administrative Experience.
Experience as a superintendent or
			 assistant superintendent, principal or assistant principal, career and
			 technical administrator or assistant career and technical administrator in a
			 P-12 school system(s).
(5)
Alabama Council for Leadership Development (ACLD)
. The ACLD
			 provides advice for the development of a system of professional development for
			 Alabama's instructional leaders. The Council approves professional studies that
			 fully address the Alabama Standards for Instructional Leaders and are aligned
			 with the Alabama Standards for Professional Development.
(6)
Alabama Educator Certification
			 Assessment Program (AECAP)
. The statewide testing program required by
			 the Alabama State Board of Education for educators as a precondition for
			 initial certification in each teaching field or area of instructional support.
			 Official score reports must be submitted electronically from the testing
			 service to the Alabama State Department of Education. Applicants must meet the
			 requirements of the AECAP in effect at the time an application and
			 nonrefundable fee are received in the Educator Certification Section.
			 Additional information is in Rule
			 290-3-2-.02(9).
(7)
Applicant.
An individual who
			 meets
one
of the following definitions:
(a) An individual who submits an application
			 or for whom an educator preparation institution or a prospective or current
			 employer submits an application to the Section for any certificate, substitute
			 license, or other license issued by the Alabama State Superintendent of
			 Education.
(b) An individual
			 employed by a local education agency or nonpublic school to act in any capacity
			 in which she or he will have unsupervised access to children in an educational
			 environment.
(c) An individual
			 applying for admission to a State-approved educator preparation program at an
			 Alabama regionally accredited senior institution for the purpose of earning a
			 certificate after completing that program and meeting other current
			 requirements.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 290 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 290-3-2 - EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Section 290-3-2-.02 - Basic Principles

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(1)
Certification Authority.
(a) The
			 Educator Certification Section shall be the sole office within the Alabama
			 State Department of Education to issue certificates and licenses and to
			 implement Alabama laws and Rules adopted by the Alabama State Board of
			 Education relating to the certification of teachers and instructional support
			 personnel for preschool through Grade 12 (P-12). Rules, standards, directives,
			 and memoranda written prior to adoption of these Rules are invalid and shall
			 not be used to determine the application of these Rules. These Rules shall
			 apply to all individuals whose applications for certification have a receipt
			 date of on or after May 1, 2016, unless otherwise noted throughout this
			 chapter.
(b) Unless otherwise
			 provided by law, the educator certification Rules in this chapter shall be the
			 sole authority by which certification is administered. Only the Alabama State
			 Superintendent of Education shall have the authority to make exceptions to
			 these Rules. Additional information on the certification authority of the State
			 Superintendent of Education is in Rule
			 290-3-2-.04.
(c) Certificates issued by another state,
			 DoDEA, or another certificate issuing authority may not be validated as the
			 authority of their holders to teach in Alabama schools.
(d) State certification Rules grant broad
			 general authority but ensure uniformity of administration.
(e) State certification Rules allow
			 modifications to supporting policies and procedures to facilitate adoption and
			 implementation of new technologies and improved business processes.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 290 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 290-3-2 - EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Section 290-3-2-.03 - Professional Educator Certificate and Professional Leadership Certificate

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(1) General
			 Information.
(a) A Professional Educator
			 Certificate is renewable and may be issued at the Class B, Class A, or Class AA
			 level.
(b) A Professional
			 Leadership Certificate is renewable and may be issued at the Class A or Class
			 AA level.
(c) An individual may be
			 eligible for a Professional Educator Certificate or Professional Leadership
			 Certificate through a State-approved approach as prescribed in this
			 chapter.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 290 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 290-3-2 - EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Section 290-3-2-.04 - Revocation And Suspension Of Certificates And Unsuitability Determinations

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(1) Authority of
			 the Alabama State Superintendent of Education.
(a) The Alabama State Superintendent of
			 Education shall have the authority under existing legal standards to:
1. Revoke, suspend, recall, non-renew, refuse
			 to issue, or impose any other condition or requirement authorized by this Rule
			 upon any certificate held by a person who has been proven guilty of immoral
			 conduct or unbecoming or indecent behavior in Alabama or any other location in
			 accordance with
Code of Ala.1975
, §
										16-23-5.
2. Revoke, suspend, recall, non-renew, refuse
			 to issue, or impose any other condition or requirement authorized by this Rule
			 upon a certificate to an applicant whose certificate has been subject to
			 adverse action by another state until after the adverse action is resolved in
			 his or her favor, or reversed by that state.
3. Suspend or revoke an individual's
			 certificate issued by the Alabama State Superintendent of Education when a
			 certificate or license issued by another state is subject to adverse action.
			 The suspension or revocation shall expire upon reinstatement of the certificate
			 or license without other conditions by the other state.
4. Revoke, refuse to issue, suspend, recall,
			 non-renew, or impose any other condition or requirement authorized by this Rule
			 upon a certificate for just cause.
5. Revoke, refuse to issue, suspend, recall,
			 non-renew, or impose any other condition or requirement authorized by this
			 Rule, any certificate where there has been an alteration of the certificate by
			 any certificate holder or by any other person or agency with intent to mislead
			 or defraud. It shall be incumbent upon the certificate holder to establish
			 evidence of the absence of intent to mislead or defraud.
6. Issue a public reprimand; place a
			 certificate holder on probation; require a person to undergo drug testing,
			 training in anger management, classroom management, or student assessment
			 procedures; or require any other appropriate or remedial training as a
			 condition of his or her certification or licensure.
7. Issue an emergency suspension of a
			 certificate or license using the procedures established by the Alabama
			 Administrative Procedure Act.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 290 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 290-3-2 - EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Section 290-3-2-.05 - Additional Teaching Field Approach Based On A Professional Educator Certificate, Experience, And A Test Score

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(1)
Overview.
An individual may
			 seek additional certification in the selected teaching field(s) of early
			 childhood education (P-3), elementary education (K-6), and most middle level
			 (4-8), secondary (6-12), and elementary-secondary (P-12) teaching fields if a
			 valid Alabama Professional Educator Certificate in a teaching field is held,
			 appropriate experience is verified, and the appropriate Alabama prescribed
			 Praxis II subject area test(s) is passed. This approach is commonly referred to
			 as Certification Based on Test (CBT).
(2)
Limitations on Issuance.
(a) This approach is not available to an
			 individual who holds only a valid Professional Educator Certificate in an area
			 of instructional support or a Professional Leadership Certificate.
(b) This approach is not available to an
			 individual who holds only a Provisional Certificate, Interim Employment
			 Certificate, Business and Industry to Educational Administrator Certificate,
			 Career and Technical (Level, Type, Specialty Area, Degree Equivalent, and/or
			 Temporary) Certificate, Speech-Language Pathology Assistant Certificate,
			 Speech-Language Pathology Temporary Certificate, Speech-Language Pathology
			 Professional Educator Certificate, Child Nutrition Program Director
			 Certificate, Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) Certificate,
			 Emergency Certificate, or Substitute License.
(c) Certification through this approach in
			 the teaching fields of early childhood education (P-3) and elementary education
			 (K-6) is only available to an individual who holds a valid Professional
			 Educator Certificate in
one
of the following teaching
			 fields: early childhood education (P-3), elementary education (K-6 or K-9),
			 early childhood special education (P-3), collaborative teacher (K-6), or
			 elementary multiple abilities (K-6).
(d) Additional certification is available
			 only in the teaching fields and grade levels listed on the current application
			 for this approach.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 290 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 290-3-2 - EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Section 290-3-2-.06 - Provisional Certificate In A Teaching Field (PCTF) Approach

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(1)
Overview.
A superintendent or administrator who wishes to employ
			 an individual may request a Provisional Certificate in a Teaching Field (PCTF).
			 The individual must be employed full-time in a teaching field while completing
			 the requirements of the PCTF-approach to earn a Class B Professional Educator
			 Certificate in that teaching field. A PCTF is available for grades K-12 and
			 6-12 teaching fields as indicated on the current application form. This
			 approach was previously named the Alternative Baccalaureate-Level Certificate
			 (ABC) Approach.
(2)
General
			 Information.
(a) An individual must
			 complete three full years of full-time teaching experience in the teaching
			 field while holding a valid PCTF and/or ABC in no more than two public school
			 systems and/or nonpublic schools within the four scholastic years from the July
			 1 beginning date of the first PCTF or ABC.
(b) An individual must hold a valid
			 certificate for all teaching fields to which he or she is assigned. An
			 individual who holds only a valid PCTF must be assigned only to the teaching
			 field for which the PCTF was issued. An individual who holds a valid PCTF and a
			 valid certificate in another teaching field or area of instructional support
			 must be assigned to the area of the PCTF for at least the majority of the
			 day.
(c) The superintendent or
			 administrator must monitor the applicant's compliance with the requirements of
			 the PCTF approach.
(d) An
			 individual who held the first Alternative Baccalaureate-Level Certificate (ABC)
			 valid for the 2013-2014, 2014-2015, or 2015-2016 scholastic year may be issued
			 the second and/or third PCTF in the same teaching field if all requirements
			 have been met.
1. An individual who held the
			 first ABC valid for the 2013-2014 scholastic year and the second ABC valid for
			 the 2014-2015 or the 2015-2016 scholastic year may be issued the third PCTF
			 valid for the 2016-2017 scholastic year.
2. An individual who held the first ABC valid
			 for the 2014-2015 scholastic year and the second ABC valid for the 2015-2016
			 scholastic year may be issued the third PCTF valid for the 2016-2017 or
			 2017-2018 scholastic year.
3. An
			 individual who held the first ABC valid for the 2014-2015 scholastic year may
			 be issued the second PCTF valid for the 2016-2017 scholastic year and the third
			 PCTF valid for the 2017-2018 scholastic year.
4. An individual who held the first ABC valid
			 for the 2015-2016 scholastic year may be issued the second PCTF valid for the
			 2016-2017 or 2017-2018 scholastic year and the third PCTF valid for the
			 2017-2018 or 2018-2019 scholastic year.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 290 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 290-3-2 - EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Section 290-3-2-.07 - Provisional Certificate in a Career and Technical Teaching Field (PCCT) Approach

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(1)
Overview.
A superintendent or administrator who wishes to employ
			 an individual may request a Provisional Certificate in a Career and Technical
			 Teaching Field (PCCT). The individual must be employed full-time in a teaching
			 field while completing the requirements of the PCCT approach to earn a Class B
			 Professional Educator Certificate in that teaching field. A PCCT is available
			 for grades 6-12 teaching fields as indicated on the current application form.
			 This approach was previously named the Career and Technical Alternative
			 Baccalaureate-Level Certificate (CT ABC) Approach.
(2)
General Information.
(a) An individual must complete three full
			 years of full-time teaching experience in the teaching field while holding a
			 valid PCCT and/or CT ABC in no more than two public school systems and/or
			 nonpublic schools within the four scholastic years from the July 1 beginning
			 date of the first PCCT or CT ABC.
(b) An individual must hold a valid
			 certificate for all teaching fields to which he or she is assigned. An
			 individual who holds only a valid PCCT must be assigned only to the teaching
			 field for which the PCCT was issued. An individual who holds a valid PCCT and a
			 valid certificate in another teaching field or area of instructional support
			 must be assigned to the area of the PCCT for at least the majority of the
			 day.
(c) The superintendent or
			 administrator must monitor the applicant's compliance with the requirements of
			 the PCCT approach.
(d) An
			 individual who held the first Career and Technical Alternative
			 Baccalaureate-Level Certificate (CT ABC) valid for the 2013-2014, 2014-2015, or
			 2015-2016 scholastic year may be issued the second and/or third PCCT in the
			 same teaching field if all requirements have been met.
1. An individual who held the first CT ABC
			 valid for the 2013-2014 scholastic year and the second CT ABC valid for the
			 2014-2015 or the 2015-2016 scholastic year may be issued the third PCCT valid
			 for the 2016-2017 scholastic year.
2. An individual who held the first CT ABC
			 valid for the 2014-2015 scholastic year and the second CT ABC valid for the
			 2015-2016 scholastic year may be issued the third PCCT valid for the 2016-2017
			 or 2017-2018 scholastic year.
3. An
			 individual who held the first CT ABC valid for the 2014-2015 scholastic year
			 may be issued the second PCCT valid for the 2016-2017 scholastic year and the
			 third PCCT valid for the 2017-2018 scholastic year.
4. An individual who held the first CT ABC
			 valid for the 2015-2016 scholastic year may be issued the second PCCT valid for
			 the 2016-2017 or 2017-2018 scholastic year and the third PCCT valid for the
			 2017-2018 or 2018-2019 scholastic year.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 290 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 290-3-2 - EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Section 290-3-2-.08 - Professional Certification Following The Provisional Certificate In A Teaching Field (PCTF) Or Provisional Certificate In A Career And Technical Teaching Field (PCCT) Approach

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(1)
			 Overview. An individual who has held the first, second, and third PCTF and/or
			 ABC or PCCT and/or CT ABC may meet requirements for a Class B Professional
			 Educator Certificate in the same teaching field and grade level for which the
			 three PCTFs/ABCs or PCCTs/CT ABCs were issued.
(2) Limitation on Issuance. An individual who
			 does not apply by October 1 of the calendar year during which the third PCTF or
			 PCCT expires will forfeit the right to seek a Professional Educator Certificate
			 through this approach.
(3)
			 Application.
(a) The applicant is required to
			 submit to the Educator Certification Section the current application for this
			 approach and documentation of having met all requirements as prescribed in Rule
			 290-3-2-.08 and on the application.
(b) The application must be received in the
			 Educator Certification Section no later than October 1 of the calendar year
			 during which the third PCTF or PCCT expires.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 290 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 290-3-2 - EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Section 290-3-2-.09 - Interim Employment Certificate In A Teaching Field (IEC) Approach

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(1)
Overview.
This approach was previously named the Special
			 Alternative Certificate (SAC) Approach for Teaching Fields. A superintendent or
			 administrator who wishes to employ an individual may request an Interim
			 Employment Certificate in a Teaching Field (IEC). The individual must be
			 unconditionally admitted to
one
of the following:
(a) State-approved Alternative Class A
			 program in a teaching field;
(b)
			 State-approved Class A program in an area of Special Education, Reading
			 Specialist, or English for Speakers of Other Languages; or
(c) State-approved Class AA program in an
			 area of Special Education.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 290 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 290-3-2 - EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Section 290-3-2-.10 - Interim Employment Certificate In An Area Of Instructional Support (IEC) Approach

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(1)
			 Overview. This approach was previously named the Special Alternative
			 Certificate (SAC) Approach for Areas of Instructional Support. A superintendent
			 or administrator who wishes to employ an individual may request an Interim
			 Employment Certificate in a certain Areas of Instructional Support (IEC). The
			 individual must be unconditionally admitted to
one
of
			 the following:
(a) State-approved Class A
			 program in school counseling, library media, or instructional leadership;
			 or
(b) Council for Accreditation of
			 Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) accredited program in
			 school counseling at an Alabama institution.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 290 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 290-3-2 - EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Section 290-3-2-.11 - Provisional Certificate In Library Media Or School Counseling (PCLS) Approach

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(1)
Overview.
This approach was previously named the Preliminary
			 Certificate (PRE) Approach. When no other certification approach is applicable,
			 a superintendent or administrator who wishes to employ an individual may
			 request a Provisional Certificate (PCLS). The individual must be employed
			 full-time in the area of instructional support for which the certificate is
			 issued while completing the requirements of the PCLS approach to earn at least
			 a Class A Professional Educator Certificate in that area. A PCLS is available
			 only in the areas of Library Media and School Counseling.
(2)
General Information.
(a) An individual must complete two full
			 scholastic years of full-time professional educational work experience in the
			 area of instructional support for which the certificate is issued while holding
			 the valid PCLS and/or PRE in no more than two public school systems and/or
			 nonpublic schools within the four scholastic years from the July 1 beginning
			 date of the first PCLS or PRE.
(b)
			 An individual must hold a valid certificate for all teaching fields and/or
			 areas of instructional support to which he or she is assigned. An individual
			 who holds a valid PCLS must be assigned only to the area of instructional
			 support for which the PCLS was issued.
(c) The superintendent or administrator must
			 monitor the applicant's compliance with the requirements of the PCLS
			 approach.
(d) An individual who
			 held the first Preliminary Certificate (PRE) in library media, school
			 counseling, or speech or language impairment valid for the 2013-2014,
			 2014-2015, or 2015-2016 scholastic year may be issued the second PCLS in the
			 same area if all requirements have been met.
1. An individual who held the first PRE valid
			 for the 2013-2014 scholastic year may be issued the second PCLS valid for the
			 2016-2017 scholastic year.
2. An
			 individual who held the first PRE valid for the 2014-2015 scholastic year may
			 be issued the second PCLS valid for the 2016-2017 or 2017-2018 scholastic
			 year.
3. An individual who held the
			 first PRE valid for the 2015-2016 scholastic year may be issued the second PCLS
			 valid for the 2016-2017, 2017-2018, or 2018-2019 scholastic year.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 290 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 290-3-2 - EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Section 290-3-2-.12 - Business And Industry To Educational Administrator Certificate (BIEA) Approach

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(1)
Overview.
When no other certification approach is applicable, a
			 superintendent who wishes to employ an individual as an educational
			 administrator, or the chairperson of the Board of Education of a public school
			 system that wishes to employ an individual as a superintendent, may request a
			 Business and Industry to Educational Administrator Certificate (BIEA). The
			 individual must be employed full-time in the area of educational administration
			 while completing the requirements of the BIEA approach to earn at least a Class
			 A Professional Leadership Certificate. A BIEA is available only in educational
			 administration.
(2)
General
			 Information.
(a) An individual must
			 complete two full scholastic years of full-time professional educational work
			 experience in the area of educational administration while holding the valid
			 BIEA in no more than two public school systems within the four scholastic years
			 from the July 1 beginning date of the first BIEA.
(b) An individual who holds a valid BIEA must
			 be assigned only to the area of educational administration.
(c) The superintendent, or chairperson of the
			 Board of Education if the applicant is serving as the superintendent, must
			 monitor the applicant's compliance with the requirements of the BIEA
			 approach.
(d) An individual who
			 held the first Preliminary Certificate Through Exception (PRE EX) in
			 instructional leadership, school counseling, or a teaching field valid for the
			 2013-2014, 2014-2015, or 2015-2016 scholastic year may be issued the second PRE
			 EX in the same area if all requirements have been met. The individual must meet
			 requirements prescribed on the individual's application for the first PRE EX.
1. An individual who held the first PRE EX
			 valid for the 2013-2014 scholastic year may be issued the second PRE EX valid
			 for the 2016-2017 scholastic year.
2. An individual who held the first PRE EX
			 valid for the 2014-2015 scholastic year may be issued the second PRE EX valid
			 for the 2016-2017 or 2017-2018 scholastic year.
3. An individual who held the first PRE EX
			 valid for the 2015-2016 scholastic year may be issued the second PRE EX valid
			 for the 2016-2017, 2017-2018, or 2018-2019 scholastic year.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 290 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 290-3-2 - EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Section 290-3-2-.13 - Professional Certification Following The Provisional Certificate In Library Media Or School Counseling (PCLS) Or Business And Industry To Educational Administrator (BIEA) Approach

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(1)
Overview.
An individual who has held the first and second PCLS
			 and/or PRE or BIEA and/or PRE EX may meet requirements for a Professional
			 Educator or Professional Leadership Certificate in the same area and grade
			 level for which the two PCLSs/PREs or BIEA/PRE EXs were issued.
(2)
Limitations on Issuance.
An
			 individual who does not apply by October 1 of the calendar year during which
			 the second PCLS, PRE EX, or BIEA expires will forfeit the right to seek a
			 Professional Educator or Professional Leadership Certificate through this
			 approach.
(3)
Application.
(a) The applicant
			 is required to submit to the Educator Certification Section the current
			 application for this approach and documentation of having met all requirements
			 as prescribed in Rule 290-3-2-.13 and on the application.
(b) The application must be received in the
			 Educator Certification Section no later than October 1 of the calendar year
			 during which the second PCLS, PRE EX, or BIEA expires as prescribed in Rule
			 290-3-2-.13(2).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 290 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 290-3-2 - EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Section 290-3-2-.14 - Career And Technical Education Additional Teaching Field Approach Based On A Professional Educator Certificate, Experience, And An Occupational Proficiency Assessment

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(1)
Overview.
An individual may seek additional certification in
			 selected secondary (6-12) technical education program areas or health science
			 if a valid Alabama Professional Educator Certificate in a teaching field is
			 held, appropriate experience is verified, and the appropriate occupational
			 proficiency assessment (test scores, license, or credential) is passed.
			 Evaluation and approval by the Office of Career and Technical Education of the
			 Department is required prior to issuance of the certificate.
(2)
Limitations on Issuance.
(a) This approach is not available to an
			 individual who holds only a valid Professional Educator Certificate in an area
			 of instructional support or a Professional Leadership Certificate.
(b) This approach is not available to an
			 individual who holds only a Provisional Certificate, Interim Employment
			 Certificate, Business and Industry to Educational Administrator Certificate,
			 Career and Technical (Level, Type, Specialty Area, Degree Equivalent, and/or
			 Temporary) Certificate, Speech-Language Pathology Assistant Certificate,
			 Speech-Language Pathology Temporary Certificate, Speech-Language Pathology
			 Professional Educator Certificate, Child Nutrition Program Director
			 Certificate, Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) Certificate,
			 Emergency Certificate, or Substitute License.
(c) Additional certification is available
			 only in health science and the technical education program areas listed on the
			 current application for this approach.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 290 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 290-3-2 - EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Section 290-3-2-.15 - Career And Technical Education Additional Certification In Cooperative Education Coordination Approach

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(1)
Overview.
An individual may
			 seek additional certification in Cooperative Education Coordination for Grades
			 6-12 if a valid Alabama Professional Educator Certificate in a career and
			 technical education teaching field is held, appropriate experience is verified,
			 and credit earned in an approved cooperative education coordinator preparation
			 course is verified. Evaluation and approval by the Office of Career and
			 Technical Education of the Department is required prior to issuance of the
			 certificate.
(2)
Limitations
			 on Issuance.
(a) This approach is not
			 available to an individual who holds only a valid Professional Educator
			 Certificate in a teaching field other than a career and technical education
			 teaching field or only a valid Professional Educator Certificate in an area of
			 instructional support, a Speech-Language Pathology Professional Educator
			 Certificate, or a Professional Leadership Certificate.
(b) This approach is not available to an
			 individual who holds only a Provisional Certificate, Interim Employment
			 Certificate, Business and Industry to Educational Administrator Certificate,
			 Career and Technical (Level, Type, Specialty Area, Degree Equivalent, and/or
			 Temporary) Certificate, Speech-Language Pathology Assistant Certificate,
			 Speech-Language Pathology Temporary Certificate, Child Nutrition Program
			 Director Certificate, Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC)
			 Certificate, Emergency Certificate, or Substitute License.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 290 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 290-3-2 - EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Section 290-3-2-.16 - Career And Technical Education Temporary Certificate (CTE T)

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(1)
Overview.
In cases where an individual who holds a valid Alabama
			 certificate endorsed in the appropriate technical education program area or
			 health science is not available, a superintendent who wishes to employ an
			 individual to teach may request a Career and Technical Education Temporary
			 Certificate (CTE T) in health science or the technical education program area
			 to be taught. A superintendent who has established a partnership with a
			 business or governmental agency and wishes for an employee of that business or
			 governmental agency to teach, may request a CTE T in health science or in the
			 technical education program area to be taught. The CTE T is not an alternative
			 certificate. Evaluation and approval by the Office of Career and Technical
			 Education of the Department is required prior to issuance of the
			 certificate.
(2)
Limitations
			 on Issuance.
(a) A CTE T is issued for
			 only one technical education program area or health science.
(b)
Effective beginning with the
			 2016-2017 scholastic year,
an individual who holds or previously held an
			 Emergency Certificate in health science or in a technical education program
			 area is not eligible to receive a CTE T in the same area.
(c) An individual who has held one CTE T is
			 not eligible to receive another CTE T in any technical education program area
			 or health science.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 290 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 290-3-2 - EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Section 290-3-2-.17 - Degree Equivalent Health Science Certificate Approach

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(1)
Overview.
An individual may seek a Degree Equivalent Health
			 Science Certificate for Grades 6-12 in health science. These certificates are
			 Career and Technical Certificates.
(2)
Bachelor's Equivalent Health
			 Science 1 Certificate.
(a)
Application.
1. The applicant is
			 required to submit to the superintendent the current application for this
			 approach and documentation of having met all requirements as prescribed in Rule
			 290-3-2-.17 and on the application.
2. The superintendent who wishes to employ
			 the applicant or wishes for the applicant, who is an employee of a business or
			 governmental agency with which a partnership has been established, to teach
			 health science is required to submit to the Educator Certification Section:
(i) A recommendation requesting issuance of
			 the Bachelor's Equivalent Health Science 1 Certificate.
(ii) The applicant's current application and
			 documentation of having met all requirements.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 290 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 290-3-2 - EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Section 290-3-2-.18 - Degree Equivalent Technical Education Certificate Approach

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(1)
Overview.
An individual may seek a Degree Equivalent Technical
			 Education Certificate for Grades 6-12 in selected technical education program
			 areas. The specific technical education program areas are identified by the
			 Office of Career and Technical Education of the Department. These certificates
			 are Career and Technical Certificates.
(2)
Bachelor's Equivalent Technical
			 Education 1 Certificate.
(a)
Application.
1. The applicant is
			 required to submit to the superintendent the current application for this
			 approach and documentation of having met all requirements as prescribed in Rule
			 290-3-2-.18 and on the application.
2. The superintendent who wishes to employ
			 the applicant or wishes for the applicant, who is an employee of a business or
			 governmental agency with which a partnership has been established, to teach in
			 the technical education program area for which a certificate is sought is
			 required to submit to the Educator Certification Section:
(i) A recommendation requesting issuance of
			 the Bachelor's Equivalent Technical Education 1 Certificate in a technical
			 education program area.
(ii) The
			 applicant's current application and documentation of having met all
			 requirements.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 290 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 290-3-2 - EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Section 290-3-2-.20 - Certificates Issued By Another State(s), The District Of Columbia, A U.S. Territory, Or The Department Of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Approach

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(1)
Overview.
An individual who holds a valid professional educator
			 certificate issued by another state, the District of Columbia, a U.S.
			 Territory, or the Department of Defense Education Activity (henceforth in this
			 Rule referred to as "another state") may seek an Alabama Professional Educator
			 Certificate or Professional Leadership Certificate. This approach is commonly
			 referred to as Certificate Reciprocity.
(2) Limitations on Issuance.
(a) An individual may be eligible for Alabama
			 certification only if the professional educator certificate issued by another
			 state is in an area, at a grade level, and at degree level in which Alabama
			 offers comparable certification.
(b) Alabama does not offer certification
			 based on "in-field" or "supplemental" or "endorsement" areas which are
			 contingent upon the individual holding other professional educator
			 certificates.
(c) Speech-Language
			 Pathology certification is not available through this approach.
(d) The issuance of Professional Educator
			 Certificates in areas of instructional support and Professional Leadership
			 Certificates require verification of prior professional educational work
			 experience in a P-12 setting. Additional information is in Rule
			 290-3-2-.03.
(e) Certification will not be considered if
			 Alabama no longer offers certification at the degree level of the professional
			 educator certificate issued by another state. An individual may be eligible for
			 Alabama certification in an area in which Alabama does not currently offer, but
			 has previously offered, certification.
(f) Alabama does not offer certification at
			 the doctoral level.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 290 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 290-3-2 - EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Section 290-3-2-.21 - Child Nutrition Program Director Certificate Approach

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(1)
Requirements.
(a) Successful
			 completion of the Alabama Special Requirements in Rule
			 290-3-2-.02(4).
(b) A recommendation from the Child Nutrition
			 Program of the Department to the Educator Certification Section.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 290 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 290-3-2 - EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Section 290-3-2-.22 - Council For Accreditation Of Counseling And Related Education Programs (CACREP) Approach

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(1)
Overview.
An individual who has completed at least a master's
			 degree level CACREP-accredited school counseling program may seek a Class A
			 School Counselor Professional Educator Certificate.
(2)
Application.
The applicant
			 is required to submit to the Educator Certification Section the current
			 application for this approach and documentation of having met all requirements
			 as prescribed in Rule 290-3-2-.22 and on the application.
(3)
Requirements.
All
			 requirements must be successfully completed prior to the date the application
			 is received in the Educator Certification Section.
(a) Successful completion of the Alabama
			 Special Requirements in Rule
			 290-3-2-.02(4).
(b) Verification on official transcript(s) of
			 all degrees earned.
(c)
			 Verification on an official transcript(s) of an earned master's or higher
			 degree from a regionally accredited senior institution.
(d) Verification, on the current application
			 for this approach, of completion of a master's degree level CACREP-accredited
			 school counseling program.
(e)
			 Verification, on the current application for this approach, that the senior
			 institution was regionally accredited at the time of program
			 completion.
(f) Verification of a
			 passing score on the National Counseling Examination for Licensure and
			 Certification (NCE).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 290 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 290-3-2 - EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Section 290-3-2-.23 - Additional Certification In Driver And Traffic Safety Education Approach

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(1)
Overview.
An individual may seek additional certification in
			 Driver and Traffic Safety Education.
(2)
Limitations on Issuance.
This approach is not available to an individual who holds only a Provisional
			 Certificate, Interim Employment Certificate, Business and Industry to
			 Educational Administrator Certificate, Career and Technical (Level, Type,
			 Specialty Area, Degree Equivalent, and/or Temporary) Certificate,
			 Speech-Language Pathology Assistant Certificate, Speech-Language Pathology
			 Temporary Certificate, Child Nutrition Program Director Certificate, Junior
			 Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) Certificate, Emergency Certificate, or
			 Substitute License.
(3)
Application.
The applicant is required to submit to the Educator
			 Certification Section the current application for this approach and
			 documentation of having met all requirements as prescribed in Rule 290-3-2-.23 and on the application.
(4)
Requirements.
All requirements must be successfully completed
			 prior to the date the application is received in the Educator Certification
			 Section.
(a) Successful completion of the
			 Alabama Special Requirements in Rule
			 290-3-2-.02(4).
(b) A valid Professional Educator Certificate
			 or Professional Leadership Certificate as prescribed in Rule
			 290-3-2-.03.
(c) Verification of earned credit for both
			 the basic and advanced driver's education coursework provided by the Department
			 in cooperation with one or more Alabama senior institutions with State-approved
			 programs. A grade of "C" or above must have been earned in each course. The
			 earned credit must be documented on an official transcript(s).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 290 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 290-3-2 - EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Section 290-3-2-.24 - Emergency Certificate

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(1)
Overview.
In cases of emergency when an individual who holds a
			 valid Alabama certificate is not available, a superintendent or administrator
			 who wishes to employ an individual may request an Emergency Certificate. The
			 Emergency Certificate is not an alternative certificate. An individual holding
			 an Emergency Certificate cannot be deemed highly qualified.
(2)
Limitations on Issuance.
(a) An individual who holds a valid Alabama
			 certificate is not eligible to receive an Emergency Certificate.
(b) An Emergency Certificate is issued only
			 for a single teaching field or area of instructional support.
(c) An Emergency Certificate will not be
			 issued for driver and traffic safety education, school psychometry, or school
			 psychology.
(d) An individual who
			 has held one Emergency Certificate is not eligible to receive another Emergency
			 Certificate in any teaching field or area of instructional support.
(e)
Effective beginning with the
			 2016-2017 scholastic year,
an individual who holds or previously held a
			 Career and Technical Education Temporary Certificate in health science or a
			 technical education program area is not eligible to receive an Emergency
			 Certificate in the same area.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 290 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 290-3-2 - EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Section 290-3-2-.25 - Foreign Credentials Approach

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(1)
Overview.
An individual who
			 earned a bachelor's or higher degree and completed an educator preparation
			 program at a university or college in another country may seek a Professional
			 Educator Certificate in a teaching field.
(2)
Limitations on Issuance.
(a) An individual may be eligible for Alabama
			 certification if the individual's major program area or specific teaching field
			 completed in another country is in a teaching field, at a grade level, and at a
			 degree level in which Alabama offers comparable certification.
(b) Alabama certification in areas of
			 instructional support are
not
available based on a program
			 completed in another country.
(c)
			 Certification will not be considered if Alabama no longer offers certification
			 at the degree level of the program completed in another country. An individual
			 may be eligible for Alabama certification in a teaching field in which Alabama
			 does not currently offer, but has previously offered, certification.
(d) Alabama does not offer certification at
			 the doctoral level.