NC Education Code · Regulation
Title 16 — root / Chapter 06 — 16 NCAC 06C .0379
Plain English summary
This rule establishes the process by which a Local Education Agency (LEA) may apply to the State Board of Education for a one-year extension of a teacher's provisional license when extenuating circumstances have prevented completion of required coursework. The application must include signed documentation from the individual teacher, the supervising principal, the superintendent, and the local board of education chair, along with supporting medical or other evidence of extenuating circumstances. The rule specifies the exact content required in each document submitted as part of the extension application.
Key requirements
- A Local Education Agency (LEA) may apply to the State Board of Education for a one-year extension of time to satisfy State licensure requirements for an individual who, due to extenuating circumstances, has not completed the course work required to maintain a license.
- A document, signed by the individual, which includes: a description of the extenuating circumstances that the teacher claims prevented him or her from satisfying the requirements for licensure; a request for an extension of his or her license for one additional year to complete the course work required to maintain a license; and an acknowledgment that the teacher understands that the materials submitted to the State Board of Education in support of his or her request are public records subject to disclosure under Chapter 132 of the North Carolina General Statutes.
- Copies of medical or other documentation to support the individual's claim of extenuating circumstances.
- A document, signed by the North Carolina principal who most recently supervised the individual, which includes: the dates the principal supervised the teacher; evidence of the individual's academic and professional preparation showing that the individual is competent to teach the standard course of study and has demonstrated the ability to implement effective educational methods that provide differentiated, individualized instruction, assessment and remediation to all his or her students; a statement that in the principal's opinion the teacher is competent to teach the standard course of study and has demonstrated the ability to implement effective educational methods that provide differentiated, individualized instruction, assessment and remediation to the students in his or her classroom; and a copy of any of the individual's summative annual evaluations for the past three years.
- A document, signed by the superintendent of the local school system, which includes: a statement certifying that, based upon a review of the individual's and the principal's documentation and evidence, the superintendent believes the individual is competent to teach the standard course of study; a list of the required course work that the applicant has completed; a description of the efforts that the local school administrative unit has made to assist the teacher to complete the required course work; a list of the required course work that the applicant must complete to qualify for a license; a description of the efforts that the local school administrative unit will make to assist the teacher to complete the required course work during the next year of teaching; and a statement that the superintendent believes that the applicant is likely to complete the required course work within the one-year extension.
- A document, signed by the chair of the local board of education, which includes: a certification that the local board of education has investigated the extenuating circumstances; a statement that the local board of education is satisfied that the teacher's description of the circumstances is true; a statement that the local board of education is satisfied that, due to extenuating circumstances, the teacher could not have completed the required coursework for a license without undue hardship; and a certification that the local board of education has approved the employment of the teacher for the next school year, subject only to the State Board of Education's decision to grant the requested one-year extension of the teacher's provisional license.
Affected parties
- Local Education Agencies (LEAs)
- Teachers with provisional licenses
- State Board of Education
- Principals
- Superintendents
- Local boards of education