Certification Guideline 16

SUBJECT
Changing or Deleting Courses for Part-Time Approval

GUIDELINE DEFINITION
A Part-Time Approval certificate is issued for a maximum of two courses for a certification period. Courses are renumbered at various times when curriculum is modified. These curriculum changes can be verified at the state office. Districts will be allowed to add these replacement courses when the changes occur during the certification period.

A situation may occur where an individual has been granted Part-Time Approval for two courses, but has not taught one or both of the courses during the certification period. District management may have a legitimate need to utilize the individual for a course where certification has not been granted. State staff cannot readily determine whether the teacher has already taught one or both courses during the certification period. Certification will be considered for a third or fourth course when a statement is also submitted that the individual did not teach one or both of the certified courses. This statement must be signed by the District Certification Officer.

EXAMPLE
Edna has traditionally taught two courses for the technical college. She teaches one course during the first semester of the first year and the second course during the second semester of the second year. Edna taught the first course during the current certification period, but has not taught the second course in that certification period. District management wants Edna to teach a new course in place of the second course. Edna does not want to hold Part-Time Provisional certification. The district must delete the second course and submit the new course along with the appropriate signed statement.

RATIONALE
The intent of the code is to make certain that Part-Time Approval does not allow a person to teach more than two courses during a certification period.

Implemented: August 30, 1993
Last Reviewed/Revised: May 2002

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