Certification
Wisconsin Technical College System Office
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Madison, WI 53707-7874
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TCS 3.07 Instructional related supervisory certification. Each person employed by a district,
under the direction of an administrator, who supervises student
services' staff including counselors or other certified instructional related
staff, or maintains liaison with business and industry and the secondary schools
within the district, but without the responsibility to deliver, develop, or
design instruction, shall be required to obtain an instructional related supervisory
certificate from the board. An instructional related supervisory certificate
shall be granted as follows:
(1) FIVE-YEAR CERTIFICATE. A 5-year certificate shall be issued to a person employed as an instructional related supervisor if the person has met all of the following requirements:
(a) Education and academic preparation. A person shall complete
the education and academic preparation required for a 5-year certificate under
s. TCS 3.05(1)(a), 3.10(1)(a), 3.11(1)(a), 3.12(1)(a) or 3.13(1)(a), and all
of the following additional education and academic preparation:
Two semester credits approved by the director or designee which
contain the competencies identified by the state certification committee under
s. TCS 3.14(4)(a) in supervision, or completion of equivalent district in-service
activities which contain the competencies identified by the state certification
committee under s. TCS 3.14(4)(a) in supervision and approved by the state
certification committee under s. TCS 3.14(4)(b).
2. Twelve semester credits approved by the director or designee
of professional education appropriate to the supervisory position in addition
to that required under subd. 1.
3. A master's degree or equivalent as defined under s. TCS
3.04(3).
(b) Occupational experience. A person shall have the amount
of occupational experience required for a provisional certificate under s.
TCS 3.05(1)(b), 3.10(1)(b), 3.11(1)(b), 3.12(1)(b) or 3.13(1)(c).
(c) Teaching experience. A person shall have 2 years of teaching
experience or employment in an instructional related position in any recognized
educational system, or 2 years of counseling or supervisory experience, in
addition to the occupational experience required under par. (b).
(d) Professional experience. A person shall have 2 years of
experience as a certified supervisor in any recognized educational system.
(e) Renewal. The 5-year instructional related supervisory certificate
shall be renewed if during the instructional related supervisory certification
period preceding the expiration date, the person seeking renewal completes
6 semester credits, 2 months of appropriate occupational experience, or other
professional activities provided for by a district professional growth plan
approved under s. TCS 3.14(4)(g).
(2) PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATE. A provisional certificate shall
be issued to a person employed as an instructional related supervisor if the
person has not met the requirements for a 5-year certificate under sub. (1)
but does meet all of the following minimum requirements:
(a) Education. A person shall have a baccalaureate degree or
equivalent as defined under s. TCS 3.04(1) or (2).
(b) Occupational experience. A person shall have the amount
of occupational experience required for a provisional certificate under s.
TCS 3.05(2)(b), 3.10(1)(b), 3.11(1)(b), 3.12(1)(b) or 3.13(1)(c).
(c) Teaching experience. A person shall have 2 years of teaching
experience or employment in an instructional related position in any recognized
educational system, or 2 years of counseling or supervisory experience, in
addition to the occupational experience required under par. (b).
(d) Renewal. The initial provisional instructional related
supervisory certificate shall be valid for a period of 3 years and may be
renewed for additional 2 year periods if during the provisional certification
period preceding the expiration date, the person makes progress toward meeting
the requirements of a 5-year certificate by completing 6 semester credits
or district in-service activities, fulfilling the requirements under sub.
(1)(a). A person meeting the requirements for sub. (1)(a) but not sub. (1)(d)
shall complete 2 semester credits approved by the district director or designee
for renewal.
History: Cr. Register, April, 1993, No. 448, eff. 5-1-93; corrections
made under s.13.93 (2m) (b) 7, Stats., Register, June 1994, No. 462
