Certification Guideline 15

SUBJECT
Change of Certification Type During the Period of Certification

GUIDELINE DEFINITION
Individuals moving from Part-Time Approval to either Part-Time Provisional or Provisional certification during the certification period will be given a minimum of two full years to meet the new renewal requirements. Individuals moving from Part-Time Provisional to Provisional certification will be given a minimum of two full years to meet the new renewal requirements. Individuals moving from Provisional Certification to either Part-Time Provisional or Part-Time Approval will receive the existing expiration date.

Individuals moving from Provisional Certification to either Part-Time Provisional or Part-Time Approval will receive the existing expiration date unless the certification type change is submitted before September 1 of the last year in the existing renewal period. Changes to the certification type cannot be made in the last year of a renewal period.

GUIDELINE 15 REFERENCE TABLE
Current Certification Type	Change to	Resulting Action
Part-Time Approval	Part-Time Provisional or Provisional	Given a minimum of two full years to meet new renewal requirements.
Part-Time Provisional	Provisional	Given a minimum of two full years to meet new renewal requirements.
Provisional	Part-Time Provisional or Part-Time Approval	Receive the existing expiration date, unless the certification type change is submitted before September 1 of the last year in the existing renewal period.

EXAMPLE
Richard, a part-time instructor, currently holds Part-Time Approval with an expiration date of August 31, 2001. His assignment changes as of September 1, 2000, and results in Part-Time Provisional certification. The expiration date will be changed to August 31, 2002. He will be given two years since he now must complete two credits of required education courses or district in-service activities.

EXAMPLE
William currently holds Part-Time Provisional certification with an expiration date of August 31, 2001. His assignment changes as of January 1, 2000, and results in Provisional certification. The expiration date will be changed to August 31, 2002. He will be given a minimum of two years since he must complete six credits of required education courses or district in-service activities.

EXAMPLE
Mary currently holds a Part-Time Provisional certificate with an expiration date of August 31, 2002. Mary taught two different courses between September 1, 2000 and May 31, 2001. Her assignment in the future is not expected to change. A request to change Mary's certification from Part-Time Provisional to Part-Time Approval must be submitted prior to September 1, 2001, in order to reduce her renewal activity to a Part-Time Approval requirement. Her Part-Time Approval certificate will have an expiration date of August 31, 2002. If a request is made after September 1, 2001, Part-Time Provisional renewal requirements will remain in effect.

RATIONALE
Acceptance of an additional teaching assignment should not cause additional hardship for the instructor. The expiration date is extended to allow the instructor adequate time to complete the additional renewal requirements.

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

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