Certification Guideline 30

SUBJECT
Expired Certificate - 13 Month Window for Renewal of Individuals Whose Certificate has Expired

GUIDELINE DEFINITION
Activities pertaining to the certification audit must be completed and documented by October 1 for an audit of the prior school year.

EXAMPLE
Sunny has an expiration date of August 31, 2000. She was allowed to continue working during the 2000-2001 school year. The district must document her renewal activities by October 1, 2001, or there will be an audit penalty for the audit of the 2000-2001 school year. If the district documents after October 1, 2001, that Sunny has completed all the renewal requirements, there would be an audit exception for the 2000-2001 school year. If the district has received an audit exception for an individual and the individual then renews, the certification period will begin with the date when the individual finally satisfied the renewal requirement.

RATIONALE
Certified individuals are expected to hold continuous certification while employed in the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS). The only gaps in an individual's certification must be the result of a bona fide termination of district employment, employment in a position that does not require certification, or be the result of an audit penalty. WTCS districts assume the risk of an audit penalty when an individual is allowed to continue in a position requiring certification after their certification has expired.

Press to View Guideline 41: Return To Or Continued Employment After Certification Has Expired
http://systemattic.wtcsystem.edu/Certification/cert/guide/Guid41.htm

Press to View Guideline 26: Return To WTCS Employment During The Certification Renewal Period
http://systemattic.wtcsystem.edu/Certification/cert/guide/Guid26.htm

Implemented: May 8, 1998
Last Reviewed/Revised: May 2002

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