10A NCAC 09 .3011. NC PRE-K SITE-LEVEL ADMINISTRATOR QUALIFICATIONS

(a)  Administrators of NC Pre-K sites must have either:

(1)           A NC Principal License, or

(2)           A North Carolina Early Childhood Administrator Credential (NCECAC) Level III.  If the site-level administrator has not yet earned the NCECAC Level III, the following shall apply:

(A)          Provisional approval shall be given for four years from the time the site began participation with the NC Pre-K program for the administrator with NCECAC I or II to obtain the NCECAC Level III; and

(B)          Progress toward NCECAC Level III shall be considered a minimum of six documented semester hours per year.

(b)  Administrators of NC Pre-K sites shall not serve as the NC Pre-K teacher or teacher assistant.

(c)  Long term vacancies shall not exceed 12 weeks.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 110-85; 110-88; S.L. 2011-145, s. 10.7(a);

Eff. November 1, 2012.