10A NCAC 09 .3012. NC PRE-K TEACHER EDUCATION, LICENSURE AND CREDENTIALS

(a)  All teachers shall hold, or be working toward a North Carolina (NC) Birth through Kindergarten (B-K) Standard Professional II or Preschool Add-on licensures.  Teachers working toward the required education and license shall hold a minimum of a BA/BS degree and the following requirements:

(1)           NC Initial Provisional Lateral Entry B-K License, or

(2)           A North Carolina K-6 license and a provisional Preschool Add-on license, or

(3)           Another North Carolina or other state's license and an NC Provisional B-K license, or

(4)           A BA/BS degree in early childhood education, child development, or a related field, and be eligible for a NC Initial Provisional Lateral Entry B-K License.

(b)  All Pre-K teachers must be enrolled with the Early Educator Support, Licensure & Professional Development Unit of the Division of Child Development and Early Education.

(c)  Pre-K teachers with a BA/BS degree shall make progress toward B-K licensure by completing a minimum of six documented semester hours per year, and achieve the B-K license within three years.  The site-level administrator shall maintain documentation available for review by the Division, of the progress toward the required standard.

 

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

Eff. November 1, 2012.