12 NCAC 09G .0309. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF GENERAL INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION

(a)  An applicant meeting the requirements for certification as a general instructor shall, for the first 12 months of certification, be in a probationary status.  The General Instructor Certification, Probationary Status, shall automatically expire 12 months from the date of issuance.

(b)  The probationary instructor shall be eligible for full general instructor status if the instructor, through application at the end of the probationary period, submits to the Commission:

(1)           a favorable recommendation from a School Director accompanied by certification on a Commission Instructor Evaluation Form that the instructor successfully taught a minimum of twelve hours in a Commission-certified course or a Commission-recognized in-service training course during the probationary year. The results of the students' evaluation of the instructor must be considered by the School Director when determining recommendation; or

(2)           a written evaluation by a staff member, based on an on-site classroom evaluation of the probationary instructor in a Commission-certified course or a Commission-recognized in-service training course.  Such evaluation shall be certified on a Commission Instructor Evaluation Form.  In addition, instructors evaluated by a staff member must also teach a minimum of twelve hours in a Commission-certified training course or a Commission-recognized in-service training course.

(c)  The term of certification as a general instructor is three years from the date the Commission issues the certification.  The certification may subsequently be renewed by the Commission for three year periods. The application for renewal shall contain, in addition to the requirements listed in 12 NCAC 09G .0308, documentary evidence indicating that the applicant has remained active in the instructional process during the previous three year period.  Such documentary evidence shall include the following:

(1)           proof that the applicant has, within the three year period preceding application for renewal, instructed a minimum of 12 hours in a Commission-certified training course or a Commission-recognized in-service training course; and

(2)           either:

(A)          a favorable written recommendation from a School Director accompanied by certification on a Commission Instructor Evaluation Form that the instructor successfully taught a minimum of twelve hours in a Commission-certified training course or a Commission-recognized in-service training course during the three year period of general certification; or

(B)          a written evaluation by a staff member, based on an on-site classroom evaluation of a presentation by the instructor in a Commission-certified training course or a Commission-recognized in-service training course, during the three year period of General Instructor Certification.

(d)  If an instructor does not teach a minimum of 12 hours during the period of certification, the certification shall not be renewed, and the instructor shall file application for General Instructor Certification, Probationary Status.  Such applicants shall be required to meet the minimum requirements of 12 NCAC 09G .0308 of this Section.

(e)  All instructors shall have 90 days from the date of the expiration of their instructor certification to submit an application for renewal along with documentation of having met the minimum requirements of Paragraph (c) of this Rule during the previous certification period. The prescribed 90 day period shall not extend the instructor certification period beyond its specified expiration period. If the renewal application is not submitted within 90 days following the expiration of the previous certification, the applicant will be required to meet the minimum requirements for general instructor certification as specified in Rule .0302 of this Section.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 17C-6;

Temporary Adoption Eff. January 1, 2001;

Eff. August 1, 2002;

Amended Eff. June 1, 2012; August 1, 2006; January 1, 2006.