Part 7.
STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION
Chapter 241.
PRINCIPAL CERTIFICATE
The State Board for Educator Certification adopts amendments to 19
Texas Administrative Code Chapter 241, §§241.5, 241.10, 241.20,
241.25, 241.30, and 241.40, relating to the Standard Principal Certificate,
without changes to the text of the proposed rules as published in the March
30, 2001, issue of the
Texas Register
(26
TexReg 2473). The Board adopts amendments to 19 Texas Administrative Code
Chapter 241, §241.15, relating to the Standard Principal Certificate,
without changes to the text of the proposed rule as published in the April
20, 2001, issue of the
Texas Register
(26
TexReg 2921).
The following is a summary of the factual basis for the rules as adopted
that demonstrates a rational connection between the factual basis for the
rules and the rules as adopted:
The adopted amendments to Chapter 241 are designed to eliminate unnecessary
barriers to candidates seeking the Standard Principal Certificate while ensuring
they continue to meet the quality standards set by the Board.
The adopted amendments to §241.5 remove unnecessarily prescriptive
requirements for admission to a principal preparation program, such as a set
grade point average on prior university-level coursework or performance on
a nationally normed assessment. The amendments to §241.5 and §241.10
will now allow preparation entities the full authority to set admission criteria,
assessments and benchmarks, and coursework and other training for candidates
for the Principal Certificate. Amended §241.5 and §241.10 will make
Chapter 241 consistent with the Board's rules generally governing educator
preparation programs located in Chapters 227 and 228.
Deleting the requirement in §241.15 and §241.20 for employment
on a Conditional Certificate before receiving the standard certificate will
allow candidates to proceed to full certification more expeditiously without
unduly compromising their preparation. The rule formerly required a candidate
to complete a preparation program, then serve an internship on a Conditional
Certificate as either a principal or assistant principal before the candidate
could receive the Standard Principal Certificate. The Board was presented
with satisfactory evidence that serving on the Conditional Certificate had
no foundation as a predictor or guarantor of performance as a fully certified
principal. Consequently, the Conditional Certificate was never issued, though
it remained in rule.
The amendments adopted for §241.20 and §241.25 will allow candidates
to complete all preparation requirements and then be recommended directly
for the Standard Principal Certificate. In lieu of the Conditional Certificate,
the amendments to §241.20 offer guidance for school districts in establishing
induction programs to help newly certified principals succeed during their
initial employment as such in Texas.
Amended §241.25 retains the teaching-experience requirement formerly
located in §241.20 because the evidence assessed by the Board indicated
that having prior teaching experience helps administrators deal more effectively
with personnel and curriculum issues than not having it.
Section 241.30, relating to requirements to renew the Standard Principal
Certificate, is rearranged for clarity by juxtaposing the guidance for holders
of the Standard Certificate and holders of certificates issued prior to September
1, 1999. Renumbered Subsection (e) of §241.30 is amended to clarify which
holders of a previously issued Texas Principal certificate are required to
complete assessments under §241.35.
Section 241.40, relating to implementation dates, deletes the reference
to the eliminated Conditional Certificate and its associated induction period
in former §241.20, replacing it with a reference to the amended requirements
for issuance of the Standard Principal Certificate. New Subsection (d) is
added to §241.40 to specify when the requirements found in new §241.20
for districts' mentoring and support of first-time principals must begin.
Because no party submissions or proposals were received, an explanation
of the agency's reasons for disagreement is not required.
No comments were received in response to the notice of proposed rules as
published in the above-referenced issue of the
Texas
Register
.
19 TAC §§241.5, 241.10, 241.20, 241.25, 241.30, 241.40
The amendments relating to the Standard Principal Certificate
are adopted under the authority of the following sections of the Texas Education
Code: §21.040(4), which requires the Board to appoint for each class
of educator certificate an advisory committee composed of members of that
class to recommend standards for that class to the Board; §21.041(b)(2)-(4),
which requires the Board to specify the classes of certificates to be issued,
specify the period of validity for each class of educator certificate, and
specify requirements for the issuance and renewal of an educator certificate; §21.046,
which specify the minimum qualifications for certification as a principal;
and §21.054, which requires the Board to establish a process for identifying
continuing education courses and programs that fulfill continuing education
requirements, including an individual assessment of a principal's knowledge,
skills, and proficiencies.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State on May 21, 2001.
TRD-200102829
Pamela B. Tackett
Executive Director
State Board for Educator Certification
Effective date: June 10, 2001
Proposal publication date: March 30, 2001
For further information, please call: (512) 469-3011
19 TAC §241.15
The amendments relating to the Standard Principal Certificate
are adopted under the authority of the following sections of the Texas Education
Code: §21.040(4), which requires the Board to appoint for each class
of educator certificate an advisory committee composed of members of that
class to recommend standards for that class to the Board; §21.041(b)(2)-(4),
which requires the Board to specify the classes of certificates to be issued,
specify the period of validity for each class of educator certificate, and
specify requirements for the issuance and renewal of an educator certificate; §21.046,
which specify the minimum qualifications for certification as a principal;
and §21.054, which requires the Board to establish a process for identifying
continuing education courses and programs that fulfill continuing education
requirements, including an individual assessment of a principal's knowledge,
skills, and proficiencies.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed
with the Office of the Secretary of State on May 21, 2001.
TRD-200102830
Pamela B. Tackett
Executive Director
State Board for Educator Certification
Effective date: June 10, 2001
Proposal publication date: April 20, 2001
For further information, please call: (512) 469-3011
Subchapter D. NEGOTIATION AND MEDIATION PROCEDURES RELATING TO CERTAIN CONTRACT DISPUTES
Chapter 250.
AGENCY ADMINISTRATION