Mich. Admin. Code R. 380.116 - School administrator substitute permit

Rule 16.

(1) The superintendent of public instruction may issue an initial school administrator substitute permit to a school district under this rule only if all of the following apply:

(a) The individual who applies for the permit on behalf of the school district is not the individual whom the school district will employ under the permit.

(b) The school district certifies that an appropriately certificated and endorsed school administrator is not available for the assignment.

(c) The individual whom the school district will employ under the permit earned a baccalaureate or higher degree at a regionally accredited college or university.

(d) The school district assigns a mentor to the individual whom it will employ under the permit.

(e) The department receives the fee for an approved permit prior to the first day the individual is in the assignment.

(2) In addition to obtaining a school administrator substitute permit under this rule for any other individual who is not appropriately certificated, a school district shall obtain a school administrator substitute permit for a school administrator employed under section 1246(3) of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1246.

(3) Upon application by the employing school district and payment of the appropriate fee, the superintendent of public instruction may renew a school administrator substitute permit under this rule not more than 3 times to place the same individual in the permitted assignment area. The following requirements apply at the time of the application for renewal:

(a) For the first renewal, the employing school district shall certify all of the following:

(i) A formal observation of the individual in the previous school year resulted in a comprehensive evaluation rating of effective or highly effective.

(ii) The individual enrolled in an approved school administrator preparation program within 6 months of employment.

(iii) The individual presented a school administrator preparation program course of study to the employing school district.

(b) For each subsequent renewal, the employing school district shall certify that the individual has made progress toward program completion as defined by the superintendent of public instruction.

(4) Subject to section 1246(3) of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1246, a school administrator substitute permit or renewal is valid from the issue date to the end of the academic school year specified on the permit.

(5) Subject to subrule (7) of this rule, the superintendent of public instruction may refuse to grant, refuse to renew, or revoke a school administrator substitute permit under this rule for 1 of the following reasons:

(a) Fraud, material misrepresentation, or concealment or omission of fact in the application for or the use of the permit.

(b) Conviction of the individual for whom a school district requests the permit for a crime described in section 1535a of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1535a.

(c) Failure to satisfy the requirements for the permit.

(6) The superintendent of public instruction may rescind a school administrator substitute permit at the request of the employing school district.

(7) The superintendent of public instruction shall refuse to grant, refuse to renew, or revoke a school administrator substitute permit if the criminal history of the individual for whom a school district requests it includes conviction of a listed offense.

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Mich. Admin. Code R. 380.116

2008 AACS; 2017 AACS; 2019 MR 4, Eff. 2/27/2019