N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:9B-12.3 - Authorization

(a) The school administrator endorsement is required for any position that involves services as a district-level administrative officer. Such positions shall include superintendent, assistant superintendent, and director. Holders of this endorsement shall be authorized to:

1. Provide educational leadership by directing the formulation of districtwide goals, plans, policies, and budgets, by recommending their approval by the district board of education, and by directing their districtwide implementation;

2. Recommend for approval by the district board of education all staff appointments and other personnel actions, such as terminations, suspensions, and compensation, including the appointment of school business administrators;

3. Direct school district operations and programs;

4. Supervise and evaluate building administrators and central office staff, including school business administrators;

5. Oversee the administration and supervision of school-level operations, staff, and programs; and

6. Serve as principal or supervisor as provided at (b) and (c) below.

(b) The principal endorsement is required for any position that involves service as an administrative officer of a school or other comparable unit within a school or school district. Such positions shall include assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, principal, assistant principal, vice principal, director, and supervisor. Holders of this endorsement shall be authorized to:

1. Provide educational leadership by directing the formulation of goals, plans, policies, budgets, and personnel actions of the school or other comparable unit, by recommending them to the chief district administrator, and by directing their implementation in the school or other comparable unit;

2. Direct and supervise all school operations and programs;

3. Evaluate school staff, including teaching staff members; and

4. Direct the activities of school-level supervisors.

(c) The supervisor endorsement is required for both supervisors of instruction and athletic directors who do not hold a standard principal's endorsement. The supervisor shall have the authority and responsibility for the continuing direction, evaluation, and guidance of teaching staff members.

1. Effective January 1, 2018, the supervisor endorsement no longer shall authorize appointment as an assistant superintendent in charge of curriculum and/or instruction.

i. Holders of the supervisor endorsement issued prior to January 1, 2018, shall continue to be authorized to hold a position as an assistant superintendent in charge of curriculum and/or instruction.

(d) The school business administrator endorsement is required for the chief financial officer of a school district. Such positions shall include assistant superintendent for business, school business administrator, and assistant school business administrator. Holders of this endorsement shall be authorized to:

1. Perform duties at the school district level in the areas of financial budget planning and administration, financial accounting and reporting, insurance/risk administration, and purchasing; and

2. Engage in facilities planning, personnel administration, administration of transportation and food services, and central data-processing management.

Notes

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:9B-12.3

Amended by R.2004 d.306, effective 8/2/2004.
See: 36 N.J.R. 1636(a), 36 N.J.R. 3526(a).
In (b), inserted "educational services" following "To be eligible for the standard" and "with a school nurse endorsement," preceding "a candidate shall hold" in the first sentence of the introductory paragraph, and inserted "urban" following "inter-group relations, and" and substituted "rural" for "inner-city" in 1vii.
Amended by R.2006 d.170, effective 5/15/2006.
See: 37 N.J.R. 4612(a), 38 N.J.R. 2126(a).
Added last sentence to (b); deleted (b)1; recodified existing i-viii as 1-8 and redesignated ix and x as 9 and 10 and made a stylistic change; deleted 2; and added 11.
Amended by R.2013 d.091, effective 7/1/2013.
See: 45 N.J.R. 152(a), 45 N.J.R. 1605(a).
Rewrote the section. Amended and recodified from 6A:9B-11.3 by 47 N.J.R. 2989(a), effective 12/7/2015 Amended by 55 N.J.R. 853(a), effective 5/1/2023