La. Supt. John White Fabricates Three Years Of Teaching Into Five To Garner Questionable Certification
Louisiana has three levels of ed leader certification. Ed Leader 1 requires no teaching experience. Ed Leader 2 requires three years of teaching experience in one’s area of certification.
And Ed Leader 3 requires five years of teaching experience in one’s area of certification.
White does not have five years of teaching experience in his area of certification.
White has three years of teaching experience. White’s application confirms as much.
According to Louisiana law (Bulletin 746), the following criteria must be met in order for a person to be granted ed leader 3 status, certification that allows one to become a Louisiana district superintendent or assistant superintendent:
§ 708. Educational Leader Certificate Level 3 (EDL 3) [Formerly §709]
A. This certificate is required in order to serve as a school system superintendent or assistant superintendent.
Eligibility requirements:
a. valid EDL 2 or one of the Louisiana administrative/supervisory certifications that preceded the educational leadership certification structure;
b. five years of teaching experience in his/her area of certification;
c. five years of successful administrative or management experience in education at the level of assistant principal or above. The assistant principal experience would be limited to a maximum of two years of experience in that position; and
d. passing score on the school superintendent assessment (SSA), in keeping with state requirements.
Note that the five years of teaching experience is just that– teaching experience– and that it is to be in the applicant’s area of certification.
Included with White’s application is the following letter from the Jersey City Public Schools:
December 10, 2015
To Whom It May Concern:
Please be advised that Mr. John White was employed with the Jersey City School District as a certified English Teacher from September 1, 1999 to June 30, 2002. Please feel free to contact me for any further information at (201) 915-6362.
Sincerely,
Tracey A. Stone
Clerk2/Human Resources
To support the idea that White’s three years with Jersey City Schools were in White’s area of certification, his application also includes the following January 26, 2016, email from CONTINUE READING: La. Supt. John White Fabricates Three Years Of Teaching Into Five To Garner Questionable Certification | HuffPost