§302A-605 - Principals and vice-principals.
§302A-605 Principals and vice-principals. (a) Principals shall meet the department's certification requirements and shall have not less than five years of appropriate school-level experience of which at least three years shall have been as a teacher.
(b) Vice-principals shall meet the department's certification requirements and shall have appropriate school-level experience as determined by the department.
(c) On a case-by-case basis, the department may waive the certification requirements and school-level experience for vice-principal candidates with appropriate administrative experience. The department shall establish criteria and reasons for waivers pursuant to chapter 91. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2; am L 2000, c 31, §1; am L 2001, c 256, §2 and c 287, §1]