The superintendent of public instruction shall not issue an initial advanced professional education certificate to an individual, or renew an individual’s advanced professional education certificate, unless the individual presents evidence satisfactory to the superintendent of public instruction demonstrating that he or she meets criteria established by the department and either of the following:

    (a) Has been rated as highly effective or effective on his or her annual year-end evaluation under section 1249 for 3 out of the 5 most recent school years and has not been rated ineffective on his or her annual year-end evaluation under section 1249 within the 5 most recent school years.

    (b) Since issuance of the individual’s most recent teaching certificate, the individual completed at least 3 years of successful experience in an appropriate assignment, as determined by the superintendent of public instruction, including experience as a teacher leader, a teacher of children from birth through pre-K, a teacher of adult education, or a provider of K to 12 instruction in an assignment that does not require an annual performance evaluation under section 1249.