New Jersey Statutes 18A:26-2.30. Alternate route program and certification for grades 7 to 12 at early college high school program
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 18A:26-2.30
- Board: means the board of education. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
- District: means a school district. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
- Employment: includes employment in a position. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
- Higher education: means that education which is provided by any or all of the public institutions of higher education as herein defined and any or all equivalent private institutions. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Public school: means a school, under college grade, which derives its support entirely or in part from public funds. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State board: means the State Board of Education. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
(1) for receipt of an early college high school certificate of eligibility, the candidate shall:
(a) Hold an advanced degree from a regionally accredited college or university in a field related to the subject area to be taught, as determined by the State board;
(b) Have experience teaching students at any grade level, including postsecondary students; and
(c) Pass the appropriate State test of subject-matter knowledge.
(2) for receipt of an early college high school provisional certificate, the candidate shall provide proof that an early college high school intends to employ the candidate in a teaching position.
(3) for receipt of an early college high school standard certificate, the candidate shall successfully complete at least four school years of teaching at the early college high school.
b. The certification provided pursuant to this section may be used only for employment at an early college high school and shall not satisfy the requirements for employment in any other public school.
c. Nothing herein shall be construed to preclude a teacher with an instructional certificate with an appropriate instructional endorsement issued by the State Board of Examiners from teaching at an early college high school program.
d. As used in this section, “early college high school program” means a partnership between a school district and an institution of higher education that allows participants to simultaneously complete requirements toward earning a State-endorsed high school diploma and have the opportunity to earn credits that are transferable to the institution of higher education in the partnership as part of an organized course of study toward a postsecondary degree at no cost to the participant or participant’s family.
L. 2021, c.279.