N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:15-1.8

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 6A:15-1.8 - Certification

(a) All teachers of bilingual programs shall hold a valid New Jersey instructional certificate with an endorsement for the appropriate grade level and/or academic content area and a standard certificate with a bilingual/bicultural education endorsement, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:6-38 et seq., and 18A:35-15 to 26 and N.J.A.C. 6A:9B-11.5.

(b) Dual language immersion programs, for the purpose of meeting the LIEP requirements at N.J.S.A. 18A:35-18 and this chapter, may be taught by one or more teachers. In these dual language immersion programs, the following endorsements to an instructional certificate shall be fulfilled by one or more teachers:

1. An endorsement for the appropriate grade level and/or academic content area being taught; and

2. An endorsement in bilingual/bicultural education or world languages.

i. A teacher of a language other than English has demonstrated linguistic competence in the language of their instruction, pursuant to N.J.A.C.

(c) All teachers of ESL classes shall hold a valid New Jersey instructional certificate with an ESL endorsement, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:6-38 et seq., and N.J.A.C. 6A:9B-11.6.

(d) All teachers providing English language services shall hold a valid New Jersey instructional certificate.

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:15-1.8

Amended by 48 N.J.R. 485(c), effective 3/21/2016

Administrative Change, 48 N.J.R. 1802(a).

Amended and recodified from 6A:15-1.9 by 55 N.J.R. 1708(a), effective 8/7/2023