Section 10-145d-591 - Professional educator certificate requirementsTo receive a professional educator certificate for school business administrator, an applicant shall present evidence of meeting the following requirements:
(a) Has completed not less than 30 school months of successful service as a school business administrator under a provisional educator, interim educator or provisional teaching certificate; and(b) Prior to July 1, 2003, has completed not less than 30 semester hours of credit beyond the bachelor's degree at an approved institution or institutions, including: (1) A minimum of 12 semester hours of credit at an approved institution or institutions in school business administration, school finance, budgeting and resource management, school law, personnel administration, school plant planning and operation, collective bargaining, or system analysis and operations research; and(2) A minimum of six semester hours of credit at an approved institution or institutions in public school administration, educational policy analysis, organizational behavior, curriculum and instruction, or foundations of education; or(c) Prior to July 1, 2003, the 30 semester hours of credit beyond the bachelor's degree need not necessarily lead to a master's degree and may include graduate or undergraduate courses. It shall consist of:(1) A planned program at an approved institution; or(2) An individual program which is mutually determined or approved by the school business administrator and the employing agent of the board of education, and which is designed to increase the ability of the administrator to manage the business affairs of the school system. Such an individual program may include course work taken at one or more approved institutions.(d) On and after July 1, 2003, any applicant who holds or held a provisional teaching or provisional educator certificate shall have completed, at an approved institution, either a master's degree or at least 30 semester hours of graduate credit.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 10-145d-591