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§8.8. Certification appeals; appeals council; membership; duties; reporting
A. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall establish an
appeals process which provides for the circumstances under which an applicant who has been
denied certification may appeal the denial to the Teacher Certification Appeals Council,
referred to in this Section as the "council".
B. The council shall consist of nine members recommended by the state
superintendent of education and approved by the board as follows:
(1)Three council members shall be college of education faculty members, each of
whom shall represent a postsecondary education institution participating in both traditional
and alternative certification programs. The Louisiana Association of Colleges for Teacher
Education, the Louisia
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§8.8. Certification appeals; appeals council; membership; duties; reporting
A. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall establish an
appeals process which provides for the circumstances under which an applicant who has been
denied certification may appeal the denial to the Teacher Certification Appeals Council,
referred to in this Section as the "council".
B. The council shall consist of nine members recommended by the state
superintendent of education and approved by the board as follows:
(1) Three council members shall be college of education faculty members, each of
whom shall represent a postsecondary education institution participating in both traditional
and alternative certification programs. The Louisiana Association of Colleges for Teacher
Education, the Louisiana Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, and the
Louisiana Association of Teacher Educators shall each submit a list of three nominees. The
superintendent shall recommend one college of education faculty member from each list.
(2) Three council members shall be classroom teachers. The Associated Professional
Educators of Louisiana, the Louisiana Association of Educators, and the Louisiana
Federation of Teachers shall each submit a list of three nominees. The superintendent shall
recommend one classroom teacher from each list.
(3) Three council members shall be certified school or system administrators. The
Louisiana Association of School Executives, the Louisiana State Association of School
Personnel Administrators, and the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents shall
each submit a list of three nominees. The superintendent shall recommend one administrator
from each list.
C. Council members shall serve four-year terms.
D. A majority of council members, not including vacancies, shall constitute a
quorum. All actions of the council shall be approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of
the members present and voting.
E. The council shall evaluate the appeals of persons seeking Louisiana certification,
including a review of the documents and transcripts of appellants, and shall submit a written
report of its findings to the board. A decision of the council shall be a final decision.
F. The council shall not consider appeals of persons who are nondegreed, lack any
examination scores required by the board for initial certification or administrative
certification, or lack fifty percent or more of required course work. The council shall not
consider requests to waive state or federal statutes pertaining to teacher certification.
G. The board shall establish by rules and regulations, in accordance with the
Administrative Procedure Act, all guidelines and procedures for carrying out the provisions
of this Section.
H. Upon the notification of the dissolution of any association with nominating
authority under this Section, the board shall name a similar association to act as a nominating
authority. The association shall submit a list of three nominees to the superintendent. The
superintendent shall recommend one person from the list for approval by the board.