22-10A-11.5: Provisional site administrator licensure.

A. A provisional site administrator license is a one-year license granted to a level two or three-A teacher who meets the qualifications for that license.

B. To qualify for a provisional site administrator license, the candidate shall:

(1) meet the requirements for a level two or three-A license;

(2) be enrolled in a department-approved site administrator induction and mentoring program in the school district; and

(3) be accepted into a department-approved site administrator preparation program.

C. The provisional license is renewable up to three times upon annual proof of enrollment in a department-approved site administrator preparation program and satisfactory evaluations each year from the school district's mentoring program. After successful completion of the department-approved site administrator preparation program and satisfactory evaluations, the provisional license may be converted to a professional site administrator license if the candidate completes the requirements for that license.