16 NCAC 06C .0340         Limited License

(a)  The governing body of a public school unit may request a limited license for an applicant under its employment if the applicant meets the requirements of G.S. 115C-270.20(a)(4a). A limited license may only be issued for teaching license areas, not for administrator or student services personnel license areas.

(b)  A person who previously held a lateral entry license issued by the SBE under G.S. 115C-297 (repealed by S.L. 2017-189) and satisfies all the requirements for an IPL or a CPL except that the person has not passed the licensure examination requirements for that license area shall qualify for a limited license if:

(1)           The person is currently employed by the PSU governing body; and

(2)           The PSU governing body submits to the SBE an affidavit, signed by the local superintendent (or equivalent chief executive officer) and the principal of the applicant's school, stating that the person is currently employed by the PSU governing body, the applicant is an effective teacher, and the PSU governing body will encourage the applicant to pursue and IPL or CPL.

(c)  To renew a limited license, the PSU governing body employing the licensee shall submit to the SBE an affidavit, signed by the licensee's supervising principal and the local superintendent (or equivalent chief executive officer), attesting to the following:

(1)           The licensee is currently employed by the PSU governing body.

(2)           The licensee is an effective teacher.

(3)           The PSU will encourage the licensee to pursue a CPL.

(d)  To renew a limited license, the licensee shall demonstrate that the licensee meets or exceeds expected growth, as measured by EVAAS, based on such data that is available at the time application. If a licensee has more than one year of growth data, the SBE shall take the average of growth data to determine whether the licensee met or exceeded expected growth. Data shall be limited to the years since the limited license was first issued or its most recent prior renewal. The SBE shall not consider EVAAS data from the 2019-2020 or 2020-2021 school year when considering a request to renew a limited license.

(e)  Except for military servicemembers and spouses covered by 16 NCAC 06C .0350, a person holding a limited license may not transfer that limited license from one PSU to another.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 115C-12(9); 115C-270.5; 115C-270.15; 115C-270.20; 115C-30;

Emergency Adoption Eff. August 20, 2019;

Eff. March 17, 2021;

Amended Eff. July 1, 2026.