15-531. Fees A. The state board of education may fix and collect fees for: 1. The issuance and evaluation, singly or both, of any provisional, basic or standard teaching certificate, any administrative, specialized service, nurse, career and technical education, vocational education or substitute certificate, special subject endorsements including guidance counselor, art, music, physical education, industrial […]
15-531.01. Certification expiration; military service; one year extension A. A certificate issued pursuant to this article to any member of the Arizona national guard or the United States armed forces reserves shall not expire while the member is serving on federal active duty and shall be extended one year after the member returns from federal […]
15-532. Examination on state and United States constitutions; reciprocity requirement; exemption; intergovernmental agreement or contract for administration and evaluation A. A person who is applying for a certificate authorizing the person to become a teacher in a school, in addition to fingerprinting and other requirements, shall either complete the required classes or pass a satisfactory […]
15-533. Proficiency examination; examination reciprocity A. To qualify for a standard teaching certificate, or equivalent certificate later adopted by the state board of education, a person must pass each component of the proficiency examination developed and administered by the state board of education unless otherwise exempted by law. The proficiency examination shall consist of only […]
15-534. Fingerprinting; review and disciplinary action; violation; classification A. A person who applies for a certificate as prescribed in section 15-203 shall have a valid fingerprint clearance card that is issued pursuant to title 41, chapter 12, article 3.1. Applicants who possess a certificate pursuant to section 15-203 and who apply for additional certificates or […]
15-534.01. Withdrawal of applications for administrative deficiencies; denial of applications for substantive deficiencies; certification time frames A. If an application for certification is administratively incomplete, as prescribed in title 41, chapter 6, article 7.1, the department of education shall issue a written notice requesting the applicant to supply missing documents or other information. The department […]
15-534.02. Restrictions on applications for certification after the surrender, revocation or denial of certificate; definition A. A person shall not submit an application for certification with the state board of education for a period of five years if any of the following occurs: 1. The person surrenders a certificate issued by the state board of […]
15-534.03. Service of documents; change of address notice requirement A. Every notice or decision issued by the state board of education pertaining to the denial of an application for initial certification or renewal of a certificate or pertaining to disciplinary action against a certificated person shall be served by personal delivery or certified mail, return […]
15-534.04. Reciprocal discipline; definition A. A final adjudication or judgment in another jurisdiction that a certificated or noncertificated person has engaged in immoral or unprofessional conduct shall be treated as immoral or unprofessional conduct for the purposes of any disciplinary proceeding conducted against that person in this state. B. An applicant for certification who has […]
15-535. Sectarian instruction prohibited A teacher who uses sectarian or denominational books or teaches any sectarian doctrine or conducts any religious exercises in school is guilty of unprofessional conduct and his certificate shall be revoked. This section shall not be construed to prohibit a teacher from teaching the elective course permitted by section 15-717.01.
15-536. Offer of contract to probationary teacher; acceptance; notice to teacher of intention not to reemploy; definition A. The governing board shall offer a teaching contract for the next ensuing school year to each probationary teacher, unless the governing board, a member of the board acting on behalf of the board or the superintendent of […]
15-537. Performance of certificated teachers; evaluation system; alternative performance evaluation cycle; confidentiality A. The governing board shall establish a system to evaluate the performance of certificated teachers in the school district that results in at least one evaluation of each certificated teacher by a qualified evaluator each school year or as provided in subsection B […]
15-537.01. Posting of best practices for teacher and principal evaluation systems A. On or before September 15, 2012, the department of education shall identify and prominently post on the website maintained by the department the best practices for the implementation and assessment of principal and teacher evaluation systems. B. The best practices posted by the […]
15-538. Preliminary notice of inadequacy of classroom performance; performance improvement plan; adoption of definition A. The governing board of any school district shall give any certificated teacher notice of intention to dismiss or not to reemploy if such intention is based on charges of inadequacy of classroom performance. The governing board or its authorized representative, […]
15-538.01. Offer of contract to continuing teacher; definition A. The governing board shall offer to each continuing teacher a contract renewal for the next ensuing school year unless the governing board, a member of the board acting on behalf of the board or the superintendent of the school district gives notice to the teacher of […]
15-538.02. Teachers with short-term certificates; dismissal; notice Notwithstanding any other law, the governing board may dismiss a teacher who holds a teaching intern certificate, an emergency teaching certificate or another type of nonstandard certificate that is valid for one year or less without complying with the requirements of section 15-537, 15-538 or 15-541. A dismissal […]
15-539. Dismissal of certificated teacher; due process; written charges; notice; hearing on request A. On a written statement of charges presented by the superintendent, charging that there exists cause for the suspension without pay for a period of time greater than ten school days or dismissal of a certificated teacher of the district, the governing […]
15-540. Suspension prior to dismissal of a certificated teacher; written charges; salary A. Upon a written statement of charges adopted by the governing board charging a certificated teacher of the school district with cause for suspension without pay or dismissal, the governing board may immediately place the teacher on administrative leave of absence and give […]
15-541. Hearing on dismissal A. The governing board shall decide whether to hold a hearing on the dismissal or suspension without pay for a period of time longer than ten days of a certificated teacher as provided in this article. If the governing board decides not to hold a hearing, the governing board shall designate […]
15-542. Hearing costs; counsel; limitations on evidence; reinstatement A. The governing board shall pay all expenses of the hearing. The certificated teacher and the governing board shall pay their own attorney and witness fees, except if the governing board does not suspend the teacher without pay or dismiss the teacher, the governing board shall pay […]
