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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 13A.09.09.06" title_num="13A" subtitle_num="09" chapter_num="09" heading="Personnel Requirements.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Administrative Head.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A school shall have an administrative head at the school who is responsible for the day to day administration of the school.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An individual hired as the administrative head of a school on or after June 1, 2004 at a minimum shall meet the standards established in §B(2)(a) of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A school shall have a written position description that states the duties and responsibilities of the administrative head of the school.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The administrative head of a school shall have sufficient time during each school day to carry out the duties and responsibilities stated in the written position description of the administrative head of the school.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Teachers.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A school shall have a teacher to implement the educational program in each class.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A teacher, regardless of whether the employment status of the teacher is full-time, part-time, paid, volunteer, or substitute, shall meet the requirements of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A teacher who provides instruction in English language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, and courses for which secondary school credit is granted, shall hold, at a minimum, one of the following credentials:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A bachelor's degree from an IHE;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>120 semester hours of college credit from an IHE; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A bachelor's degree equivalent as determined by an independent agency authorized to evaluate foreign credentials that is designated by the Department.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>An individual who provides assistance to a teacher in a class is not required to meet the requirement of §B(2) of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Written Statement of Teacher Qualifications.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A school shall maintain a written statement of the qualifications of each teacher who implements the educational program.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A school shall give annually to the parents or legal guardians of prospective and enrolled students its written statement of the qualifications of each teacher who implements the educational program.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>