School boards could hire superintendents lacking a certificate to administer under a bill heard by the Education Committee Jan. 28.<\/p>\n
Currently any candidate for school superintendent must hold a certificate to administer before official employment can be offered. Under LB121, introduced by Omaha Sen. Scott Lautenbaugh, the state Board of Education could waive this requirement if petitioned by an individual school board.<\/p>\n
\u201cSometimes the pool of candidates gets tighter, especially in smaller districts,\u201d he said. \u201cThis provides a mechanism to loosen restrictions for incoming superintendents.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brian Halstead, representing the state Department of Education, testified in opposition to the bill, saying a problem does not exist.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are approximately 1,400 people holding a certificate to administer in Nebraska,\u201d Halstead said. \u201cWe don\u2019t have a supply issue.\u201d<\/p>\n
Larry Ramaekers, representing the Grand Island-Northwest Public Schools and Adams Central Public Schools, also opposed the bill. Ramaekers said his education was vital to his experience as a school superintendent.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt would have been difficult for me to make the necessary decisions without the education I had,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
No one testified in support of the bill and the committee took no immediate action on it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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