Current through September 24, 2024
(1) All
principals, assistant principals, and supervisors serving as instructional
leaders in Tennessee shall hold the appropriate instructional leader
license.
(2) Dual assignment
personnel whose work assignment includes more than fifty percent (50%)
instructional leadership responsibilities shall hold the appropriate
instructional leader license.
(3)
Educators seeking the Instructional Leader License (ILL) shall meet the
following requirements:
(a) Hold an advanced
degree from a regionally accredited college or university;
(b) Have at least three (3) years of
qualifying experience as an educator as defined by the Department;
(c) Have completed a State Board-approved
instructional leader preparation program;
(d) Be recommended by the State
Board-approved instructional leader preparation provider; and
(e) Submit qualifying scores on all required
assessments as defined in the Professional Assessments for Tennessee Educators
Policy.
(4) Educators
from a state other than Tennessee who are seeking the ILL shall meet the
following requirements:
(a) Out-of-State
Pathway 1: The out-of-state prospective instructional leader shall:
1. Hold an advanced degree from a regionally
accredited college or university;
2. Have at least three (3) years of
qualifying experience as an educator as defined by the Department;
3. Submit qualifying scores on all required
assessments as defined in the Professional Assessments for Tennessee Educators
Policy; and
(i) Have completed an
instructional leader preparation program approved by a state other than
Tennessee as demonstrated by a provider recommendation from the out-of-state
instructional leader preparation program where the educator completed
preparation; or
(ii) Hold a full
and valid license, comparable to the Tennessee ILL, from a state other than
Tennessee that is a partner in the NASDTEC interstate agreement.
(5) Educators
from a state other than Tennessee who are seeking the Instructional Leader
License-Professional (ILL-P) shall meet the following requirements:
(a) Out-of-State Pathway 2. The out-of-state
prospective instructional leader shall:
1.
Hold an advanced degree from a regionally accredited college or
university;
2. Have at least three
(3) years of qualifying out-of-state experience as an educator as defined by
the Department, of which, one (1) year must be as a school principal, assistant
principal, or instructional supervisor; and
3. Hold a full and valid license comparable
to the ILL-P from a state other than Tennessee that is a partner in the NASDTEC
interstate agreement.
(6) Educators holding the ILL may renew the
license through one (1) of the following pathways:
(a) Serve in a Tennessee Academy for School
Leaders (TASL)-mandated position for at least two (2) years of the validity
period of the license and be current in all TASL requirements; or
(b) Successfully complete a
Department-approved instructional leadership training.
(7) Educators enrolled in a State
Board-approved instructional leader preparation program may apply for the
Instructional Leader License-Aspiring (ILL-A). Educators holding the ILL-A may
only serve as an assistant principal and may not serve as a principal or
instructional supervisor. Educators seeking the ILL-A shall meet the following
requirements:
(a) Have at least three (3)
years of qualifying experience as an educator as defined by the
Department;
(b) Be enrolled in a
State Board-approved instructional leader preparation program; and
(c) Be recommended by the State
Board-approved instructional leader preparation provider.
(8) Candidates from a state other than
Tennessee who are seeking the ILL-A shall meet the following requirements:
(a) Have at least three (3) years of
qualifying experience as an educator as defined by the Department;
and
(b) Have completed an
instructional leader preparation program approved by a state other than
Tennessee as demonstrated by:
1. A full and
valid license, comparable to the Tennessee ILL, from a state other than
Tennessee that is a partner in the NASDTEC interstate agreement; or
2. A provider recommendation from the
out-of-state instructional leader preparation program where the educator
completed preparation.
(9) The ILL-A shall expire at the end of the
validity period. The ILL-A is not renewable and cannot be
reactivated.
(10) Educators
currently holding the ILL may seek advancement to the ILL-P through one (1) of
the following advancement pathways:
(a)
Tennessee Academy for School Leaders (TASL) Pathway. Educators seeking
advancement through the TASL pathway shall meet the following requirements:
1. Be recommended by the TASL director and be
current in all TASL requirements;
2. Successfully complete the Beginning
Principals' Academy or the Beginning Supervisors' Academy; and
3. Be recommended by the educator's director
of schools or director of the public charter school verifying the educator has
a minimum of two (2) years of successful experience as a principal, assistant
principal, or an instructional supervisor as demonstrated by an overall
evaluation rating of at expectations or higher on a state-approved
administrator evaluation model during the most recent validity period of the
ILL.
(b) Individual
Professional Learning Plan (IPLP) Pathway. Educators seeking advancement
through the IPLP pathway shall meet the following requirements:
1. Be recommended by the TASL
director;
2. Successfully complete
an Individual Professional Learning Plan in coordination with an approved
instructional leader preparation program; and
3. Be recommended by the educator's director
of schools or director of the public charter school verifying the educator has
a minimum of two (2) years of successful experience as a principal, assistant
principal, or an instructional supervisor as demonstrated by an overall
evaluation rating of at expectations or higher on a state-approved
administrator evaluation model during the most recent validity period of the
ILL.
(11)
Educators may renew the ILL-P through one (1) of the following pathways:
(a) TASL Pathway. Educators who currently
serve in a TASL-mandated position shall meet all TASL requirements.
(b) Instructional Leadership Training
Pathway. Educators who do not currently serve in a TASL-mandated position
seeking renewal shall successfully complete a Department-approved instructional
leadership training.
(12)
If the educator has not met the requirements for renewal or advancement at the
end of the validity period of the instructional leader license, then the
license shall become inactive. Educators who fail to apply for renewal prior to
the expiration of the license shall have a grace period until October 1
following the date of expiration to apply for renewal. Applications for renewal
submitted during the grace period shall demonstrate that the educator completed
all requirements for license renewal (except for submission of the application)
prior to the end of the validity period.
(13) In order to reactivate an instructional
leader license and endorsements held (with the exception of the ILL-A which is
not eligible for reactivation), an educator shall submit to the Department
evidence of completion of an approved leader preparation program (if not
already provided) and shall either:
(a)
Submit qualifying scores on all State Board-required assessments as defined in
the Professional Assessments for Tennessee Educators Policy; or
(b) Present a full and valid
professional-level instructional leader license from a state other than
Tennessee that is a partner in the NASDTEC interstate
agreement.
(14)
Out-of-state prospective educators who are military spouses and who hold an
active instructional leader license (initial or professional) from a state
other than Tennessee that is a partner in the NASDTEC interstate agreement
shall be issued the ILL-P upon providing documentation of active military
dependent status and a recommendation from an approved educator preparation
provider verifying completion of an approved instructional leader preparation
program in a state other than Tennessee.
Authority: T.C.A. §§
49-1-302,
49-5-108, and
49-5-5603.
