Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 16, March 25, 2024
A. An endorsement in administration and
supervision preK-12 consists of Level I, which is required to serve as a
building-level administrator or central office instructional supervisor, and
Level II, which is an optional endorsement to which an experienced
building-level administrator may aspire. Individuals shall meet the
requirements for the administration and supervision preK-12 endorsement through
one of the four options listed in this section. A school leader's assessment
prescribed by the Virginia Board of Education shall be passed for all
individuals who are seeking an initial endorsement authorizing them to serve as
principals and assistant principals in the public schools. Individuals seeking
an initial administration and supervision endorsement who are interested in
serving as central office instructional personnel are not required to take and
pass the school leaders assessment prescribed by the Virginia Board of
Education.
B. Level I, Option I:
Approved program route to Level I administration and supervision preK-12
endorsement. To become eligible for a Level I endorsement under this option,
the candidate shall have:
1. Earned a
master's degree from a regionally accredited college or university;
2. Completed three years of successful,
full-time experience in a public school or accredited nonpublic school in an
instructional personnel position that requires licensure in Virginia;
3. Completed an approved program in
administration and supervision from a regionally accredited college or
university;
4. Completed a
deliberately structured and supervised internship that is focused on student
academic progress for all students and that:
a. Provides significant experiences within a
school environment for candidates to synthesize and apply content knowledge and
develop professional skills through school-based leadership
experiences;
b. Shall occur in a
public or accredited nonpublic school;
c. Provides exposure to five different
multiple sites, such as elementary, middle, high, central office, and agency,
with diverse student populations; and
d. Documents a minimum of 320 clock hours, of
which 120 clock hours are embedded as experiential field-based opportunities
experienced during coursework; and
5. Satisfied the requirements for the school
leaders licensure assessment prescribed by the Virginia Board of Education.
Individuals seeking an initial administration and supervision endorsement who
are interested in serving as central office instructional personnel are not
required to take and pass the school leaders assessment prescribed by the
Virginia Board of Education.
C. Level I, Option II: Alternate route to
Level I administration and supervision preK-12 endorsement restricted to the
Virginia school division in which the superintendent submitted the
recommendation for endorsement. This endorsement is valid only in the
designated Virginia school division and would not be portable or reciprocal. In
order to be eligible for Level I endorsement under this option, the candidate
shall have:
1. Earned a master's degree from
a regionally accredited college or university;
2. Completed graduate coursework in school
law, evaluation of instruction, and other areas of study as required by an
employing Virginia school superintendent. The graduate coursework shall be
taken from a regionally accredited college or university that has a
state-approved administration and supervision program;
3. Completed three years of successful,
full-time experience in a public school or accredited nonpublic school in an
instructional personnel position that requires licensure in Virginia;
4. Satisfied the requirements for the school
leaders licensure assessment specified by the Virginia Board of Education;
and
5. Been recommended by the
superintendent in the employing Virginia school division.
D. Level I, Option III: Alternate route to
Level I administration and supervision preK-12 endorsement. In order to be
eligible for Level I endorsement under this option, the candidate shall have:
1. Earned a master's degree from a regionally
accredited college or university;
2. Completed graduate coursework in school
law, evaluation of instructional personnel, special education, school finance,
educational leadership, and other areas of study as required by an employing
Virginia school superintendent, and the graduate coursework shall be taken from
a regionally accredited college or university that has a state-approved
administration and supervision program, or the candidate shall have completed
school law, school finance, and a research-based program approved by the
Virginia Department of Education that includes organizational leadership,
instructional leadership, instructional practices in content areas, data
utilization, evaluation and instructional coaching, and creating positive
school cultures;
3. Completed three
years of successful, full-time experience in a public school or accredited
nonpublic school in an instructional personnel position that requires licensure
in Virginia;
4. Satisfied the
requirements for the school leaders licensure assessment specified by the
Virginia Board of Education; and
5.
Been recommended by the superintendent in the employing Virginia school
division.
E. Level I,
Option IV: Out-of-state administration and supervision endorsement. Virginia
does not issue a stand-alone license in administration and supervision. The
endorsement is added to a license. The candidate shall have:
1. Earned a master's degree from a regionally
accredited college or university;
2. Completed three years of successful,
full-time experience in a public school or accredited nonpublic school in an
instructional personnel position;
3. Satisfied the requirements for the school
leaders licensure assessment specified by the Virginia Board of Education;
and
4. A current, valid
out-of-state license, (with full credential ), with an endorsement in
administration and supervision or completed an approved program in
administration and supervision from a regionally accredited college or
university leading to an endorsement as a building-level
administrator.
F. Level
II: Principal of Distinction endorsement in administration and supervision
preK-12. A building-level administrator may seek the Principal of Distinction,
Level II endorsement in administration and supervision preK-12 after
successfully serving as a building-level administrator for at least five years
in a public school or an accredited nonpublic school and successfully
completing a formal induction program as a principal or assistant principal. In
order to earn the Principal of Distinction, Level II endorsement, the candidate
shall meet two or more of the following criteria as specified by the Virginia
Board of Education and documented in a Virginia Department of Education
approved format and be recommended by the employing Virginia school division
superintendent:
1. Evidence of improved
student achievement;
2. Evidence of
effective instructional leadership;
3. Evidence of positive effect on school
climate or culture;
4. Earned
doctorate in educational leadership or evidence of formal professional
development in the areas of school law, school finance, supervision, human
resource management, and instructional leadership; or
5. Evidence of completion of a high-quality
professional development project designed by the division
superintendent.
Statutory Authority: §§
22.1-298.1
and
22.1-299
of the Code of Virginia.
