Requirements for Superintendent of Schools certification
People who want to become a certified superintendent of schools (endorsement 093) must meet these work experience and education requirements:
- Complete a state-approved planned program of educator preparation at a regionally accredited college or university, leading to a formal institutional recommendation for certification. The institution will outline specific courses required for the required institutional recommendation for certification.
- Master's degree
- 30 semester hours of graduate credit beyond the master's degree
- 80 school months of successful teaching experience or service, including 30 school months of full-time administrative or supervisory experience
- Institutional recommendation based on completion of a state-approved certification program specific to school district administration, including graduate course work in each of the following:
- Psychological and pedagogical foundations of learning
- Curriculum development and program monitoring
- School administration
- Personnel evaluation and supervision
- Contemporary education problems and solutions
- A course of study in special education comprising 36 or more clock hours that includes study in:
- Understanding the growth and development of exceptional children, including handicapped and gifted and talented children and children who may require special education
- Methods for identifying, planning for, and working effectively with special-needs children in the regular classroom
See how to apply for this endorsement.