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Alternative Superintendent License

Initial Requirements for a Two-Year Alternative Superintendent License:

  • Master’s degree from an accredited institution;
  • A GPA of 3.0 or higher;
  • Five or more years of documented successful work experience in teaching, administration, education or management;
  • Position appropriate to the license and board resolution of appointment to the position.

Alternative Superintendent License Application

Requirements during Year One and Year Two:  

  • Assignment of a mentor;
  • Completion of the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) self-assessment;
  • Development of a personal learning plan based on the ISLLC self-assessment;
  • Participation in a structured mentoring program consisting of 70 clock hours during the initial two-year license;
  • Completion of minimum of 9 semester hours from an accredited university or 135 clock hours of professional development based on the personal learning plan during the initial two-year license.

Non-Educators: The employing school district shall require the administrator to develop a plan that outlines observation of classroom instruction across grade levels and subject areas within the school district.

Requirements during Year Three and Year Four:

  • Continued progress towards meeting the requirements for a Professional Superintendent License.

Requirements for a Professional Superintendent License:

  • Four years of successful experience under the alternative superintendent license;
  • Completion of an additional 6 semester hours or 90 clock hours of professional development based on the personal learning plan during the second two-year license;
  • Participation in a structured mentoring program;
  • Successful completion of Praxis II exam #0411, Educational Leadership: Administration and Supervision.

 
Requirements governed by Ohio Administrative Code: Rule 3301-24-12 Alternative Superintendent License and Alternative Administrative Specialist License

 
Contact Information
Office of Educator Licensure
(614) 466-3593
1 (877) 644-6338 (toll free)

 
Last Modified May 22, 2012 07:31 PM