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Initial Requirements for an Alternative Principal License:
- Baccalaureate degree or higher from an accredited institution;
- A GPA of 3.0 or higher;
- Two or more years of teaching or five years of successful experience in teaching, administration, education or management.
Alternative Principal License Application
Requirements during Year One:
- Assignment of a mentor who holds a standard principal license or certificate and who has served in the capacity of principal;
- Completion of the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) self-assessment;
- Development of a personal learning plan approved by the mentor and superintendent;
- Assistance in acquiring critical knowledge in the following areas: facilitating a vision, school culture and instructional program, managing the school organization, collaboration and community engagement, ethics and integrity and understanding publics.
Bachelor's degree holders: Documentation of enrollment in and satisfactory progress in a master's program in education administration at an accredited institution
Master's degree holders: Documentation of satisfactory progress in meeting the requirement of 3 semester hours in school law, 3 semester hours of school supervision and teacher evaluation.
Non-Educators: The employing school district shall develop and implement a planned program for obtaining classroom teaching experience. Such a program must require the alternatively-licensed principal or assistant principal to work with a master teacher to obtain teaching experience based on guidelines developed by the Ohio Department of Education. A total of 180 clock hours is required, with a minimum of 90 hours completed in year one and 90 hours in year two.
Requirements during Year Two:
Non-Educators:
- Verification from the employing superintendent of 90 clock hours of classroom teaching experience completed during year two.
Bachelor's degree holders:
Documentation of satisfactory progress in a master's program in education administration.
Master's degree holders:
- Documentation of continuing progress in meeting program requirements.
Requirements for Professional Principal License:
Bachelor's degree holders:
- 3 years of successful experience under the alternative principal license;
- Completion of a master's degree in education administration from an accredited institution;
- Participation in a structured mentoring program;
- Successful completion of Praxis II test 0411, Educational Leadership: Administration and Supervision;
- For non-educators, verification of successful completion of required classroom teaching experience.
Master's degree holders:
- 3 years of successful experience under the alternative principal license;
- Completion of 6 semester hours in school law, school supervision, and teacher evaluation, plus an additional 6 semester hours or 90 clock hours of professional development based on pre-assessment data and personal learning goals;
- Participation in a structured mentoring program;
- Successful completion of Praxis II test 0411, Educational Leadership: Administration and Supervision;
- For non-educators, verification of successful completion of required classroom teaching experience.
Requirements governed by Ohio Administrative Code: Rule 3301-24-11 Alternative Principal License
Contact Information
Office of Educator Licensure
(614) 466-3593
1 (877) 644-6338 (toll free)
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