Leadership Preparation

Routes Leading to Educational Leader Certification

Routes that lead to Educational Leader certification, which is the authorization needed by those who fill school and district educational leadership positions (e.g., assistant principal, principal, parish or city supervisor of instruction, supervisor of child welfare and attendance, special education supervisor, or comparable school/district leader positions):

• Master's Degree Path -for persons seeking to earn an advanced degree and obtain the Educational Leader certificate
• Alternate Path 1 -for persons who already hold a master's degree and seek to obtain the Educational Leader certificate via an individualized plan-of-study from a state-approved ed leader program provider
• Alternate Path 2 -for persons who already hold a master's degree in education and seek to obtain the Educational Leader certificate by providing documented evidence of leadership experiences
• Alternate Path 3 -for persons who already hold a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education and seek to obtain the Educational Leader certificate through a competency-based educational leader practitioner (residency) program

Chart of State-Approved Program Providers