Dredge. To be abundantly clear I am not refuting what the rules say. They indicate that you can get a 4 year renewable license. The language on the website, however, does not support this. Hence the need for people to go to the rules to clarify. Perhaps the website will be updated or reworded to accurately reflect the rules. I, for one, am satisfied that this avenue remains a viable option for certification. If you had simply read the website text in an - fashion then this thread would have been put to rest after psyguy clarified the status. Cheers

Thanks to Psyguy for digging in to the newly promulgated rules which are in contravention to the language on the website. Dredge still seems confused by the issue, notwithstanding the plain language of the website which would not provide for a four year renewable license for the holder of a Masters who had not completed a state approved program. Hopefully the website is updated to reflect the language in the new rule and any confusion is cleared up.

If you read the language that you posted is is evident that you have to have a Masters or higher AND have attended a state approved educator program in leadership to obtain a renewable certificate. The only option for the Masters or higher route for those who have not having attended a state approved educator leadership program is the 2 year non-renewable pathway. Perhaps there has been a change in language since you were certified.

Not to belabor the point, but the way I read the link is that if you have a Masters degree or higher (and it is not a state approved program in supervision or leadership....many Masters programs do not fit this category) then you are limited to a 2 year non-renewable license, which has limited benefit in an international setting. So, as it currently reads I can't see how it provides any utility for international educators. Maybe it was different before?

After reviewing the DC material it looks like even with the SLLA and a Masters the license is for two years and is non-renewable. Again, not sure how this would be helpful for an international educator. There is a four year renewable pathway, but this requires graduation from a state approved admin program. Don't think most Masters degrees obtained by international educators fall in to this category. Back to Dredge's original post, are there any other known avenues for administration certification via examination or some other process that would allow someone with a Masters to get certified?

Per the website it seems evident that non-renewable means that the credential would only be good for two years. Not sure how that could be of benefit to an educator. As far as the broader discussion goes, it seems odd that schools are requiring certification/endorsement credentials as this applies largely to applicants from the U.S. public schools. Independent U.S schools rarely require certification and are ideologically/pedagogically closer to the international school model. Thoughts?

I have reviewed the DC website and it looks like the pathway mentioned has been amended to reflect a two year non-renewable administrator services license. For those that have attended masters programs that do not result in admin certification/endorsement, are there other options for administration certification/endorsement? Also, is there any sense of the need for such certification in the international school community? Is a Masters in Leadership sufficient for administrative positions or is there a trend towards a dual requirement? Seems like a high bar to place as many international administrators come from U.S. independent schools with no such requirement or commonwealth countries without such a process. Thoughts?