Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 115 - THE CREDENTIALING OF EDUCATION PERSONNEL › Part II - Requirements for Specific Certificates and Endorsements › Section 071-115-II-4 - ADMINISTRATOR CERTIFICATES

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
4.1
Certificate 010: Superintendent
A.
Function
: This certificate
				  allows the holder to serve as superintendent, assistant superintendent,
				  principal, assistant principal, career and technical education administrator,
				  assistant career and technical education administrator, teaching principal, or
				  curriculum coordinator.
B.
Eligibility
: Applicants shall meet eligibility requirements
				  specified in Part I. In addition, eligibility for this certificate shall be
				  established by meeting Section 4.1 B.1 and either Section 4.1. B.2 or Section
				  4.1. B.3, below. Individuals who are not eligible through either pathway may be
				  eligible for a conditional certificate, in accordance with Section 4.1. B.4,
				  below, and Part I Section 6.6 of this rule.
1.
Requirements for either Eligibility
				  Pathway
(a) Earned an advanced degree,
				  in any field, from an accredited college or university;
(b) Evidence of a minimum of three years of
				  satisfactory public or private school teaching experience or a minimum of three
				  years of equivalent teaching experience in an instructional setting (e.g.,
				  military, business, post-secondary, industry schools);
(c) Evidence of a minimum of three years of
				  previous administrative experience in schools or an institutional setting
				  (e.g., military, business, industry, public or private agency);
(d) Completed approved courses in the
				  following two knowledge areas:
i. Federal and
				  Maine civil rights law and education laws; and
ii. Special education law;
(e) Meets, through one of the
				  pathways specified in Section 4.1. B.2 or 4.1. B.3, below, the standards of the
				  Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSEL) from the National Policy
				  Board for Educational Administration (
https://www.npbea.org/psel
);
				  and
(f) Satisfactory completion of
				  an approved internship or practicum based on the PSEL and relating to the
				  duties of a superintendent in a school setting met by one of the following:
i. Completed a graduate level state-approved
				  administrator internship or practicum program with a minimum term of 15
				  weeks;
ii. Completed a minimum of
				  one full year of employment as an assistant superintendent or superintendent;
				  or
iii. Completed a mentorship plan
				  reviewed and approved by the Commissioner, with the duration of the plan being
				  one academic year.
2.
Certificate Eligibility Pathway
				  1
Meets the standards of the PSEL through completion of a Maine approved
				  program for Superintendents.
3.
Certificate Eligibility Pathway 2
Meets the standards of the PSEL
				  through coursework, equivalent training experiences, submission of a portfolio
				  with criteria, or successful completion of an assessment (in accordance with
				  Maine Department of Education Regulation 13).
4.
Conditional Certificate
(a) Meets the requirements specified in
				  Section 4.1. B.1.a through c, and d.i;
(b) Meets the standards of the PSEL related
				  to budgeting, fiscal resources, supervision, and evaluation;
(c) Meets at least five of the other
				  standards of the PSEL; and
(d)
				  Meets the internship requirement specified in Section 4.1. B.1.f or submits a
				  plan for a supervised internship to be approved by the Department prior to the
				  issuance of the conditional certificate.
C.
Renewal Requirements
1. For those employed in Maine under this
				  certificate, completed an approved administrative action plan.
2. For those not employed in Maine under this
				  certificate, completed a minimum of six credits of approved study.