LAC 28:CXXXI.1513. Teacher Leader Endorsement (Optional)

A. As part of the educational leader certification structure a teacher may become certified as a teacher leader that allows principals the opportunity to provide leadership experiences to teachers at the school level and recruit potential educational leader candidates for school districts. Teacher leader is the certification needed by those who fill school site leadership roles such as serving as a school curriculum coordinator, chairperson or content teacher, the school improvement team chairperson, the lead teacher in developing and scheduling a special activity at the school site, or the lead teacher in the school preparation for a technical assistance visit. B. Eligibility requirements: 1. valid type B, level 2, or higher Louisiana teaching certificate; 2. completion of a state-approved teacher leader program that requires, at minimum, the equivalent of six graduate hours, or 90 contact hours, including a combination of face-to-face and field-based professional development activities that: a. may include the use of a cohort approach; b. provides support from and monitoring by current outstanding administrators serving as mentors and/or facilitators; c. includes an electronic component of online and/or compressed video to ensure participant access to key resources and to build a statewide network of qualified administrator candidates that could include the development of cohorts; and d. requires the development and presentation of a culminating portfolio that provides evidence that knowledge gained and skills acquired are aligned with national and state leader standards.