ARM 10.57.427. CLASS 5 ALTERNATIVE LICENSE - SUPERINTENDENT ENDORSEMENT

(1) To obtain a Class 5 alternative license with a superintendent endorsement, an applicant must provide verification of: (a) a master's degree in educational leadership from an accredited professional educator preparation program or equivalent; (b) eligibility for a Class 1, 2, 5, or 6 license at the appropriate level; (c) a minimum of three years of successful experience as an appropriately licensed and assigned Class 1 or 2 teacher or Class 6 school counselor at any level; and (d) of one year of appropriately licensed experience as a principal or one year of a supervised Board of Public Education approved administration internship as superintendent. (2) Applicants more than six semester credits from meeting requirements for full licensure must also submit written evidence of either: (a) enrollment in an accredited professional educator preparation program leading to the superintendent endorsement and enrollment in the Board of Public Education approved internship program as outlined in ARM 10.55.703; or (b) enrollment in an accredited professional educator preparation program leading to the superintendent endorsement and an equivalent accredited university-provided professional educator intern program which must include or provide: (i) supervision of the licensee by university personnel; (ii) annual on-site visitations by the university supervisor; and (iii) progress toward completion of requirements for the superintendent endorsement.