ARM 10.57.428. CLASS 5 ALTERNATIVE LICENSE - ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL ENDORSEMENT

(1) To obtain a Class 5 alternative license with an elementary principal endorsement, an applicant must provide verification of: (a) a master's degree from any accredited professional educator preparation program and nine graduate semester credits in school administration; (b) eligibility for a Class 1, 2, 5, or 6 license at the elementary level; and (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 the elementary level. (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 elementary principal 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 elementary principal 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 elementary principal endorsement.