Credentials required

For purposes of school accreditation, a school may employ as a superintendent only a person who holds a superintendent's provisional or professional credential issued by the department. The department may issue a credential under this chapter to an individual who has graduated from a program that meets the program standards approved by the department for superintendents as described in the North Dakota teacher education program approval standards 2000 with 2002 revisions adopted by the education standards and practices board effective August 1, 2002.