Section 8. Requirements For Standard Licensure

Persons seeking standard licensure in educational administration pursuant to the provisions of this rule shall meet the following requirements: A. hold a level 2 teaching license and have met all of the requirements for a level 3-A teaching license in Subsection B of 6.60.6.9 NMAC, or hold a level 2 teaching license and for at least four years have held a level 3 school counselor license while working as a teacher or school counselor; and B. hold a bachelor's degree and a post-baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university or hold current certification by the national board for professional teaching standards; and C. have completed a PED approved administration apprenticeship program: (1) at a college or university through an educational administration program consisting of a minimum of 180 clock hours for one calendar year to include time at the beginning and end of the school year; a passing grade on the apprenticeship will verify completion of this requirement; or (2) under the supervision of a local school superintendent, private school official, charter school licensed administrator, or state agency educational administrator consisting of a minimum of 180 clock hours for one calendar year to include time at the beginning and end of the school year; the superintendent, school official or administrator will verify that the apprenticeship has met the PED's adopted competencies for educational administration; such verification will be considered completion of this requirement; and D. a minimum of eighteen (18) semester hours of graduate credit in an educational administration program approved by the PED which addresses PED's approved functional areas and related competencies in educational administration; colleges and universities may offer these hours through their educational administration, educational leadership, public administration, business administration, or other appropriate departments; and 6.62.2 NMAC 2 E of graduate credit in an educational administration program approved by the PED which addresses PED's approved functional areas and related competencies in educational administration; colleges and universities may offer these hours through their educational administration, educational leadership, public administration, business administration, or other appropriate departments; and 6.62.2 NMAC 2 E. a candidate who applies for licensure in educational administration on or after the September, 2007 administration of the PED's specialty area licensure examinations shall take and pass the licensure test in administration as stated in 6.60.5 NMAC prior to the issuance of the license. [6-15-98; 6.62.2.8 NMAC - Rn, 6 NMAC 4.2.3.18.8 & A, 8-15-03; A, 6-15-06; A, 10-31-07; A, 01-29-10] 6.62.2.9 REQUIREMENTS FOR PROVISIONAL LICENSURE FOR SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS: A. A school district, charter school, private school or state agency school that has a shortage of qualified school principal or assistant principal candidates may request the PED to issue a provisional level 3-B license in educational administration to a candidate believed to be a potentially effective school leader; PED shall grant the request, if the candidate: (1) has met all of the licensure and degree requirements in Subsections A and B of 6.62.2.8 NMAC; and (2) is enrolled in a PED approved induction and mentoring program provided by the requesting school district, charter school, private school or state agency school, which presents high quality professional development that is sustained and intensive, and consists of structured guidance and regular ongoing support both before and throughout the time that the candidate serves as a principal or assistant principal under the provisional license; and (3) has been accepted into a PED approved school administrator preparation program. B chool or state agency school, which presents high quality professional development that is sustained and intensive, and consists of structured guidance and regular ongoing support both before and throughout the time that the candidate serves as a principal or assistant principal under the provisional license; and (3) has been accepted into a PED approved school administrator preparation program. B. The provisional license is a four (4) year, non-renewable license which is valid only in the requesting school district, charter school, private school or state agency school that submitted the request on behalf of the candidate. In the event that a provisionally licensed principal or assistant principal transfers to another New Mexico school district, charter school, private school or state agency school and the new employer requires the transferred individual to provide services of a principal or assistant principal, that employer must request in writing that a sucessor provisional license be issued. Provided, however, that the expiration date of the successor provisional license shall not be extended beyond the initial expiration date of the provisional license. C. PED may deny the provisionally licensed principal or assistant principal continuing licensure if the candidate fails to receive satisfactory evaluations annually from the mentoring program or from the administrator preparation program. If the candidate does not receive satisfactory mentoring evaluations, as determined by the school district, charter school, private school or state agency school or is not performing satisfactorily in the preparation program in school administration as determined by the administrator preparation institution, the district, school or institution shall report their findings and evidence of unsatisfactory performance to the PED eceive satisfactory mentoring evaluations, as determined by the school district, charter school, private school or state agency school or is not performing satisfactorily in the preparation program in school administration as determined by the administrator preparation institution, the district, school or institution shall report their findings and evidence of unsatisfactory performance to the PED. Failure to receive the described satisfactory evaluations shall constitute failure to meet continuing education requirements under of 6.68.2.9 NMAC, and may subject the candidate to denial of the provisional license. D. At the end of the four (4) year effective period of the provisional license or when the candidate completes the mentoring program and school administrator preparation program, whichever occurs first, the candidate may be granted a standard level 3-B administrator license.