Mont. Admin. R. 10.57.427 - CLASS 5 PROVISIONAL LICENSE - SUPERINTENDENT ENDORSEMENT

(1) To obtain a Class 5 provisional license with a superintendent endorsement, an applicant must provide verification of:

(a) an education specialist, master's, or doctoral degree from an institutionally accredited college or university in education, education leadership, or a P-12 education related area of study;

(b) eligibility for a Class 1, 2, or 5 teaching license or school counseling license or a current standard, unrestricted out-of-state license;

(c) a minimum of three years of experience as an appropriately licensed and assigned teacher or school counselor license at any level;

(d) one year of appropriately licensed experience as a principal;

(e) completion of an approved educator preparation program, as defined in ARM 10.57.102, for superintendents; and

(f) for those applicants who have not completed coursework covering Montana School Finance, Montana School Law, and Montana Collective Bargaining and Employment Law, in order to qualify, such coursework must have been provided either by:

(i) an approved professional development provider pursuant to ARM 10.57.216; or

(ii) an approved school administrator preparation program.

(2) Applicants required to complete coursework other than Montana requirements in Montana school law, Montana collective bargaining and employment law, and Montana school finance are not eligible for a Class 5 provisional license, but may enroll in an internship program pursuant to ARM 10.55.607.

Notes

Mont. Admin. R. 10.57.427

NEW, 2002 MAR p. 3309, Eff. 11/28/02; AMD, 2009 MAR p. 345, Eff. 3/27/09; AMD, 2014 MAR p. 2930, Eff. 12/12/14; AMD, 2016 MAR p. 2330, Eff. 12/10/2016; AMD, 2022 MAR p. 799, Eff. 5/28/2022; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 1189, Eff. 7/1/2024

AUTH: Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9, 20-4-102, MCA; IMP: Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9, 20-4-106, 20-4-108, MCA