Section 10-145d-585 - Initial educator certificate requirementsTo receive an initial educator certificate for superintendent of schools an applicant shall present evidence of meeting the following requirements, in addition to meeting the assessment requirements, as appropriate:
(a) Holds a master's degree from an approved institution;(b) Has completed 30 semester hours of graduate credit beyond the master's degree;(c) Has completed a minimum of 80 school months of successful teaching or service, at least 50 school months of which shall have been in public schools, approved nonpublic schools or nonpublic schools approved by the appropriate governing body in another state, in a position or positions requiring certification in the state in which employed, or in a position or positions which would have required certification had the service been in Connecticut public schools, or as a professional or managerial staff member in a state education agency. This total may include the 30 school months of administrative experience required in accordance with subsection (d) of this Section;(d) Has completed a minimum of 30 school months of full-time administrative or supervisory experience in public schools, approved nonpublic schools or nonpublic schools approved by the appropriate governing body in another state, or as a managerial staff member in a state education agency, in a position or positions which if in Connecticut public schools would have required intermediate administrator or supervisor certification. On specific recommendation of the preparing institution, consideration may be given toward partial fulfillment of the requirements of this subsection to applicants who have completed, as part of a planned program of preparation for the superintendency, a one year period of internship in general school administration under the supervision of the institution recommending the applicant for certification;(e) Presents the recommendation of an approved institution where the applicant has completed a planned program of preparation of superintendent of schools. The recommendation shall state that the applicant is personally and professionally qualified to serve as a superintendent of schools, and has completed an approved program at the institution specifically in preparation for the position of superintendent of schools. The program on which the institutional recommendation has been based shall aggregate not less than 30 semester hours of graduate credit in addition to the master's degree. Not less than 15 semester hours of this requirement shall have been completed at the recommending institution, and additional course work aggregating not less than 15 semester hours of credit shall have been completed either at the recommending institution or at another approved institution by arrangement with, or with the approval of, the recommending institution;(f) Has completed in the graduate program, study in each of the following: (1) Psychological and pedagogical foundations of learning, which may include topics such as teaching styles, learning styles, theories of human growth and development, and tests and measurement;(2) Curriculum development and program monitoring;(3) School administration, which may include topics such as school finance, school law, public relations and leadership training;(4) Personnel evaluation and supervision, which may include topics such as theories and techniques, current practices, staff development and human relations; and(5) Contemporary educational problems and solutions from a policy making perspective, which may include the use of research; and(g) Has completed a course of study in special education comprised of not fewer than 36 clock hours, which shall include study in understanding the growth and development of exceptional children, including handicapped and gifted and talented children and children who may require special education, and methods for identifying, planning for and working effectively with special-needs children in the regular classroom.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 10-145d-585