La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CXXXI-1531

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section CXXXI-1531 - Parish or City School Superintendent

A. Eligibility requirements:

1. valid Type A or Level 3 Louisiana teaching certificate;

2. five years of successful school experience for a state, parish, or city as superintendent, assistant superintendent, supervisor of instruction, principal, or assistant principal in a State-approved system, or experience certified as equivalent to any of these by BESE or the LDE. Assistant principal experience is limited to a maximum of two years of experience in that position with all out-of-state experience verified as successful by the out-of-state employing authority or SEA;

3. graduate degree from an institution of higher education accredited in accordance with 34 CFR 602 ;

4. 48 semester hours of graduate credit:

a. 30 semester hours in educational administration and supervision of instruction, as follows:

i. 18 semester hours, to include three semester hours in each of the following areas:

(a). foundations of (introductory) educational administration; or theory of educational administration;

(b). school law;

(c). principles of instructional supervision (elementary or secondary);

(d). school community relations;

(e). secondary or elementary school principalship; and

(f). school finance;

ii. 12 semester hours of electives in educational administration and instructional supervision from the following areas:

(a). school facilities;

(b). school personnel administration;

(c). group dynamics;

(d). office and business management;

(e). clinical supervision or internship or practicum in educational administration or instructional supervision; and

(f). program development and evaluation (in professional education or areas outside professional education);

5. professional education, 12 semester hours to include three semester hours in each of the following:

a. educational research;

b. history or philosophy of education;

c. elementary school curriculum; and

d. secondary school curriculum; and

6. six semester hours of electives from cognate fields outside of professional education related to educational administration and supervision in business, political science, psychology, sociology, or speech.

B. Assistant superintendents who supervise any part of the instructional program are required to meet the same standards as superintendents.

C. Assistant superintendents for non-instructional areas such as finance, management, facilities planning, and ancillary programs shall be certified as a school superintendent or meet the following requirements:

1. a minimum of five years of demonstrated successful administrative experience at a managerial level in education and/or related fields, either in the public or private sector;

2. graduate degree in educational administration, business administration, public administration, or a related area of study including, but not limited to, accounting, finance, banking, insurance, and law, from an institution of higher education accredited in accordance with 34 CFR 602 ;

3. responsibilities assumed by this category of administrators must be related to non-instructional programs, and experience obtained while at that level may not be used for meeting the certification requirements for superintendent.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CXXXI-1531

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 32:1826 (October 2006), amended LR 45:1462 (October 2019), LR 46:1383 (October 2020), LR 48471 (3/1/2022), Repromulgated LR 481080 (4/1/2022).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6(A)(10), (11), and (15), R.S. 17:7(6), R.S. 17:10, R.S. 17:22(6), R.S. 17:391.1-391.10, and R.S. 17:411, amended LR 45:1462 (October 2019).