NAC391.170. Endorsement as professional administrator of school or program.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 391.171, to receive an endorsement as a professional administrator of a school, an applicant:

     (a) Must:

          (1) Hold a master’s degree;

          (2) Hold a valid renewable license to teach in elementary, middle, junior high, secondary or special schools;

          (3) Have and submit to the Department evidence of 3 years of teaching experience in kindergarten or grades 1 through 12 in schools approved by the State; and

          (4) Have completed at least 24 semester hours of graduate courses in the administration of a school, including:

               (I) Administration and organization of a school;

               (II) Supervision and evaluation of instruction;

               (III) Development of personnel;

               (IV) Finances of a school;

               (V) The laws that apply to schools;

               (VI) Curriculum;

               (VII) Research;

               (VIII) Internship or field experience; and

               (IX) Other courses considered to be part of an administrative program for educators; and

     (b) Must:

          (1) Have completed an additional 12 semester hours of graduate courses which may include other courses considered to be part of an administrative program for educators; or

          (2) Hold a master’s degree or higher in educational administration from a college or university accredited by a regional accrediting association.

     2. An endorsement as a professional administrator of a school may be issued pursuant to a reciprocal agreement with another state if that state has been approved by the Commission.

     3. To receive an endorsement as a professional administrator of a program, an applicant must:

     (a) Hold a master’s degree;

     (b) Hold a valid special license in the program for which an endorsement is requested;

     (c) Have and submit to the Department evidence of 3 years of experience as a licensed employee in kindergarten or grades 1 through 12; and

     (d) Have completed at least 27 semester hours in courses of study in administration including:

          (1) Administration and organization of a school or the role of an administrator of a program in the applicant’s area of endorsement;

          (2) General principles of supervision of personnel or supervision of personnel for a program in the applicant’s area of endorsement;

          (3) Finances of a school or finances of a program in the applicant’s area of endorsement;

          (4) The laws that apply to schools;

          (5) The evaluation and development of personnel for a school or the evaluation and development of personnel for a program in the applicant’s area of endorsement; and

          (6) Any other courses which are required for a degree in the administration of a program in the applicant’s area of endorsement.

     4. The requirements of subsections 1 and 3 may not be fulfilled by independent study.

     [Bd. of Education, Certification Reg. § 391.190, eff. 10-23-81]—(NAC A 12-15-86; A by Comm’n on Prof. Standards in Education, 11-4-91; 7-7-94; 3-28-96, eff. 4-1-97; R021-01, 10-22-2001, eff. 7-1-2002; R005-05, 10-31-2005; R007-10, 5-7-2010; R047-10, 6-30-2010; R115-11, 10-4-2013)