§ 17:429 — Educational leadership certification; qualifications

§429. Educational leadership certification; qualifications
The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall grant an individual
who meets all of the following criteria an educational leadership certificate indicating
eligibility for employment as a supervisor, director, or coordinator of special education for
a public school system:
(1) Has completed a graduate degree program from a regionally accredited institution
of postsecondary education.
(2) Has completed at least two hundred forty hours of leadership experiences at the
school or district level as defined by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
pursuant to rules and regulations.
(3) Has achieved a passing score on the School Leaders Licensure Assessment or
other equivalent assessment as determined by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary
Education pursuant to rules and regulations.
(4) Holds a valid Louisiana ancillary certificate and meets any of the criteria for an
evaluation coordinator in any of the following areas pursuant to State Board of Elementary
and Secondary Education rules and regulations:
(a) Assessment teacher, educational consultant, or educational diagnostician.
(b) Certified school psychologist.
(c) Speech-language pathologist, speech and hearing therapist, or speech-hearing-language specialist.
(d) Qualified school social worker.
(e) Audiologist.
(5) Has at least three years of experience working with students in his area of
certification.

Legislative History

Acts 2016, No. 130, §1.