To be eligible to receive the standard Principal as Instructional
Leader certificate, a candidate must:
(1) successfully complete the appropriate examinations
required under Chapter 230, Subchapter C, of this title (relating
to Assessment of Educators);
(2) hold, at a minimum, a master's degree from an accredited
institution of higher education that at the time was accredited or
otherwise approved by an accrediting organization recognized by the
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board;
(3) hold a valid classroom teaching certificate;
(4) have two creditable years of teaching experience
as a classroom teacher, as defined in Chapter 153, Subchapter CC,
of Part 2 of this title (relating to Commissioner's Rules on Creditable
Years of Service) and the Texas Education Code, §5.001(2); and
(5) successfully complete a principal preparation program
that meets the requirements of §241.10 of this title (relating
to Preparation Program Requirements for Principal as Instructional
Leader Certificate), §241.15 of this title (relating to Standards
Required for the Principal as Instructional Leader Certificate), Chapter
227 of this title (relating to Provisions for Educator Preparation
Candidates), and Chapter 228 of this title (relating to Requirements
for Educator Preparation Programs).
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