 |
Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: April 18, 2024) |
 |
6. Department of Education |
|
6A. State Board of Education |
|
6A-4. Certification |
1To be eligible to receive certification as a school principal, an individual shall satisfy each of the following requirements:
20(1) Hold a valid professional certificate covering educational leadership, administration, or administration and supervision.
34(2) Document successful performance of the duties of the school principalship. These duties shall be performed in a Department of Education approved Level II school principal program pursuant to Rule 646A-5.081, 65F.A.C., designed and implemented consistent with the principal leadership standards approved by the State Board of Education 82pursuant to Rule 856A-5.080, 86F.A.C. In addition, these duties shall:
92(a) Be performed as a full-time employee in a Florida public school in a leadership position through which the candidate can fully demonstrate the school principal descriptors of the Florida Educational Leadership Standards.
125(b) Be executed while participating in a formally planned professional learning program designed and implemented to prepare the individual to effectively perform as a school principal.
151(c) Be comprehensive of all the duties of the school principalship.
162(d) Be performed under the direct supervision of a currently practicing school principal or district manager who has been approved by the district school board to serve as the supervising principal or manager for this program. 198For charter schools or charter management organizations, duties shall be performed under the direct supervision of a currently practicing school principal or charter school manager who has been approved by the governing authority or board to serve as the supervising principal or manager for this program.
244(3) Demonstrate successful performance of the school principal descriptors of the Florida Educational Leadership Standards as measured by the school district’s or by the charter school or charter management organization’s school administrator evaluation system, in compliance with section 2821012.34, F.S.
284Rulemaking Authority 2861001.02, 2871012.55, 2881012.56 FS. 290Law Implemented 2921001.02, 2931012.55, 2941012.56 FS. 296History–New 7-1-86, Formerly 6A-4.083, Amended 7-1-86, 10-31-88, 7-1-07, 11-26-08, 2-20-24.
