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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary

Special Requirements

Applicants who wish to become certified as education administrators must meet the following requirements:

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

   •   An earned Master’s degree in Education Administration
   •   A minimum of 2 semester hours of graduate level course work in each of the following areas: Supervision and evaluation of instructional programs; Social psychology of organizations; Curriculum development; School administration; Learning theory; Child growth and development; and School law (if special education is to be supervised, school law must include special education law).

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

   •   A minimum of three years of successful, full-time experience as a teacher or school professional certified in the area of specialization
   •   Recent successful experience as a teacher, administrator, supervisor, or school professional in the area and level of the endorsement sought
   •   Must be endorsed in the specialization or teaching area within that level

Required Fees:

Praxis Fees

• Registration Fee (paper-based tests only): $50
• Exam Fee:

· Praxis Part I: $130

· Praxis Part II: $80-$115 (depends on the assessment)

Initial License

   •   In state: $50
   •   Out of state (based on the address written on the application form): $75
   •   License Renewal: $25
   •   Add or evaluate for an additional endorsement: $25
   •   Other actions on licenses (adding a degree/ duplicate licenses): $25
   •   Name change (only request): $25 (for duplicating the license)
   •   A cap of $50 will be assessed for a request for multiple actions on license.

For More Information, Contact:

Virginia Department Of Education
P.O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218
Phone: 800.292.3820
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/index.shtml

The data sources for the information displayed here include: Virginia Career VIEW Research. (Using onet28)