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On 10/16/15, sped wrote:
> This varies by state. I know Illinois recently required
> that Principals must have teaching experience to enter an
> admin program. Other ed professionals could serve as a
> sped administrator, but not as a building principal.
>
> In other states, they allow any educational professional
> with a few years of experience to become an admin. These
> professionals can be counselors, speech/language paths,
> educational psychs, or social workers, in addition to
> teachers. You might look into these other professions if
> you want to work in education but not teach.
>
> I'm not aware of any state that allows someone to come off
> the street, with no teaching or related professional
> experience, to become a licensed educational admin, but I
> suppose there could be some inner-city program in very hard
> to staff districts that might have an administrative
> equivalent of Teach For America. Even then, they would
> probably be looking for someone with proven leadership
> ability in another field.
>
> On 10/15/15, Gaby wrote:
>> I'm in college and looking to become a school
>> administrator
>> (specifically, a high school principal). Based on some
>> preliminary web
>> searching, it looks like the standard route into school
>> administration is:
>> bachelor's degree -> teaching licensure -> teaching
>> experience ->
>> master's in school administration -> administration
>> licensure. However,
>> I've done extensive teaching in the past few years,
>> and though I want
>> to engage closely with students and teachers in my
>> career, I'm not so
>> keen on day-to-day teaching. Is there a way for me to
>> become a school
>> admin without having to work as a teacher for several
>> years? Could I
>> start working as a low-level admin out of college or
>> grad school and
>> then work my way up?
>>
>> Thanks!

If you have not taught as a regular, full-time teacher for at
least 5 years you will not have the respect of the faculty.

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