Supervisors of Instruction, Assistant Principals, and Principals

Please be prepared to submit documentation verifying that you qualify for one of the options below:


Administrator I

This license qualifies an individual to be assigned as a supervisor of instruction or assistant principal.

  1. Master's, or higher degree;

  2. 27 months of satisfactory teaching performance or satisfactory performance on a professional certificate or satisfactory performance as a certified specialist;

  3. One of the following:

    1. A Maryland-approved program leading to Administrator certification;

    2. An out-of-state program that leads to certification as a supervisor of instruction, assistant principal, or principal in the state where it is located;

    3. 18 semester hours of graduate coursework taken at the post-baccalaureate level to include a balance of content in the following categories:

      1. Curriculum, instruction, and assessment;

      2. Development, observation, and evaluation of staff;

      3. Legal issues and ethical decision-making;

      4. School leadership, management, and administration; and

      5. Practicum, internship, or a collaboratively designed and supervised experience by the local school system and college/university to include the Professional Standards for Educational Leaders with verification of this experience submitted by the applicant.

  4. Three semester hours or State-approved Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credit in special education coursework .


Administrator II

This license qualifies an individual to be assigned as a school principal.


Option I:

(1) Complete the requirements for Administrator I; and

(2) Present evidence of a qualifying score on the School Leaders Licensure Assessment.


Option II:

A principal who enters Maryland from another state may obtain an Administrator II license if that principal held a valid professional state license and verification of at least 27 months of effective performance as a principal.