- (a) An educational leadership preparation program that leads to an administrator’s license shall demonstrate in its program proposal and revisions for approval the program’s methods of preparing candidates for competency in the educational leadership standards adopted by the State Board of Education.
(b) To obtain and maintain state approval, principal leadership programs must document in the program’s application for approval:
- (1) Rigorous admission requirements for candidates;
- (2) Primary partnerships with one (1) or more educational entities; and
(3) A clinical internship, residency, or apprenticeship requirement that includes site-based and in-person interaction among:
- (A) School supervisors;
- (B) Program faculty; and
- (C) Candidates.
- (c) Programs shall include meaningful leadership interactions throughout the program with school personnel, students, and community members, with the support of program faculty.