(a) The Lead Professional Educator designation provides opportunities for:
- (1) Educators to assume leadership roles without leaving the classroom; and
- (2) An educator who aspires to be in a leadership role to do so without leaving the classroom.
- (b) The requirements for a Lead Professional Educator designation will include the requirements of the Career Professional Educator designation, and the applicant will also meet the additional requirements for demonstrating competency in teacher leadership by successfully completing an approved leadership pathway aligned with Learning Forward’s Teacher Leader Model Standards.