Principal Certification Requirements

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Requirements

Minimum Application Requirements

• Hold a Master’s degree with a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (official transcripts are required – must be sealed envelope copy from issuing university or sent electronically from issuing university)

• Hold a valid Texas teaching certificate

• Submit a teacher service record verifying a minimum of two years teaching experience

• Submit 3 references (see form below)

• Make a passing score on a Nelson-Denny Reading/Vocabulary/Comprehension test

• Agree to a Criminal History Background check

• Interview with ECP staff

1. There is a potential ineligibility of certification for an individual who has been convicted of an offense (on completion of the program)

2. The current rules: State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) rules prescribed in §249.16 of this title (relating to Eligibility of Persons with Criminal History for a Certificate under Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 53, and Texas Education Code, Chapter 21)

3. The individual has the right to request a criminal history evaluation letter as provided in Chapter 227, Subchapter B, of this title  (relating to Preliminary Evaluation of Certification Eligibility)

Required documents can be mailed to:

Region 5 ESC Principal Leadership Certification Program
350 Pine Street, Suite 500
Beaumont, TX 77701
Email the Documents
Reference form