While all applicants must meet our rigorous Selection Criteria,
there are minimum application requirements that vary by program
city. All applicants must possess instructional expertise
in a K-12 classroom setting. Our New Leaders have between
2 to 25 years of classroom experience. New Leaders for New
Schools’ applicants should have a minimum of 2 to 3
years of successful full-time experience teaching in a K-12
classroom, preferably a teaching certificate, and experience
working with and leading adults. In some of our program locations,
candidates who are not certified as teachers may still be
eligible for entry to the New Leaders program and principal
certification.
Please read below for specific program site requirements beyond Selection Criteria.
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REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION INTO THE
NEW LEADERS FOR NEW SCHOOLS PROGRAM
Please note that charter school leaders have fewer requirements.
Contact our local program sites with city-specific questions.
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REQUIREMENTS TO BECOME A CERTIFIED PRINCIPAL
(many of which Residents will complete during their Residency)
Please note that administrative credentials are not
usually required to lead charter schools. For more information,
please contact the local program sites.
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Baltimore |
- A minimum of 3 years of
full-time experience teaching in a K-12 classroom
- A bachelor's degree
- A master's degree or equivalent**
- A teaching certificate (preferred, but not required)
**Candidates with 36 graduate credits hours (at least 24 graduate credits/ up to 12 post baccalaureate credits) by June 2009 are eligible to apply
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- Evidence of a qualifying
score on the ISLLIC exam (it is offered multiple times
during the Residency year)
- Verified offer of employment in administrative position
in a school
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Bay Area |
- A minimum of 3 years of full-time
experience teaching in a K-12 classroom
- A bachelor's degree
- A California Teaching Credential or an out of state
teaching credential
Note: Out of state credentials can be transferred to
California with no additional work. California Basic
Educational Skills Test (CBEST) (preferred, but not
required) NOTE: Potential candidates for the New Leaders
program in the Bay Area who do not meet the above requirements
may still apply if they possess a bachelor's degree
and have three years of K-12 teaching experience. However,
if accepted, these candidates will not become certified
and will only be eligible to become principals in charter
schools (where certification is not required).
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- California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST)
- Completion of an administration program or administrator's
exam
- Verified offer of employment in administrative position
in a school
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Chicago |
- A minimum of 2 years of full-time experience teaching in a K-12 classroom at an accredited school.
- A bachelor's degree
- Valid certification required or school service personnel certification, the exception being if you have two years of full time teaching experience in an accredited Charter school that did not require a teaching certificate.
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- A master's degree (which can be obtained during the residency year, from National-Louis University,
our local university partner)
- Completion of graduate level coursework in management,
supervision and instructional leadership through a recognized
institution (earned through our program and NLU)
- A minimum of 2 years of full-time teaching experience
or school service personnel experience
- Successful completion of the required certification
examinations; the General Administrative endorsement
(Type 75) test and the Illinois Basic Skills test. (Any accepted
applicant who has not passed the IL Basic Skills test
must do so upon acceptance to the program. The
General Administrative test is taken in December during
the Residency year.)
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Memphis |
- A minimum of 3 years of full-time experience teaching in a K-12 classroom
- A bachelor's degree
- A master's degree in any academic subject completed
by May 2008
- Current or expired teaching certificates
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- Successful completion of the New Leaders residency which ensures certification from the State
of Tennessee
- A passing score on the Praxis Beginning Administrator's
Exam for the state of Tennessee (taken during the New
Leaders program)
- A master's degree in any academic subject
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Milwaukee |
- A minimum of three years of full-time experience teaching in a K-12 classroom
- Valid teaching certification required
- Master's degree in any field (earned by June 2009)
Note: Participants will not earn a masters degree through participation in the Milwaukee program; this degree must be earned through a separate Master's degree program.
- For New Leaders serving in Milwaukee Public Schools, you must establish residency in the city of Milwaukee by June 2010
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- Successful completion of the New Leaders residency
- For New Leaders serving in Milwaukee public charter
schools, a master's degree is required by the end of
the Residency year (Note: participants will not earn
a master's degree through participation in the Milwaukee
program; this degree must be earned through a separate
Master's degree program)
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New Orleans |
- A baccalaureate degree from an accredited university
- A minimum of 3 years of full-time experience teaching
in a K-12 classroom
NOTE: Potential candidates for the New Leaders program
in New Orleans who do not hold or are not eligible to
hold a valid teaching certificate may still apply if
they possess a bachelor's degree and have three years
of K-12 teaching experience. However, if accepted, these
candidates will not become certified and will only be
eligible to become principals in charter schools (where
certification is not required).
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- Hold or be eligible to hold a valid Louisiana Type B or Level 2 teaching certificate or have a comparable level out-of-state teaching certificate
- Successful completion of the New Leaders residency
- A passing score on the School Leaders Licensure Assessment
*For more information about the Louisiana Level 2 teaching certificate requirements, please contact the Louisiana Department of Education: http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/tsac/home.html |
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New York City |
- A minimum of 3 years of full-time experience teaching in a K-12 classroom
- A bachelor's degree
- A master's degree (preferred, but not required)
- A teaching certificate (required but does not need to be NY specific)
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- Completion of a NYS registered School Building Leader program (earned through successful completion of the New Leaders program)
- Field work in administration (earned through successful
completion of the New Leaders program)
- A master’s degree (can be earned through successful completion of the New Leaders program and three additional graduate school classes)
- A passing score on the School Building Leader Exam |
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Prince George's County |
- A minimum of 3 years of full-time experience teaching in a K-12 classroom
- A bachelor's degree
- A master's degree or equivalent
- A teaching certificate (preferred, but not required)
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- Evidence of a qualifying score on the ISLLIC exam (it is offered multiple times during
the residency year)
- Verified offer of employment in administrative position
in a school
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Washington, D.C. |
- A minimum of 2 years of full-time experience teaching in a K-12 classroom
- A bachelor's degree
- A teaching certificate (preferred, but not required)
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- A master's degree in Educational Administration, Supervision or Leadership from an accredited
university/college (which can be obtained during the
Residency year from Trinity College, our local university
partner, by successful completion of the New Leaders
Foundations coursework and Residency)
--OR--
A master's degree and completion of a state approved
or NCATE approved program in Educational Administration,
Supervision or Leadership from an accredited university/college
--AND--
At least three (3) years of previous teaching experience
(New Leaders Residency may be counted as the third year,
in addition to the entry requirement of two years of
school-based experience)
--AND--
Completion of the School Leaders Licensure Assessment
(to be completed during the Residency year)
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