Administration & Supervision: Educational Leadership – Virginia

Educational Requirements

According to the Virginia Department of Education:

The state of Virginia offers the following endorsements.

• Virginia offers Building-Level Administrator

Individuals shall meet the requirements for the administration and supervision preK-12 endorsement through one of the four options listed in this section.

• Level I, Option I: Approved program route to Level I administration and supervision preK-12 endorsement.
• Level I, Option II: Alternate route to Level I administration and supervision preK-12 endorsement restricted to the Virginia school division in which the superintendent submitted the recommendation for endorsement.
• Level I, Option III: Alternate route to Level I administration and supervision preK-12 endorsement.
• Level I, Option IV: Out-of-state administration and supervision endorsement. 

The Application for License Renewal, the fee, and supporting documentation may be submitted to the Department of Teacher Education and Licensure, Department of Education, after January 1 of the year of expiration.  All licenses are issued with an effective date of July 1.

Fee Schedule for Licensure (Effective January 1, 2019)

On November 15, 2018, the Board of Education approved the following revised Licensure Fee Schedule, effective January 1, 2019.  Requests for the following actions must be accompanied by a personal check, money order, certified check, or cashier’s check made payable to the Treasurer of Virginia.  A $50 processing fee will be charged for a returned check. Applicants may also utilize the Pay Now feature on the Office of Licensure website to pay for the application fee upfront. Please note that if this option is utilized, the receipt must be printed and submitted with the application packet.