State Licensure Requirements
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School Administration & Supervision (Licensure) – Tennessee

Educational Requirements

According to the Tennessee Department of Education:

The state of Tennessee offers the following endorsements.

  • Tennessee offers Principal/Assistant Principal. 

Additional Requirements (After Degree Conferral)

  1. Please submit all licensure documents (located on the Gate 4 Checklist) to gate4@liberty.edu. 
  2. Gate 4 will complete a College Verification Form which will be used to add on the Administration and Supervision endorsement to Virginia licensure.
  3. Students will be required to complete the Tennessee Literacy Success Act requirement and pass all required assessments as defined in the Professional Assessments for Tennessee Educators Policy. 
  4. After obtaining a Virginia license with the Administration and Supervision Add-On,  students can then apply for a Tennessee license through reciprocity.

Reciprocity

The ILL-A is a three-year nonrenewable administrator license. To qualify for this license type, out-of-state candidates must meet the following requirements:

  • Have at least three (3) years of qualifying pre-K-12 education working experience documented on the experience verification form;
  • Submit evidence of an active administrator license from a state other than Tennessee or provide verification of completion of an instructional leader program as evidenced by a completed recommendation form (see the Instructional Leader recommendation form in the Licensure Forms section here);
  • Meet TN Literacy Success Act requirements as evidenced by completion of a qualifying training or assessment; and
  • Ensure that the Department has official transcripts of all degrees earned through a regionally accredited institution of higher learning. The transcript must be submitted by the institution of higher education to Educator.Licensure@tn.gov through an approved clearinghouse, or mailed to 710 James Robertson Parkway, 9th Floor, Nashville, TN 37243. For more information, review the Academic Transcripts Operating Procedures.