Superintendent applicants would need experience, advanced study, and leadership skills

Applicants would need at least three years of K–12 education administration experience, approved graduate study, and the listed leadership skills to qualify for certification. These requirements would apply to people seeking certification as New Hampshire school superintendents. The study must be in an educational administration program approved by the state board of education and at the post-master’s certificate, educational specialist, or doctoral level. Applicants must show the listed skills through experience in comparable leadership roles in education or other professions.

The Bureau of Credentialing would issue initial certification if an applicant’s materials show they meet the requirements. This process would apply to people seeking superintendent certification in New Hampshire. Applicants would submit forms, work and education records, and at least three confidential references from people who can attest to their leadership skills. Initial certification would let a person apply for a New Hampshire superintendent job.

The state education commissioner would adopt certification rules after a public hearing. The rules would cover certification as a school superintendent. The rules would cover requirements for superintendent certification and follow the state’s administrative rulemaking law. The proposal would take effect 60 days after passage, but it died on the table when the session ended.