Renewing/Reinstating Career Level Administrator License
IMPORTANT NOTE/NOTICE: This does NOT apply to an educator that holds a Non-Practicing Administrator endorsement OR an Entry-Level Administrator endorsement. If you are renewing a Non-Practicing Administrator license, please review the selection for Standard Teacher License Renewal.
Standard Career Level Administrator:
Option 1: Seventy (70) School Executive Management Institute (SEMI) credits
Option 2: Six (6) semester hours of coursework with a grade of "C" or higher
Option 3: 35 SEMI credits AND Three (3) semester hours of coursework with a grade of "C" or higher
Option 4: Completion of a specialist or doctoral degree in educational administration/leadership
Option 5: Official documentation of retirement from service in Mississippi public schools (Official letter shall be obtained from the Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi by calling 1-800- 444-7377). Documentation for use of this option shall only be submitted for renewal during the final year of the valid license. The official letter must bear a date that reflects the current year the documentation is submitted for licensure renewal.
Option 6: Valid standard out-of-state license submitted for renewal during the final year of the valid standard Mississippi license.
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