603 CMR 7.00:

Educator Licensure and Preparation Program Approval Regulations

Section:

• 7.01: Purpose
• 7.02: Definitions
• 7.03: Educator Preparation Program Approval
• 7.04: Types of Educator Licenses, Requirements for Licensure, Licenses Issued, and Requirements for Field-Based Experience
• 7.05: Routes to an Initial Teacher License and Specialist Teacher Licenses
• 7.06: Subject Matter Knowledge Requirements for Teachers
• 7.07: Specialist Teacher Licenses
• 7.08: Professional Standards for Teachers
• 7.09: Licenses and Routes for Administrators
• 7.10: Professional Standards for Administrative Leadership
• 7.11: Professional Support Personnel Licenses
• 7.12: Standards for Induction Programs for Teachers
• 7.13: Standards for Induction Programs for Administrators
• 7.14: Endorsements
• 7.15: General Provisions
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Most Recently Amended by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education: June 27, 2023

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7.10: Professional Standards for Administrative Leadership

(1) Application. The Professional Standards for Administrative Leadership identify the knowledge and skills required for school administrators. These standards and indicators referred to in 603 CMR 7.10(3) are used by sponsoring organizations in designing their administrator preparation programs and by the Department in reviewing programs seeking state approval. The standards and indicators are also used by the Department as the basis of performance assessment of candidates for administrator licenses. Candidates shall demonstrate that they meet the standards and indicators by completing a Performance Assessment for Initial License.

(2) Professional Standards for Administrative Leadership.

1. (a) Instructional Leadership: Promotes the learning and growth of all students and the success of all staff by cultivating a shared vision that makes effective teaching and learning the central focus of schooling.

2. (b) Management and Operations: Promotes the learning and growth of all students and the success of all staff by ensuring a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment, using resources to implement appropriate curriculum, staffing and scheduling.

3. (c) Family and Community Engagement: Promotes the learning and growth of all students and the success of all staff through effective partnerships with families, community organizations, and other stakeholders that support the mission of the school and district.

4. (d) Professional Culture: Promotes success for all students by nurturing and sustaining a school culture of reflective practice, high expectations, and continuous learning for staff.

(3) Indicators. The Department shall publish detailed indicators for each standard set forth in 603 CMR 7.10(2).

Regulatory Authority:
M.G.L. c. 69, § 1B; c. 69, §§ 1J and 1K, as amended by St. 2010; c. 12, § 3; c. 71, § 38G, as amended by St. 2022, c. 154, § 10; c. 71, 38G ½; c. 71A, § 10; c. 76, § 19.

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Last Updated: July 17, 2023