Table 3.4. State standards and requirements for administrator licensure, by state: 2009-10

State	State has standards for licensure of school administrators	State requirements for initial administrative licensure
Table 3.4. State standards and requirements for administrator licensure, by state: 2009-10
State	State has standards for licensure of school administrators	Supervised internship	Participation in mentoring or induction program
United States¹	51	32	19

Alabama	Yes	Yes	No
Alaska	Yes	Yes	No
Arizona	Yes	No	No
Arkansas	Yes	Yes	Yes
California	Yes	No	No

Colorado	Yes	Yes	Yes
Connecticut	Yes	No	No
Delaware	Yes	No	Yes
District of Columbia	Yes	No	No
Florida	Yes	No	No

Georgia	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hawaii	Yes	Yes	Yes
Idaho	Yes	Yes	No
Illinois	Yes	No	Yes
Indiana	Yes	Yes	Yes

Iowa	Yes	No	Yes
Kansas	Yes	No	No
Kentucky	Yes	Yes	Yes
Louisiana	Yes	Yes	No
Maine	Yes	Yes	No

Maryland	Yes	Yes	No
Massachusetts	Yes	Yes	Yes
Michigan	Yes	No	No
Minnesota	Yes	Yes	No
Mississippi	Yes	No	No

Missouri	Yes	No	Yes
Montana	Yes	No	No
Nebraska	Yes	Yes	No
Nevada	Yes	Yes	No
New Hampshire	Yes	Yes	No

New Jersey	Yes	Yes	Yes
New Mexico	Yes	No	No
New York	Yes	Yes	Yes
North Carolina	Yes	Yes	No
North Dakota	Yes	No	No

Ohio	Yes	Yes	No
Oklahoma	Yes	No	No
Oregon	Yes	Yes	No
Pennsylvania	Yes	Yes	Yes
Rhode Island	Yes	Yes	No

South Carolina	Yes	Yes	Yes
South Dakota	Yes	Yes	No
Tennessee	Yes	Yes	Yes
Texas	Yes	No	Yes
Utah	Yes	Yes	No

Vermont	Yes	No	No
Virginia	Yes	Yes	No
Washington	Yes	Yes	No
West Virginia	Yes	No	Yes
Wisconsin	Yes	Yes	Yes
Wyoming	Yes	Yes	No
† Not applicable. ¹ National total reflects the number of "Yes" responses for the column. SOURCE: Quality Counts 2010: Fresh Course, Swift Current, Editorial Projects in Education Research Center, Education Week, 2010. Data Source

National Center for Education Statistics - http://nces.ed.gov
U.S. Department of Education