Table 3.4. State standards and requirements for administrator licensure, by state: 2011

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: 2011–12
State	State has standards for licensure of school administrators	Supervised internship	Participation in mentoring or induction program
United States¹	46	40	19

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vermont	Yes	No	No
Virginia	Yes	Yes	No
Washington	Yes	Yes	No
West Virginia	Yes	Yes	Yes
Wisconsin	Yes	Yes	Yes
Wyoming	No	Yes	No
¹ National total reflects the number of "Yes" responses for the column. SOURCE: Quality Counts 2012: The Global Challenge, Editorial Projects in Education Research Center, Education Week, 2012. Data Source

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