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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
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