Administrative Certification
Per Senate Bill No. 673 to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The Revised School Code," the following is an excerpt focused on school administrator certification in Michigan.
The State Board shall develop a school administrator's certificate that may be issued to school district and intermediate school district superintendents, school principals, assistant principals, and other administrators whose primary responsibility is administering instructional programs. AN individual is not required.....to have a school administrator's certificate...
Per the Michigan Department of Education:
Voluntary administrator certification is currently available at two levels:
- K-12 (Elementary and Secondary) Administrator
- Central Office Administrator - NOTE: Central Michigan University is not currently approved to recommend this level of certification. CMU is in the process of obtaining this approval.
Michigan administrators who were certified as administrators in Michigan prior to the suspension of administrator certification and choose to apply for the new voluntary administrator certification should obtain an application at www.michigan.gov/mde. Instructions for completion are on the application and this is submitted directly to the Michigan Department of Education.
Out-of-State certified administrators who choose to apply for administrator certification in Michigan should obtain an application at www.michigan.gov/mde. Instructions for completion are on the application and this is submitted directly to the Michigan Department of Education.
Michigan administrators who have completed an approved administrator preparation program in Michigan but never held an administrator certificate should contact the higher education institution where the program was completed and complete the application process to be recommended for administrator certification.
For Central Michigan University graduates of Educational Leadership (masters and specialist degrees in School Principalship) who have not held an administrative certificate in Michigan, please complete the Application for Initial Administrative Certificate.