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Madison, WI  53706-1326

Tel: 608/262-3106
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Email: elpa@education.wisc.edu
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Education is not the piling on of learning, information, data, facts, skills, or abilities—that’s training or instruction—but is rather making visible what is hidden as a seed. —Thomas Moore

Superintendent Certification

 

1)  Requires Completion of Educational Specialist Certificate

or

2) Equivalent (Ph.D. Preliminary Exam/all Ph.D. course work completed, dissertation proposal approved)

 

If seeking superintendent certification in Wisconsin candidate must hold or be eligible to hold a Principal (51) license.

License Specific Course Work (Must be included in Educational Specialist Certificate Program or Ph.D. Program)

  • ELPA 785 Staff Personnel Systems
  • ELPA 846 The Superintendency
  • ELPA 860 Organizational Theory and Behavior in Education
  • ELPA 870 The Politics of Education
  • ELPA 875 Theory and Practice of Educational Planning

Additional Requirements

  • Field Experience
  • Program Assessments
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