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Administrators in Arkansas schools play a key role in the education of all students, being responsible for daily management operations, and most importantly, instructional leadership for all.
The heart of Arkansas’s performance-based licensure system is the Standards for Licensure of Beginning Administrators. These six standards guide the performance-based route encompassing educational leadership, school management, school climate, community relations, curriculum management, and data collection and analysis.
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An administrator license, issued by the state, allows one to serve as an administrator in an Arkansas school district or other state agency or organization requiring an administrator license.
There are three administrator licenses:
- Building Level Administrator - a principal, assistant principal, or vice principal (grade levels P-8 and/or 7-12)
- Curriculum/Program Administrator - a school leader who is responsible for program development and administration, and/or employment evaluation decisions. Each Curriculum/Program Administrator License is limited to one of the following areas:
- Special Education (grade levels P-4 and/or 4-12, or P-12)
- Gifted and Talented Education (grade levels P-8 and/or 7-12)
- Career and Technical Education (grade levels 4-8, 7-12 and/or Post-Secondary)
- Content Area Specialist (grade levels P-8 and/or 7-12)
- Curriculum Specialist (grade levels P-8, 4-8 and/or 7-12)
- District Level Administrator - a superintendent, assistant superintendent, deputy superintendent (grade level P-12)
Listed below are the Initial and Standard Administrator License applications.
Initial License Application:
Standard License Application:
The original application must be completed and filed with the Office of Professional Licensure.
For more information, please contact:
Office of Professional Licensure
Arkansas Department of Education
Four Capitol Mall, Rooms 106-B & 107-B
Little Rock, AR 72201
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