Instructional Leadership Graduate Program 
It is the responsibility of the program graduate to contact the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Instructional Leadership Unit (931) 372-3100, when he/she is initially employed as a school principal or supervisor of instruction. This will initiate the process to develop a mutually determined Professional Development Plan. This plan includes a two-year agreement in cooperation with the school director (or designee), an assigned mentor, and a university representative. The format for the Professional Development Plan will be comparable to the school system’s administrative performance contract. The successful completion of the Professional Development Plan is required in order to be recommended for a Professional Administrator License (PAL).
NOTE: Do not send your application for Professional Administrator License (PAL) directly to the State Department of Education. You must first have a recommendation from Tennessee Tech, Office of Teacher Education, in order for your application to be processed.
PAL request forms are available from:
Tennessee State Department of Education website
The Office of Teacher Education at Tennessee Tech University, Bartoo Hall Room 303.
No endorsement or advanced degree for salary credit will be added to a license without an application requesting the change initiated by the license holder.
To Add Your Degree:
- Complete and sign the
transcript request form. - Complete the first page of the application. Put a check mark in the fourth blank “ To Show Additional Degree” and a check mark beside Master’s or Ed.S.
