As of February 1, 2003, any individual who has never held an administrative license in Indiana or any other state and is applying for an initial Indiana administrative license must take the School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA). This initial administrative license is for Superintendent, Director of Exceptional Needs, Director of Career/Technical, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, and Building Level Administrator.

The SLLA is not required if the individual already holds any valid Indiana administrative license and is adding another administrative area. An individual who applies for an original Indiana administrative license with a valid out-of-state administrative license and can verify three years of experience in an accredited K-12 school in the appropriate position under that license also is not required to take the SLLA. The SLLA is not required for the renewal of administrative licenses.

The SLLA qualifying score is 158. After January 1, 2005, successful completion of the SLLA will require a qualifying score of 165.

Refer to http://www.ets.org/sls for complete details on test registration, fees and sessions.