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Program Administration and Staffing
Credentialing - Lead Teachers:
Lead Teachers must meet the GSRP qualifications upon hire. A Lead Teacher will be considered credentialed for the position with minimally any of the following:
- A valid Michigan teaching certificate and an Early Childhood Education (ZA) or Early Childhood-General and Special Education (ZS) endorsement, Early Childhood General and Special Education birth – kindergarten (ZN) or Lower Elementary Education PK (ZO) endorsement; or
- A bachelor’s degree in early childhood education or child development with a specialization in preschool teaching. The transcript will document a major, rather than a minor, in child development or early childhood education ; or
- A bachelor’s degree in elementary teaching with a valid Preschool CDA; or
- For Montessori only: A bachelor’s degree in any subject and completed training through a Montessori primary (age 3 – 6) certification program affiliated with the Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education (MACTE), the Association Montessori International (AMI), or the American Montessori Society (AMS)
MiLEAP will also honor a valid Michigan teaching certificate with PPI/Early Childhood Special Education Approval.