About NELP

The National Policy Board for Educational Administration (NPBEA) is a national alliance of major membership organizations committed to the advancement of school and school-system leadership.

Member organizations represent the educational administration profession and collaborate to improve the preparation and practice of educational leaders at all levels.

The National Educational Leadership Preparation (NELP) standards were developed by a committee comprised of essential stakeholder communities from across the country.

These preparation standards, formerly known as the Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC standards), have been renamed the National Educational Leadership Preparation (NELP) standards and will be used to guide program design, accreditation review, and state program approval.

The NELP district-level standards were designed for institutions undergoing accreditation by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation and NELP program review. The NELP district-level standards are appropriate for advanced programs at the master, specialist, or doctoral level that prepare program directors, supervisors, assistant superintendents, superintendents, and other district-level education leaders in a school district environment.

The committee that developed the NELP standards included practicing leaders, professional association representatives, educational leadership faculty, educational leadership preparation program leaders and college leadership.

Visit the National Policy Board here: https://www.npbea.org/

Download the NELP Standards - District Level, here.

NPBEA. (2018). National Educational Leadership Preparation (NELP) Program Standards - District Level.

Retrieved from: www.npbea.org.