The authors drew upon state policy documents and other public sources to review licensure requirements for charter school principals. The results indicate that few states have adopted licensure requirements for charter school principals compared with traditional public school principals, and many exempt charter school principals from licensure altogether. They found that training and support for charter school principals is available, but is concentrated in the states with the highest number of charter schools. These findings have significant implications for policy makers, charter school advocates, and authorizers. These implications are discussed and related to the existing literature regarding principal preparation and licensure.

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特许学校校长执照要求的未知性质：政策行动的影响和可能性

作者利用州政策文件和其他公共资源来审查特许学校校长的执照要求。结果表明，与传统的公立学校校长相比，很少有州对特许学校校长采取执照要求，许多州完全免除特许学校校长的执照。他们发现对特许学校校长的培训和支持是可用的，但集中在特许学校数量最多的州。这些发现对政策制定者、特许学校倡导者和授权者具有重要意义。讨论了这些影响，并与有关主要准备和许可的现有文献相关联。