A national survey of state certification offices was conducted to determine requirements for administrator certification in special education. In addition, the status of special education training programs was assessed. A 100% return was achieved. Over half of the states offer separate special education administrator certification and over half have at least one training program available. Some inconsistencies of the data are apparent, indicating possible transition or communication problems.
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