ACCEPT’s Educator Leadership Institute (ELI) is a licensure program that prepares educators for PreK-8 or 5-12 Principal / Assistant Principal administrative leadership positions. Upon completion of the ELI Program coursework, ELI endorses the cohort of candidates to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (MA-DESE) for licensure. Candidates may also choose to pay tuition and receive a 30-credit master’s degree in Educational Leadership and Management through a partnership with Fitchburg State University. No additional work is required to receive the master’s degree. Each new cohort begins in January.