Educational Leadership Advanced Studies Certificate
Educational Leadership Advanced Studies Certificate
Emphasis: Principalship
This is a post-master's program consisting of a minimum of 35 semester hours leading to the issuance of an Advanced Studies Certificate in Educational Leadership. The purpose of this program is to allow the student to broaden and sharpen their skills in competency areas. This is solely for the purpose of gaining endorsement in the Principalship.
The program will consist of a minimum of 35 semester hours in graduate studies in the area of educational leadership and/or related studies.
| Required | ||
| Measurement and Research: | ||
| MEASRES 6205 | Educational Research | 3 |
| Special Education: | ||
| SPIE 6260 | Special Education Law and Policy | 3 |
| Educational Leadership: | ||
| EDLEAD 6248 | Leading Instruction in Schools | 3 |
| EDLEAD 6206 | Orientation to Educational Leadership Standards | 2 |
| EDLEAD 6232 | School Governance, Law and Intersystems Relations | 3 |
| EDLEAD 6245 | Leadership for Effective Schools | 2 |
| EDLEAD 6247 | School Management for Student Learning | 3 |
| EDLEAD 6249 | Leading Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum | 3 |
| EDLEAD 6282 | Leading School Growth and Improvement | 2 |
| EDLEAD 6284 | Evaluator Approval for Improved Student Learning | 3 |
| EDLEAD 6289 | Seminar in Educational Leadership | 2 |
| EDLEAD 6225 | Activities Administration | 2 |
| or EDLEAD 6235 | Community Connections | |
| Educational Leadership Internship: | ||
| EDLEAD 6291 | Internship | 3 |
| EDLEAD 6292 | Capstone to Educational Leadership | 1 |
| Total Hours | 35 | |
Emphasis: Superintendency Preparation Program
The superintendent preparation program consists of 33 hours which includes a four hour Seminar in Educational Leadership delivered in three separate segments (2 credit hours, 1 credit hour, 1 credit hour); six 3-credit hour courses, one 2-credit hour course, and 9 credit hours of internship requiring 450 contact hours in multiple school districts.
| Required | ||
| Educational Leadership: | ||
| EDLEAD 7310 | Human Resource Administration | 3 |
| EDLEAD 7311 | Educational Leadership and Systems Change | 3 |
| EDLEAD 7315 | Leading Teaching, Learning and Assessment | 3 |
| EDLEAD 7318 | Evaluation of Administrators | 2 |
| EDLEAD 7319 | Power, Politics, and Ethics in School District Leadership | 3 |
| EDLEAD 7340 | Funding the Educational Program for Improved Student Achievement | 3 |
| EDLEAD 7346 | School Business Management | 3 |
| Educational Leadership seminar: | ||
| EDLEAD 7389 | Seminar in Educational Leadership * | 4 |
| Educational Leadership work toward development of internship plan: | ||
| EDLEAD 7391 | Internship in Educational Leadership | 1 |
| Educational Leadership internship: | ||
| EDLEAD 7391 | Internship in Educational Leadership | 8 |
| Total Hours | 33 | |
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2 credit hours (four Saturdays); 1 credit hour (2 days each summer).
Internship
The nine credit hours of internship is designed to "provide opportunities for candidates to identify and experience the complexities of the superintendency in a structured, accountable manner."
To ensure that candidates have a range of experiences and "the program provides opportunities for candidates to identify and experience the complexities of the superintendency in a structured, accountable manner," each course in the Superintendent Preparation Program will have a knowledge module (what the superintendent should know) and a field performance module (what the superintendent should be able to do).
The internship requires a minimum of 450 hours. The field performance module (course assigned internship activities) requirements are expected to total between 210 and 280 hours. In addition to the course assigned internship activities, the candidate's Internship Plan will be guided by experience needs of the candidate in the areas of Leader of Learners, Leader of Service, and Leader of Change.
The Internship requires a meaningful long-term (substantial) clinical experience within a district. This extended experience combines with the performance module (course assigned) internship activities to form the candidate's Internship Plan.
Each candidate will have a lead mentor, approved by the Educational Leadership faculty, who will guide the candidate throughout the internship experience. Even though some clinical experiences may take place in another district or districts, the lead mentor will serve as a sounding board while providing coaching and support. In addition to the lead mentor, each candidate will have at least one other mentor (mentor with special expertise), approved by the faculty, to ensure diversity of school size, diversity of thought, diversity of expertise, and diversity of experiences. While a candidate may use a mentor from their district of employment who meets the Mentor Selection Criteria, the candidate must also have an approved mentor (lead mentor or mentor with special expertise) outside the district of employment.
Assessment
A performance-based program requires evidence that Iowa Standards for School Leaders (ISSL) and 16 superintendent leadership exit proficiencies are met. Standards and proficiencies must be demonstrated through work products that clearly show skill development and an expansive knowledge base.