School Improvement Leadership

Is school administration in your future?

The School Improvement Leadership programs focus on instructional leadership. During a year-long practicum, participants will apply theories and practices from course work in the school environment. These programs are Maryland-approved programs for Administrator 1 certification.

Program options available for:

  • Master of Education degree (36 credits)
  • Post Master’s Professional Development Certificate (21 credits)

M.ED. DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

This 36-credit graduate program includes a minimum of 15 credits in the core courses, nine credits in school improvement, three credits in action research, nine credits in clinical courses, and three credits in an elective. Students are required to complete an electronic portfolio as part of the seminar course. An additional three-credit course can be taken to be eligible for the Administrator I certification.

Graduates who wish to be eligible for the Administrator I certification must also have a current MSDE teacher certification with 27 months of satisfactory teaching experience and completion of the required 3-credit introduction or survey of special education course.

CORE COURSES

ED 601 – Theories of Development: A Lifespan Perspective (3 credits)

ED 605 – Research Methods (3 credits)

ED 681 – Curriculum Development for a Multicultural Society (3 credits)

Select two courses (6 credits)

ED 602 – Social and Psychological Forces Affecting Youth (3 credits)

ED 603 – Personality Development and Self-Esteem (3 credits)

ED 604 – Contemporary Issues in Education (3 credits)

ACTION RESEARCH

ED 606 – Action Research/Special Project (3 credits)

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT LEADERSHIP

ED 671 – School Improvement Leadership: A Theoretical Perspective (3 credits)

ED 673 – School Improvement Leadership: Facilitating a Positive School Culture (3 credits)

ED 674A – Special Project Seminar/Practicum in School Improvement Leadership I (1.5 credits)

ED 674B – Special Project Seminar/Practicum in School Improvement Leadership II (1.5 credits)

CLINICAL COURSES

ED 651 – Educating for Character (1.5 credits)

ED 652 – Mediation of Conflict (1.5 credits)

ED 653 – Supervision for Effective Instruction (3 credits)

ED 646 – School Law (3 credits)

ADMINISTRATOR I CERTIFICATION

Additional course that is required to be eligible for the Admin I Certification.

ED 672 – Assessing Needs and Evaluating Progress (3 credits)

 

Specialization Standards

PSEL Standard 1.0: Mission, Vision, and Core Values.
Effective educational leaders develop, advocate, and enact a shared mission, vision, and core values of high-quality education and academic success and well-being

PSEL Standard 2.0: Ethics and Professional Norms
Effective educational leaders act ethically and according to professional norms to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.

PSEL Standard 3.0: Equity and Cultural Responsiveness
Effective educational leaders strive for equity of educational opportunity and culturally responsive practices to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.

PSEL Standard 4.0: Curriculum, Instructional and Assessment
Effective educational leaders develop and support intellectually rigorous and coherent systems of curriculum, instruction, and assessment to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.

PSEL Standard 5.0: Community of Care and Support for Students
Effective educational leaders cultivate an inclusive, caring, and supportive school community that promotes the academic success and well-being of each student.

PSEL Standard 6.0: Professional Capacity of School Personnel
Effective educational leaders develop the professional capacity and practice of school personnel to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.

PSEL Standard 7.0: Professional Community for Teachers and Staff
Effective educational leaders foster a professional community of teachers and other professional staff to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.

PSEL Standard 8.0: Meaningful Engagement of Families and Community
Effective educational leaders engage families and the community in meaningful, reciprocal, and mutually beneficial ways to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.

PSEL Standard 9.0: Operations and Management
Effective educational leaders manage school operations and resources to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.

PSEL: Standard 10.0: School Improvement
Effective educational leaders act as agents of continuous improvement to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.