District Level Leadership Licensure

This program is currently dormant until Fall 2011.

The graduate level district leadership program is designed to prepare professional educators for district level administrative positions.

The district leader will:

1. facilitate the development and implementation of a district mission that focuses on teaching and learning;
2. advocate, nurture and sustain a positive learning climate and culture for effective instructional programs;
3. develop and maintain effective management practices and resources that create a safe, efficient and effective learning environment;
4. collaborate with families and diverse community members in an effort to mobilize resources;
5. act with integrity, fairness and in an ethical manner; and
6. understand, respond to and influence the larger political, social, economic and cultural community.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

1. Completion of a graduate degree from a regionally accredited institution.
2. Verification of three years of experience in a state-accredited school while holding a professional teaching license, a professional school specialist license, a professional clinical license, or a gull vocational-technical certificate.
3. A writing sample with a writing score in the “proficient” range on the program writing rubric.
4. A graduate GPA >= 3.50 on a 4.0 scale.
5. Three supportive letters of recommendation from educational colleagues who can speak to the candidate’s leadership potential.
6. A score in the “recommended” range on the Leadership Potential Interview (LPI).