Principal, Administrative Services Certification - Graduate - 2010 University Catalog
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PRINCIPAL
Complete 30 semester hours including the following 5 requirement(s):
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LEADERSHIP CORE
Complete the following 3 courses for 9 semester hours:
ELAD 510 Effective Leadership in a Diverse Society: From Theory to Practice 3 ELAD 543 Administrative Aspects of Management and Supervision 3 ELAD 690 School and Community Relations 3 -
LEADERSHIP IN CURRICULUM & SUPERVISION
Complete the following 3 courses for 9 semester hours:
ELAD 540 Differentiated Supervision 3 ELAD 635 Research Seminar in Curriculum Development 3 ELAD 680 Leading Curriculum Change in Diverse Settings 3 -
LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
Complete the following 3 courses for 9 semester hours:
COUN 559 Dynamics of Group Process 1-3 ELAD 521 Education Law 3 ELAD 622 School Finance 3 -
FIELD EXPERIENCE
Complete for 3 semester hours.
ELAD 615 Supervised Field Experience in Administration and Supervision 3-6 -
DOCUMENTATION OF EXPERIENCE
Provide verification of 5 years of full-time teaching experience. Must be signed on original school letterhead.
Course Descriptions:
COUN559: Dynamics of Group Process
A laboratory-based course for the development of group skills and understandings. Focus is on experimental learning and personal growth. Readings in human interaction theory will be related to actual group participation. 1 - 3 sh.
Prerequisites: Graduate students with majors in the Counseling and Educational Leadership department.
ELAD510: Effective Leadership in a Diverse Society: From Theory to Practice
This course will focus on concepts and techniques of leadership for learning and organizational theory, the changing roles of a leader in a diverse society, and the use of strategic planning and data analysis in the implementation of a vision for school and student success. Leadership style and its interconnectedness to the power and authority of leaders will guide student work throughout the course in developing the skills, knowledge and dispositions to lead effectively. 3 sh.
Prerequisites: Graduate students in ELAD/ADSU, or undeclared.
ELAD521: Education Law
Legal-theory, practical politics, relationship of school district organization to other units of government, appellate function of the state Commissioner of Education and the state Board of Education, New Jersey school laws (Title 18A of the revised statutes) and rules and regulation of the state Board of Education and their decisions. New Jersey school legal structure compared with that of other states. 3 sh.
Prerequisites: Graduate students in ELAD, PRIN, SBNA or department approval.
ELAD540: Differentiated Supervision
This course will examine the supervisory roles of school leaders, focusing on the process of clinical supervision and the learning and supervision needs of teachers at different professional levels. Topics include professional development, hiring and interviewing, intensive assistance, and adult learning. All students will engage in simulated and authentic supervision of classroom practice. 3 sh.
Prerequisites: ELAD 510. Graduate students in ELAD, ADSU, SUPR, PRIN.
ELAD543: Administrative Aspects of Management and Supervision
This course will focus on comprehensive principles and future perspectives of schools as learning organizations and the management of personnel and facilities toward implementing a vision for a learning framework for all students and staff. Topics will include the law, policy, guidelines, procedures and ethics of administrative decisions; management and leadership of human resources; distributive leadership within the learning community; recruitment, selection and termination; staffing patterns; schedule design; and planning and budgeting processes. 3 sh.
Prerequisites: ELAD 540. Graduate students in ELAD, ADSU, SUPR, PRIN.
ELAD615: Supervised Field Experience in Administration and Supervision
Students are assigned work within an educational agency, operating at the level and in the domain of their professional specialty. They work under an established administrator on some limited function of the position, approved through mutual agreement among the student, the administrator and the college supervisor. This experience is not to be construed as an internship, as it will not encompass the total job description of the administrator. A written report on the activity or research paper will be approved by the administrator and presented to the college supervisor, who will evaluate the total experience. 3 - 6 sh.
Prerequisites: Department approval only.
ELAD622: School Finance
Current economic environment; state, local and federal taxation; state school aid theory and practice; school district indebtedness; statutory school budget and fiscal controls; various cost-quality instruments and role of school fiscal structure in relation to local, state and federal governments. 3 sh.
Prerequisites: ELAD 510, ELAD 521. Graduate students in ELAD, PRIN, SBNA or department approval.
ELAD635: Research Seminar in Curriculum Development
For students engaged in problems of curriculum reconstruction and those who anticipate committee work in this field. Each student does an individual piece of research which is reported to the class. This represents advanced work which depends on previous study in curriculum area. 3 sh.
Prerequisites: Graduate students in ELAD, ELET, PRIN, SUPR or department approval.
ELAD680: Leading Curriculum Change in Diverse Settings
This course will help students make the transition from thinking of curriculum for a particular subject within a classroom setting to thinking of the philosophical frameworks that help shape curriculum and the curricular approaches and professional learning for school staff that will increase student achievement. Students will develop an understanding of the nature of the presented curriculum and learn how to effectively restructure that curriculum and create professional learning opportunities in response to staff and student emerging needs. 3 sh.
Prerequisites: CURR 530. Graduate students in ELAD, PRIN, SUPR or department approval.
ELAD690: School and Community Relations
This course will examine the political, social, and economic factors which influence the school's relationship with various community agencies and constituencies. Students will develop administrative sensitivity to the various communities. They will also develop skills in group dynamics to work with faculty and staff, build a school community where attention to social justice and equity is the norm, facilitate change and conflict resolution, communicate with parents and community, and involve stakeholders in developing schoolwide improvement plans. 3 sh.
Prerequisites: ELRS 504. Graduate students in ELAD, PRIN.
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