School Leaders (K-12)
Contact Information
Kathleen DuBois
Office Manager
Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Office Phone: 561-297-6551
Office Location: ED 47 - 257
Campus: Boca
Daniel Reyes-Guerra
Professor
Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Office Phone: 561-297-3550
Office Location: ES BC52 - 216
Campus: Davie
School Leaders (K-12) Concentration (with certification): Program Information
The K-12 School Leadership School Leaders (K-12) Concentration (with certification) concentration prepares aspiring teacher leaders and assistant principals to meet the challenges of today’s public and private educational institutions. The program is designed for individuals who want to further specialize in education and school leadership beyond a Master’s Degree and who do not have a M.Ed. in School Leadership. Developed in cooperation with Florida public school districts, the program of study is built on the four major domains that ELRM requires for leadership learning: leadership foundations, research foundations, professional knowledge and experiential learning. To fulfill the requirements of the Specialist Degree program, students take coursework aligned to the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to be a school leader, program-provided seminars, and task-specific internship courses with curricula built to practice assistant principal-level activities in school-based clinical experiences.
Program Overview
Consult the ÌÇÐÄVlog Course Catalog for course descriptions and other details.
The following lists the coursework that you must take in order to meet the requirements for the School Leaders (K-12) Concentration (with certification) Program Degree. The Florida Educational Leadership Exam (FELE) must be taken and passed before graduation.
The Leadership Foundations must be completed prior to registration for any Experiential Learning courses.
Knowledge Domain |
Course Number and Title |
|---|---|
| Leadership Foundations (12 credits) |
ADE 6381 – Leadership 1: Adult Learning and Assessment (3 credits) EDS 6100 – Leadership 2: Theory and Assessment (3 credits) EDA 6103 – Leadership 3: Administrative Processes (3 credits) |
| Research and Technology Foundation (9 credits) |
STA 6113 – Educational Statistics (3 credits) EDF 6481 – Educational Research (3 credits) EDA 6415 – Introduction to Qualitative Inquiry (3 credits) |
| Professional Knowledge (18 credits) |
EDA 6232 – Law and Policy (3 credits) EDA 6300 – Systems and Community (3 credits) EDA 6207 – School Operations (3 credits) EDS 6050 – Instructional Leadership I: Leader Continuous School Improvement (3 credits) EDS 6052 – Instructional Leadership II: Role of the Leader in Improvement of Student Learning (3 credits) EDA 6053 – Contemporary Trends in Education (3 credits) |
| Experiential Component (12 credits) |
EDA 6945 –Internship 1: Fall (3 credits) EDA 6946 –Internship 2: Spring (3 credits) EDA 6947 –Internship 3: Summer (3 credits) EDA 7943 – Field Project 1 (3 credits) |
ESOL Requirement -- Candidates who have not met their ESOL/ELL requirement of sixty (60) hours of ESOL district in-service points or three (3) credit hours in a survey type ESOL course must take the following course prior to program completion: TSL 4324 ESOL Strategies for Content Area Teachers.
Graduation Requirements
Completion of this program, which includes passing the Florida Educational Leadership Exam (FELE) and 60 hours of ESOL district in-service credits or equivalent coursework. This leads to Florida Educational Leadership Certification (Level I), which qualifies an individual to serve as a public-school assistant principal or principal in the State of Florida (depending on individual district requirements). In addition to engaging students in world-class learning, the program incorporates the FELE Competencies and Skills and the Florida Principal Leadership Standards (FPLS). The program is also aligned with the Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSEL) which align with the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) accreditation and program review.
How to Apply
Admissions
Applicants must hold a Master's Degree from an accredited college or university, have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in a master's program and complete the GRE (no minimum sub-score requirement). Moreover, perspective students must have completed three years of successful teaching experience and have a sponsor commitment form from a school principal who is willing to sponsor and coach the student for three semesters of internship.
As a part of the ÌÇÐÄVlog process, prospective students must apply on-line to ÌÇÐÄVlog through the Graduate Admissions Office and follow the ÌÇÐÄVlog process described on the . Additionally, candidates for ÌÇÐÄVlog must submit to the EDLR an essay that identifies the candidate's career goals and how the Specialist program will enable them to meet these goals, a professional resume, and two letters of reference. A Letter of Commitment from a school principal who is willing to sponsor the student for three semesters of internship must be submitted (School Administrator Sponsor Commitment Letter – School Leaders).
Contact Us
Kathleen DuBois
Office Manager
Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Office Phone: 561-297-6551
Office Location: ED 47 - 257
Campus: Boca
Daniel Reyes-Guerra
Professor
Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Office Phone: 561-297-3550
Office Location: ES BC52 - 216
Campus: Davie