Foundations: (15 credits)
(Three credit hours may be in foundations relevant to initial licensure)
ED 987
Social, political and cultural issues in education
ED 988
Contemporary Education: Brain & problem based learning.
ED 989
Technology and educational leadership
EA 939
Action Research Project I
EA 940
Action Research Project II
Total Foundations: 15 credits
Option 1. Educational Leadership Track (Initial license): {39-42 hours}
This option is designed for the candidate who currently holds an earned Master
of Education and is seeking a CAGS with initial licensure as an educational
administrator. Candidate must have at least a current initial teaching license
and a minimum of one year teaching under that initial license.
Candidate must also meet the following prerequisites:
1.
Earned Master of Education or Master’s in Related Field -
Minimum GPA 3.0
2.
All graduate candidates seeking Massachusetts Educator Licensure must pass the
Communication and Literacy Skills Massachusetts Test for Educator Licensure
(MTEL) exam, before formal acceptance to the degree program.
EA 912
Foundations of Educational Administration
EA 924
Curriculum development and assessment
EA 918
School, family and community relations
(Can be substituted for Social political cultural in core)
EA 923 Law for administrators
EA 915 School finance,
management and administration
ED 961
Educational supervision and evaluation
EL 904
Instructional leadership of the elementary school OR
ES 900
Instructional leadership of the middle and secondary school
EA 950 Elem practicum
experience in Ed. administration
EA 951
MS practicum
EA 952 Sec practicum
EA 941 Research forum
Total Core credits 24 - 27 credit hours
Total required hours under option I = 39-42 hours
Option II. Educational Leadership
(Foundations + Core + Electives = program total of 32 credits)
Candidate must meet the following prerequisites:
1.
Earned Master of Education or Master’s in Related Field-
Minimum GPA 3.0
2.
Possession of an Initial license in school administration
3.
Completion of a one-year induction program with a mentor.
* EA 931
Administration of programs for children with special
needs
* NM 954 Ethics,
professionalism, and leadership OR
BA 962 Ethics
and social responsibility of leadership
Pre-requisite: completion of 12 hours of foundation
* EA 941
Research Forum
Pre-requisites (completion of 27 hours in the program)
Students may select 9 credit hours from below, with the
permission of the Program Coordinator
EA 927 School plant and
development
EA 925
Communication and Interpersonal skills OR
BA
Motivation and leadership teams
NM 950
Unions and the public sector OR
EA 933
Collective bargaining strategies
NM 951
Effective grant proposals and fund raising strategies
BA 961 Organizational
Development and change OR
EA 942 Systems analysis:
Strategies for institutional change
NM 940
Leadership skills and group dynamics; OR
BA 960
Leadership theory and skills
EA 920
School business management and administration
ED 965
Principles of curriculum development OR
ED 968
Seminar in curriculum and instruction
Total required hours: 15 Foundations, 8 core, and 9 elective._32 credits