Master of Education in Educational Administration (Advanced Program for Principal Licensure)

Stewarding a Shared Vision -
School leaders promote the current and future success and well-being of each student and adult by applying the knowledge, skills, and commitments necessary to collaboratively lead, design, and implement a school mission, vision, and process for continuous improvement that reflects a core set of values and priorities that include data use, technology, innovation, equity, diversity, digital citizenship, and community. (NELP 1; PSEL 1, 9, 10)

• Advocate for a shared school mission and vision designed to reflect a core set of values and priorities that include equity, diversity, community, and character education. [MC3, MC4]
• Promote a school mission and vision designed to reflect a core set of values and priorities that include data use, technology, and digital citizenship. [MC3, MC4]
• Lead improvement processes that include data use, design, implementation, and evaluation that promote the mission and vision of the school. [MC3, MC4]

Exemplifying Ethical and Just Leadership -
School leaders promote the current and future success and well-being of each student and adult by applying the knowledge, skills, and commitments necessary to understand, demonstrate and advocate for ethical decisions, and cultivate and enact professional norms. (NELP 2, PSEL 2, 3, 6, 9)

• Promote professional dispositions, virtues, and norms that support the educational success and well-being of each student and adult. [MC1, MC3]
• Evaluate and defend decisions based on ethical and legal standards. [MC2, MC3, MC5]
• Promote the values of democracy, individual freedom and responsibility, that support the educational success and well-being of each student and adult. [MC3, MC4]
• Advocate for equity, social justice, community, and diversity that support the educational success and well-being of all stakeholders. [MC3, MC4]

Managing an Effective Learning Environment -
School leaders promote the current and future success and well-being of each student and adult by applying the knowledge, skills, and commitments necessary to develop and maintain a supportive, equitable, culturally responsive, and inclusive school culture. (NELP 3; PSEL 3, 5, 7, 9)

• Cultivate and advocate for a supportive and inclusive school culture based on data and school needs. [MC3, MC4]
• Advocate for equitable access to educational resources, technologies, and opportunities that support the educational success and well-being of each student. [MC3, MC4]
• Advocate for equitable and inclusive behavior support practices among teachers and staff. [MC3, MC4]
• Advocate for culturally responsive behavior support practices among teachers and staff. [MC3, MC4]

Sustaining a Culture of Learning and Growth -
School leaders promote the current and future success and well-being of each student and adult by applying the knowledge, skills, technology, and commitments necessary to evaluate, develop, and implement coherent systems of curriculum, instruction, data systems, supports, and assessment. (NELP 4; PSEL 3, 4, 5, 9)

• Select high-quality, technology-rich curricula programs and other supports for academic and non-academic student programs. [MC2, MC4]
• Evaluate high-quality instructional practices and services that support character education, equity, and the learning environment. [MC2, MC4]
• Select high-quality instructional resources and technologies that support equity, virtue literacy, digital literacy, and student learning. [MC2, MC4]

Facilitating Collaborative Responses to Community Priorities -
School leaders promote the current and future success and well-being of each student and adult by applying the knowledge, skills, and commitments necessary to engage families, community, and school personnel to strengthen student learning, support school improvement, and advocate for the needs of their school and community. (NELP 5; PSEL 3, 8)

• Engage diverse families in strengthening student learning in and out of school. [MC1, MC2, MC4]
• Cultivate relationships with diverse community members, partners, and other constituencies for the benefit of school improvement and student development. [MC1, MC2, MC4]
• Foster positive working relationships within the educational community, including feeder and connecting schools and district administration, for enrollment management and curricular and instructional articulation to promote student development and success. [MC1, MC2, MC4]