Graduate Program in Educational Leadership

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School Administration, M.S.A.

Director: Bryan Winters

Program Description

The thirty-six (36) semester hour Master of School Administration is designed to prepare administrative leaders for the system of elementary, middle, and high schools. The Master of School Administration leads to licensure in school administration.

The conceptual framework of this program is built around the NC Standards for School Executives, which provide the program structure and purpose. The seven standards are as follows:

Standard 1: Strategic Leadership

School executives will create conditions that result In strategically re-imagining the school’s vision, mission and goals in the 21st century.

Standard 2: Instructional Leadership

School executives will set high standards for the professional practice of 21st century instruction and assessment that result in a no-nonsense accountable environment.

Standard 3: Cultural Leadership

School executives will understand and act on the understanding of the important role a school’s culture contributes to the exemplary performance of the school.

Standard 4: Human Resource Leadership

School executives will ensure that the school is a professional learning community.

Standard 5: Managerial Leadership

School executives will ensure that the school has processes and systems In place for budgeting, staffing, problem solving, communicating expectations and scheduling that result in organizing the work routines in the building.

Standard 6: External Development Leadership

A school executive will design structures and processes that result in community engagement, support, and ownership.

Standard 7: Micropolitical Leadership

The school executive will build systems and relationships that utilize the staff’s diversity, encourage constructive ideological conflict in order to leverage staff expertise, power and Influence to realize the school’s vision for success.

Programs

• School Administration, M.S.A., Add-On Licensure

• School Administration, M.S.A.

Courses

• ECE 5020. Child Guidance in Birth to Kindergarten (3 credits)
• ECE 5060. Assessment in Birth to Kindergarten (3 credits)
• ECE 5080. Emergent Literacy in Birth to Kindergarten (3 credits)
• ECE 5090. Math & Science in the Early Years (3 credits)
• ECE 5120. STEAM in Birth to Kindergarten (3 credits)

• EDNL 5030. Engaging our Families, Schools, and Communities (3 credits)
• EDNL 5710. Analyzing Educational Issues (3 credits)
• EDNL 5720. Ethical and Societal Aspects of Educational Leadership (3 credits)
• EDNL 5730. School Based Management (3 credits)
• EDNL 5800. Supervision and Instructional Leadership (3 credits)
• EDNL 5850. Curriculum Leadership (3 credits)
• EDNL 5860. Legal Aspects of Educational Leadership (3 credits)
• EDNL 5880. Leading School Improvement and Organizational Change (3 credits)
• EDNL 5900. Internship and Seminar in Educational Leadership I (3 credits)
• EDNL 5950. Internship and Seminar in Educational Leadership II (3 credits)

• PED 5030. Advanced Teaching Methodologies in Health/PE (3 credits)
• PED 5060. Current Issues in Health and PE (3 credits)
• PED 5100. Adapted Physical Education (3 credits)
• PED 5200. Health and Physical Education Content Knowledge (3 credits)
• PED 5400. Advanced Teaching Methodologies in Health/PE II (3 credits)
• PED 5500. HPE Student Teaching Internship (3 credits)

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