Program Overview
The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in School Improvement Leadership, Online is an 18-credit graduate program that targets experienced teachers and leaders who aspire to become school-system administrators.
This program provides a statewide, cohort-based professional learning experience in meeting the requirements for state certification. Successful completion leads to Maryland Administrator I certification eligibility.
In our program, we foster communities of practice focused on building the capacity of program participants to promote academic excellence and support the social emotional needs of all members of our school communities. As part of our effort to align with the current landscape and challenges confronting schools today, we partner with local school districts to recruit teacher leaders who can leverage the skills, knowledge and dispositions necessary to address learning losses, teacher shortages and leadership attrition that have confounded schools as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Key Features
Emphasis on equity-driven leadership throughout the program
100%
Passage rate for program completers on the Administrator 1 state licensure.
How to Apply
How to Apply
Information on admissions and application to this program can be found on the University Graduate Admissions website and the program handbook. Additionally, our program has the following application requirements:
- A master's degree from an institute of higher education
- 27 months of satisfactory teaching performance or satisfactory performance on a professional certificate or satisfactory performance as a certified specialist as defined in COMAR 13A.12.03 from any state
- Three (3) semester hours or state-approved Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits in special education coursework
- Proven teacher leadership roles or responsibilities
- Active support of from your current school principal or central office supervisor
- A minimum of 3.0 undergraduate GPA and a 3.5 graduate GPA
Program Requirements
Program Requirements
The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in School Improvement Leadership P.B.C. consists of the following:
- 3 semesters plus a summer session cohort program (16-20 months from start to completion)
- 5-course leadership development sequence, including leadership for continuous improvement, instructional leadership, family and community engagement, and school operations management
- Integration of Improvement Science tools throughout the coursework, including Problem of Practice, Fishbone Diagram, and Driver Diagram
- 6-month supervised internship with faculty advisor
- Culminating leadership portfolio
- Fall Semeter
- EDUC 640: Introduction to Educational Leadership
- EDUC 670: Learning Communities
- Spring Semester
- EDUC 646: Leading Instructional Excellence
- EDUC 645: Leading Instructional Improvement
- Summer Semester
- EDUC 671: Education Law, Finance, and Policy
- EDUC 689: Practicum/Internship
Fall Semester
- EDUC 689: Practicum/Internship
Contact
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