Leadership and Administration

If you’re hoping to advance your career as a department chair, dean, assistant principal or principal, North Central’s Educational Leadership and Administration track is right for you. This curriculum is state-approved (exceeding state requirements) and is aligned with the national leadership standards and leads to eligibility for Type 75 General Administrative Certification.

Educational Leadership and Administration Handbook  - contains program information, matrix, rubrics, and forms needed during your time in the program.

The MAEd with a specialization in Educational Leadership and Administration requires 12 courses. Along with school leadership and management fundamentals such as staff development, curriculum planning and program evaluation, this program explores pertinent education issues such as assessment, closing achievement gaps, school law and educational change.  It is designed to help school leaders gain new strategies and tools for engaging teachers, support staff, parents and the community at large so that everyone has a stake in a school and the growth and development of its students.

EDN 500 The Principalship: An Overview of School Leadership
EDN 508 Leadership for Innovation and Change
EDN 515 The Institutional and Political Environment of Schools
EDN 522 Issues in School Law
EDN 534 Leadership for Curriculum and Instruction
EDN 536 School, Home, and Community
EDN 610 School Operations and Management
EDN 620 Program Assessment (Prerequisite: EDN 500)
EDN 630 Schools as Learning Communities
EDN 685 The Leadership Residency (Prerequisite: 15 credit hours)
EDN 690 The Internship (Prerequisite 15 credit hours)
MLS Class (Liberal studies requirement)
EDN 695 Master's Project - Prerequisite: Consent of the MAEd Coordinator or Director of Graduate and Continuing Education
or
EDN 696 The Educational Leader Capstone (Prerequisite: 30 credit hours)