Certificate in Principal Preparation

Total Cost Certificate in Principal Preparation
Total Tuition 21 semester credits x $235 per credit	$4,935
Fees $50 Application Fee $100 Conferral Fee $840 Technology and Library Fee (21 Semester Credits X $40 per Credit)	$990
Total Program Cost	$5,925*

EL5623	Developing Teachers	3 Semester Credits
This course provides students with resource management strategies to identify the organizational needs of a school, leverage the unique strengths and talents of competent teachers, and build the instructional and leadership capacity of teams. Students also learn how to develop and implement assessment and evaluation strategies to document teacher performance and to guide decisions relevant to professional development and employment termination options.
EL5703	School Improvement	3 Semester Credits
This course prepares students to promote and influence change in their schools with a goal of improving instruction and school and student outcomes. Students explore research on school improvement strategies, structures, and processes, analyze leadership decisions and behaviors, and examine the implications of research, technology, and commonly used practices for managing organizational change. Students also use existing research and literature to uncover underlying assumptions about school reform efforts, to improve the accuracy of problem identification, issues of human and social capital, the need for professional learning, and the challenges of overcoming bureaucratic and cultural norms.
EL5723	Resource and Fiscal Management	3 Semester Credits
This course identifies local, state, and federal sources for school funding and provides students with familiarity with state funding formulas and local budget guidelines. An emphasis is also placed on ensuring that aspiring leaders develop competencies essential to the allocation of resources toward teaching, learning, and school improvement priorities rather than simply monitoring facilities and accounts. Students will also have the opportunity to explore non-traditional funding sources such as grants, foundations, and community partnerships.
EL5753	Law and Policy	3 Semester Credits
This course focuses on legal and ethical dimensions of school leadership with an emphasis on resolving conflicts in the school community. Students analyze legal cases and ethical dilemmas that relate to the role and responsibilities of the leader tasked with creating and maintaining an educational environment that protects and nurtures equity, fairness, tolerance, and respect, particularly balancing the needs of special populations, families, and underserved students.
EL5023	Instructional Leadership	3 Semester Credits
This course centers on the intersection of curriculum, instruction, and assessment strategies in improving learner outcomes through data-informed decision making. Specific emphasis is placed on collecting and analyzing different types of data, aligning instructional and assessment practices, leveraging high impact instructional strategies, leading professional learning, and auditing curriculum to ensure relevance to diverse learners.
EL5123	Equity-Centered Leadership	3 Semester Credits
This course focuses on diversity and inclusiveness as a guiding factor in the effectiveness of school leadership and instructional outcomes. Specific emphasis is placed on how to support teachers in using evidence-based instructional design models to assess and instruct students with diverse learning needs, including students at the elementary, middle, and secondary levels; students from varied demographic and socio-economic groups; and, students participating in needs-based programs such as special education, bilingual/ESL, gifted and talented, and career and technical education.