Catalog 2005-2006
Graduate School of Education and Counseling

Information found in this online edition of the 2005-06 Catalog is unofficial and for informational purposes only. The official document of record is the printed edition of the 2005-06 Catalog. For more information, please contact the Dean of the Graduate School.

Please Note: This is the 2005-2006 catalog. It is now out of date, and included here only for archival purposes. Please use the current edition. Thank you.

Continuing Administrator License

This license program is offered both on campus and at district-affiliated sites, and is open to candidates who have completed an Initial Administrator License or the Basic License. The Continuing Administrator License Program is performance-based. Candidates develop a portfolio of evidence, demonstrating that they meet the advanced standards according to TSPC regulations. The portfolio is exhibited to peers and faculty during EDAD 558/637 Continuing Administrator License Seminar (C.A.L.S.). C.A.L.S. is usually the final course in the required 18-semester-hour program.

Required Courses
542/607 Working With Diverse Populations in School Communities, 2 semester hours
or
547/634 Ethics, Diversity, and School Administration, 2 semester hours
549/606 Professional Mentorship, Continuing License, 1 semester hour
558/637 Continuing Administrator License Seminar (C.A.L.S.), 1 semester hour
One course chosen from CORE 500-541, 1-3 semester hours

Elective Courses
520/620 Essential Readings, 1 semester hour
523/623 Communication Skills for Administrators, 1 semester hour
524/624 Implementing Curricula, 1 semester hour
526/631 Leading Schools Through Conflict, 1 semester hour
528/628 Gender and Education, 2 semester hours
530/630 Seminar on Organizational Change, 2 semester hours
531/609 Program for New Administrators: The Ropes to Skip and the Ropes to Know, 3 semester hours
532/605 Working With the Marginally Performing Teacher, 2 semester hours
533/638 Professional Development for Instructional Leaders, 1 semester hour
534/636 Physical Environment of Schools, 1 semester hour
540/629 Models of Organizational Change, 2 semester hours
541/603 Working With Professional Relationships: Board and Personnel, 2 semester hours
545/627 Contract Management, 1 semester hour
546/626 Negotiation and Collective Bargaining, 2 semester hours
548/602 Leadership and Learning: Personal Change in a Professional Setting, 2 semester hours
556/635 Advanced School Finance and District Budgeting, 1 semester hour
Note: Additional elective courses available with consent of advisor.