Catalog 2007-2008
Graduate School of Education and Counseling
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Continuing Administrator License
This license program is offered both on campus and at district-affiliated sites, and is open to candidates who hold an Initial Administrator License or the Basic Administrator 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
EDAD 542/607 Working With Diverse Populations in School Communities, 2 semester hours
or
EDAD 549/606 Professional Mentorship, Continuing License, 1 semester hour
EDAD 558/637 Continuing Administrator License Seminar (C.A.L.S.), 1 semester hour
Elective Courses
EDAD 520/620 Essential Readings, 1 semester hour
EDAD 523/623 Communication Skills for Administrators, 1 semester hour
EDAD 524/624 Implementing Curricula, 1 semester hour
EDAD 526/631 Leading Schools During Conflict, 1 semester hour
EDAD 530/630 Seminar on Organizational Change, 2 semester hours
EDAD 531/609 Program for New Administrators: The Ropes to Skip and the Ropes to Know, 3 semester hours
EDAD 532/605 Working With the Marginally Performing Teacher, 2 semester hours
EDAD 533/638 Professional Development for Instructional Leaders, 3 semester hours
EDAD 534/636 Physical Environment of Schools, 1 semester hour
EDAD 540/629 Models of Organizational Change, 2 semester hours
EDAD 541/603 Working With Professional Relationships: Board and Personnel, 2 semester hours
EDAD 545/627 Contract Management, 1 semester hour
EDAD 546/626 Negotiation and Collective Bargaining, 2 semester hours
EDAD 547/634 Ethics, Diversity, and School Administration, 2 semester hours
EDAD 548/602 Leadership and Learning: Personal Change in a Professional Setting, 2 semester hours
EDAD 556/635 Advanced School Finance and District Budgeting, 1 semester hour
Note: Additional elective courses available with consent of advisor.