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Graduate Certificate in Advanced Principal at Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania State University, United States

Programme overview

The program will build the capacity of students to achieve more equitable access and outcomes for students who become school leaders and who can be responsible for developing and sustaining a learning-centered school culture targeting excellence, equity, and efficiency. The courses will address the four major areas of competence outlined in the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Guidelines for school leaders: 1) contextual analysis based on a thorough understanding of qualitative and quantitative data;

Faculty: The Graduate School  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: University Park, PA, United States

What you will study

Courses include Data Informed Leadership, Coaching for Leadership Capacity and Systems Change, Constructing Educational Case Studies for Peer Professional Development, Internship (3 one-credit courses).

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Entry requirements

Master's degree in education or education-related field; Level I and Level II certificates (including but not limited to regular and special education, school psychologist, principal, school counselor, speech and language clinician, occupational and physical therapist, reading specialist, and home and school visitor); three years experience in a school leadership role.

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