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Program Purpose

Guiding Purpose of EDL Specialization

The EDL Department believes that transformation of PreK-12 education depends on leaders who demonstrate the skills, abilities, and attitudes that have been found through research and application to be essential to effective leadership. The Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, with specialization in PK-12, is designed as a professional degree in which a carefully selected cohort of educational leaders develop advanced research and leadership skills to address specific problems that have local, regional and national implications for teaching and learning, education reform and transformation, and professional development. It is expected that program graduates, working directly in public schools and districts, will serve as transformational leaders, taking their organizations to high levels of student achievement and creating organizations focused on diversity and acceptance of productive change.

 

1. Organizational Strategy - organize strategies to improve the quality of education and promote the success of all students while sustaining their institutional mission.  The demonstration of this outcome is based on knowledge of the organizations, their cultures, environments, and future trends (Program Goals # 1, 3, 5).

2. Resource Management - equitably and ethically sustain people, processes, information, and assets to fulfill the mission, vision and goals of their institutions (Program Goals #1, 4, 5).

3. Instructional Leadership - apply the necessary knowledge and skills to promote the academic success of all students by fostering a positive organizational culture, effective curricular programs, a student-centered learning environment, and ongoing professional growth opportunities for all staff (Program Goals #1, 2, 4, 5).  

4. Communication - use scrupulous listening, speaking, and writing skills to engage in honest, open dialogue (Program Goals #1, 2, 3, 4, 5).

5. Collaboration - demonstrate the ability to develop responsive, cooperative, mutually beneficial, and ethically sound internal and external relationships that nurture diversity, promote student success, and promote the organization’s mission (Program Goals #1, 2, 3, 4, 5).

6. Organizational Advocacy - recognize, commit to, and advance the mission, vision, and goals of the organization (Program Goals #1, 2, 3).

7. Professional - set high standards for self and others, demonstrate personal accountability, and ensure the long-term growth of self and the organization (Program Goals #1, 2, 3, 4, 5).

8. Financial and Legal Forces - identify the financial and legal forces affecting leadership in PreK-20 Education (Program Goals #1, 4, 5).

9. Decisions Sciences - engage in scientific methods to assess practice, examine results and promote sound decision-making (Program Goals #1, 2, 3, 4, 5).