Educational Leadership EDS
33 to 48.5 Credits
Effective school leadership, at the building and district level, requires an advanced and diverse skill set focused on leadership, collaboration, financial, facilities and human resource management, law, student achievement and educational equity. The William Woods University Education Specialist in Educational Leadership program is designed to develop these skills and prepare you for DESE certification expectations. NOTE: Three years of DESE approved principal experience is required to be granted a superintendent/district-level certificate; three years of teaching experiences is required to be granted a building-level/principal certificate; other DESE specific requirements also apply. Students seeking building-level principal certification through the EdS route must take 500-level coursework; other DESE certification requirements applicable.
Major Requirements
Core Credits: 30.00
| EDU 600 | Issues in School Superintendency | 3 |
| EDU 610 | Utilizing Statistical Procedures in Educational Research & Evaluation | 3 |
| EDU 620 | Effective School- Community Relation | 3 |
| EDU 640 | Human Resources in Education | 3 |
| EDU 650 | School District Finance | 3 |
| EDU 653 | School Plant & Facilities Development/Safety & Security | 3 |
| EDU 673 | Educational Reform and Urban Educational Issues | 3 |
| EDU 680 | Advanced School Law and Policy Development | 3 |
| EDU 690 | Differentiated & Supplemental Program | 3 |
| EDU 697 | Superintendent Field Experience and Capstone | 3 |
Concentrations
Building Level K-12 Concentration
Core Credits: 9.50
| EDU 572 | Managerial Leadership | 3 |
| EDU 573 | Instructional Leadership | 3 |
| EDU 583 | Performance Assessment for Aspiring Building Level Administrators | 0.5 |
| FLD 501 | Field Experience I | 1 |
| FLD 502 | Field Experience II | 1 |
| FLD 503 | Field Experience III | 1 |
District Level K-12 Concentration
Core Credits: 3.00
District Level Field Experience - 3 Credits
(choose from the following options)
| EDU 699 | Independent Field Experience | 3 |
| FLD 601 | Superintendent Field Experience I | 1 |
| FLD 602 | Superintendent Field Experience II | 1 |
| FLD 603 | Superintendent Field Experience III | 1 |
Bldng Lvl K-12 w/SpEd Dir Concentration
*Must complete FLD 501, FLD 502, FLD 503 and 3 Credits of EDU 591.
Core Credits: 18.50
| EDU 537 | Special Education Administration | 3 |
| EDU 538 | Leadership and Management of Instructional Curriculum in Special Education Programs | 3 |
| EDU 572 | Managerial Leadership | 3 |
| EDU 573 | Instructional Leadership | 3 |
| EDU 583 | Performance Assessment for Aspiring Building Level Administrators | 0.5 |
| EDU 591 | Field Experience Special Education | 3 |
| FLD 501 | Field Experience I | 1 |
| FLD 502 | Field Experience II | 1 |
| FLD 503 | Field Experience III | 1 |