Administration and Supervision, Ed.S. (Certification Track, Florida)
This program is designed to prepare fully certified and experienced teachers for educational administration and supervision.
In Florida, graduates of the program may receive a transcript endorsement indicating the completion of a state approved program in Educational Leadership. Candidates must also meet Florida Department of Education requirements for documentation of ESOL training or coursework and passing scores on the three subtests of the Florida Educational Leadership Examination. For more details, visit the Florida Department of Education.
In addition to National College of Education Graduate Admission Requirements, this program requires:
- A copy of the applicant’s valid and current teaching certificate
- Two years of teaching experience
- A letter of recommendation
- Faculty review
- A written statement of leadership experience and aspirations: Briefly describe your most significant experience as a leader (formally or informally) and elaborate on how this experience inspired you to pursue a degree in leadership.
- A written statement of social justice, diversity and equity: Briefly describe a social issue about which you feel deeply committed or passionate. How have you been actively involved with this issue?
- A written statement of instruction: Briefly describe a significant instructional learning experience you have had in the past year. What date or information drove that learning experience? How did you change? What impact did that change have on students?
Program Details:
- Requires 30 SH for completion
- Requires an internship
Required Courses
| EDL520 | Leading Diverse Schools | |
| EDL521 | Building School Community Leadership | |
| EDL522 | Leading Student-Centered Schools | |
| EDL523 | Navigating School and Special Education Law | |
| EDL524 | Negotiating and Resolving Conflicts in Education Communities | |
| EDL525 | Decision-Making for Educational Systems and Organizations | |
| EDL526 | Realizing Vision through Technical and Human and Financial Resources | |
| EDL527 | Guaranteeing a Differentiated and Coherent Curriculum | |
| EDL528 | Maintaining Accountability with Data Use and Program Evaluation | |
| EDL529 | Improving Instruction through Teacher Evaluation and Professional Development | |
| EDL570 | Internship Seminar I: Organizing Leadership Competency Demonstrations | |
| EDL571 | Internship Seminar II: Resume Building and Professional Writing for Educational Leaders | |
| EDL572 | Internship Seminar III: Demonstrating School Leadership Competence | |
| EDL598 | Administration and Supervision Internship | |