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SCHA794 Secondary Principal

Internship (90 hrs.) (3)

SCHA791 Secondary Principal

Practicum (90 hrs.) (3)

SCHA793 Elementary Principal

Internship (90 hrs.) (3)

SCHA789 Elementary Principal

Internship (90 hrs.) (3)

SCHA794 Secondary Principal

Internship (90 hrs.) (3)

Option 2

Individuals who have satisfactorily completed

another master's degree program and provide

verification of five years of satisfactory, pro-

fessional, certificated service in order to apply

for PA K-12 certification, must also complete

the 27 prescribed semester hours listed below:

I. School Administration Courses

18 sem. hrs.

SCHA700 Introduction to School

Administration (3)

SCHA720 Seminar: Dynamics and

Processes of Change (3)

SCHA741 Seminar: Administration and

Organization of the

Elementary, Middle, and

Secondary School

Curriculum (3)

SCHA760 Legal Aspects of School

Administration (3)

SCHA765 Public School Finance (3)

SCHA775 Management: Concepts

and Principles (3)

Other:

II. Practicum/Internship

6 sem. hrs.

Select one of the three alternatives listed

below:

SCHA790 Elementary Principal

Practicum (90 hrs.) (3)

SCHA794 Secondary Principal

Internship (90 hrs.) (3)

SCHA791 Secondary Principal

Practicum (90 hrs.) (3)

SCHA793 Elementary Principal

Internship (90 hrs.) (3)

SCHA789 Elementary Principal

Internship (90 hrs.) (3)

SCHA794 Secondary Principal

Internship (90 hrs.) (3)

III. Research Techniques

3 sem. hrs.

EDUC788 Research in Education (3)

Program Requirements

The individual must have satisfactorily com-

pleted the courses required in this program and

must have achieved a cumulative grade aver-

age of "B" or better for those courses. No more

than three semester hours of "C" grade will be

accepted toward meeting the 15 semester

hours of credit (option 1) or the 27 semester

hours of credit (option 2) required for the prin-

cipal K-12 certification. It is recommended

that all requirements for this program be com-

pleted within two years prior to the ending of

the semester or session in which the individual

earned the first credit accepted for this pro-

gram.

Student Responsibility

It is the responsibility of individuals complet-

ing requirements for K-12 principal certifica-

tion to submit the form needed to obtain the

certification from the Commonwealth of

Pennsylvania to the dean of education as soon

as the certification requirements have been

completed.

School Supervision Certification

Program

The Professional Studies Department offers a

non-degree certification program in School

Supervision designed to provide the public

schools with K-12 leadership in the following

subject areas: art, communication, elementary

education, mathematics, science, social stud-

ies, and special education.

Admission Procedures

Applicants for admission to this program

must:

complete an application for admission to

graduate studies, if such an application

has not previously been completed. A

copy of this application may be obtained

at the Office of Graduate Studies and

Research.

complete an application for admission to

the school supervision program. A copy

of this application may be obtained at the

Office of Graduate Studies and Research.

provide official transcripts for the bache-

lor's degree, master's degree and other

graduate credit completed. (A master's

degree is required for admission into this

program.)

provide a photocopy of the applicant's

teaching certificate.

if seeking certification, provide verifica-

tion the applicant has at least five years of

educational experience, three years of

which are in the area requested by the

supervisory certificate.

provide a letter of recommendation from

either the superintendent of the school

system in which the applicant is

employed or the applicant's immediate

supervisor. The applicant needs to obtain

the form for this letter of recommenda-

tion from the Office of Graduate Studies

and Research and give this reference

form to the individual being used for a

reference.

schedule a personal interview when

informed to do so.

if applicable, submit request for accept-

ance of transfer credit. The form needed

to request transfer credit may be obtained

at the Office of Graduate Studies and

Research.

THE EDINBORO APPROACH TO

SUPERVISION

This is an interdisciplinary approach which

utilizes the resources of both college and pub-

lic school personnel. It is dynamic in outlook.

Although supervisors occupy both line and

staff positions in public schools and related

institutions and agencies, the focus of the

supervision program at Edinboro University is

on the improvement of instruction. Supervi-

sion is looked upon as a service rather than as

an administrative arm to rate teachers for pur-

poses of making personnel decisions. Gradu-

ates of this program will be prepared to give

input to the decision making process affecting

the relationship of community needs to pro-

gram offerings, program designs, the selection

and development of appropriate materials, the

teaching process, and the psychology of learn-

ing.

The curriculum for this program is designed to

develop a supervisor possessing the competen-

cies needed to be a team member, a technical

advisor, an instructional leader, an organizer

and planner, a curriculum director, and a moti-

vator for the release of human potential.

ROLE OF THE SUPERVISOR

1. A Team Member

a. Helps to bring together institutional

goals and specific objectives with the

individual goals and specific objec-

tives held by various teachers.

b. Works cooperatively with groups and

individuals whether organizationally

up, down, parallel or outside the

school district.

c. Understands, works within, and seeks

to improve the organizational pattern

of the district within which the super-

visor is working the structure, rela-

tionships, policies, and procedures.

2. The Technical Advisor

a. Though thoroughly trained in a specif-

ic area, recognizes that seldom is there

only one good approach.

b. Understands human nature so that

expertise will be accepted rather than

looked upon as a threat, or an unneces-

sary restraint in the teaching process.

c. Keeps current and encourages others

to do likewise.

d. Represents the district in meetings

relating to subject area.

3. An Instructional Leader

a. Possesses skills of analysis and syn-

thesis.

b. Involves others in appropriate decision

making.

c. Can initiate changes and is able to

cope with resistance to change.

d. Implements change with appropriate

use feedback and follow-up action

techniques.

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